Hine Cognacs - Wine & Spirits Magazine

Hine Cognacs


Selected from Grande and Petite Champagne crus and aged for a minimum of four years, the H by Hine is drier and a little more delicate than Ferrand’s 1840, with an oak-influenced combination of coconut, spice and cooked-apple flavors that read well in a classic Sidecar. On the other end of the spectrum is Homage, a salute to Englishman Thomas Hine, who started the company back in 1814. It incorporates three “early-landed” Cognacs, barrels of the French brandy aged outside of the region that matured in the UK from 1984, 1986 and 1987. It’s a robust Cognac bursting with flavors of pear tart, with a terrific cinnamon and vanilla tang, a spirit you’ll want to enjoy simply in a glass, worthy of toasting special occasions.

Spirits Type: Brandy

ABV: H by Hine VSOP, 40%;
Homage, 40%

Importer:
Anchor Distilling Co., San Francisco, CA

Price: $44 (VSOP); $139 (Homage)

Selected from Grande and Petite Champagne crus and aged for a minimum of four years, the H by Hine is drier and a little more delicate than Ferrand’s 1840, with an oak-influenced combination of coconut, spice and cooked-apple flavors that read well in a classic Sidecar. On the other end of the spectrum is Homage, a salute to Englishman Thomas Hine, who started the company back in 1814. It incorporates three “early-landed” Cognacs, barrels of the French brandy aged outside of the region that matured in the UK from 1984, 1986 and 1987. It’s a robust Cognac bursting with flavors of pear tart, with a terrific cinnamon and vanilla tang, a spirit you’ll want to enjoy simply in a glass, worthy of toasting special occasions.

Spirits Type:

Brandy

ABV:

H by Hine VSOP, 40%; Homage, 40%

Importer:

Anchor Distilling Co., San Francisco, CA

Price:

$44 (VSOP); $139 (Homage)


This story appears in the print issue of April 2013.
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