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Bache-Gabrielsen
The house of Cognac Bache-Gabrielsen dates back to 1905. It was founded by Thomas Bache-Gabrielsen, a young Norwegian born in Holmestrand in 1883 to parents Kamilla Bache and Alexander Gabrielsen, merchants specializing in the sale of spirits.
Getting out of military school at the age of 20, Thomas is sent by his father to Cognac to develop the family business. The young adventurer quickly fell in love, with Cognac of course, but also with Odette Villard, a young Charentais woman who was the daughter of winegrowers; he then decided to settle in the region. The experience that was supposed to last a few months ended up lasting a lifetime.
Thomas and his Norwegian friend Peter Anton Rustad then jointly bought the Maison de Cognac A. Edmond Dupuy and renamed it Bache-Gabrielsen. Soon, thanks to their Scandinavian connections, their Cognac export business was doing well with Norway (the brand is now the leader in this market) and Denmark, then in continuity with the United States.
Through a long family history, successive generations would adapt, modernize and perpetuate the foundations of this House. Today, Hervé Bache-Gabrielsen, the fourth generation to head the company, is well aware that the world of Cognac is changing, with a strongly developed international market, a younger clientele, different consumption patterns and ever-changing marketing strategies.
To cope with this market, Hervé can... See more ...
Description Bache-Gabrielsen XO Thomas Prestige.
This is a Cognac made from the 2 best vintages in the Cognac region: the Grande Champagne 1er cru for at least 50% and the Petite Champagne 2ème cru. This is a Cognac blended on a wide de palette of fragrances and flavors.
This Cognac has been named XO Prestige in homage to the founder of Maison Bache Gabrielsen originally from Norway.
La robe is Cuban mahogany with coppery red highlights.
On the palate as on the nose fragrances of leather, cinnamon and candied fruit (Ente plum, Crete apricot, blond tobacco, leather, with a very long finish of mocha mixed with vanilla.