Ruben Luyten, whiskynotes, 27/12/2022:
Nose: highly polished, with hints of mentholated tobacco, Timut pepper, whiffs of rosemary and eucalyptus. Nougat, herbal tea and rose petals. Maybe some pink grapefruits, and jammy apricots in the background, but otherwise not extremely fruity.
Mouth: more fruits now. Hints of quinces, even a hint of strawberry. Lychee and bergamot. Then old wood, hints of tea and cinnamon. Mint filled chocolate. Peppery notes, a little ginger and drops of bitter herbs and tonic. Nice complexity.
Finish: medium length, more floral now, with more herbs and oak.
Not the fruitiest of cognacs, the asset here is complexity, for sure. Lots of tiny notes in different directions. Definitely one for whisky lovers, rather than true cognacheads.
Score: 89/100

Serge Valentin, whiskyfun, 25/12/2022:
I know, hardly a youngster. But all people involved are indeed youngsters, Michiel who did the bottling, Hans who did the label, Jimi who composed the soundtrack in 1967, and obviously the lady on the label… Colour: amber. So, no purple haze. Nose: cracking. Some maltiness (really), then abundant yellow jams (mirabelle, melon), then raisins and really a feeling of a perfect old ex-refill Speysider, such as an old B******e from Dufftown. Quince jelly. With water: I said quince jelly! And popcorn, nougat, crema Catalana… Mouth (neat): boy does it rock. Big, loud, massive, full of mirabelles, quinces, turmeric, even ginger, cinnamon, white pepper… You would almost believe this was a very old cognac that's been treated as if it were malt whisky. By some fearless Scots, for example… With water: great fun with water. If you keep it above 50% vol., it's malt whisky (quite), whereas if you bring it down to +/-45%, raisins, preserved peaches, figs and plums would make it totally… Cognacqy. That's all rather spectacular, who said water was unnecessary? Finish: rather long, still a bit between both worlds. Comments: kudos to everyone involved, except that this makes for a bad apéritif: too high, but my fault.
SGP:651 - 91 points.