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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 12:21 pm
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pepe C
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Originally Posted by gfunkdave
I could be wrong in referring to it as "Napoleon"
A Napoleon is the same as a XO. Cognac only has three ages:
VS youngest blend is minimum 2 and a halve years old
VSOP youngest blend is minimum 4 and a halve years old
XO, Napoleon youngest blend is minimum 6 and a halve years old

That means that both the most expensive Remy Martin and the blandest cheap bottle of Cognac can be a XO or Napoleon. For the law there is no difference between a blend of 6 and a halve years old and a blend of 80 years old.
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