Originally Posted by
dunk
OT, I'm always wary of products that are claimed to be "exclusive to travel retail" or similar.
Originally Posted by
Passmethesickbag
I believe that cognac is quite resilient to the conditions the bottle may experienced in transit, but I would expect any cognac retailing at £33/bottle to be on the rough side.
Originally Posted by
Flying Winemaker
Sometimes the alcohol content is different (higher) in duty free. That could account for the difference in taste as compared with the retail version.
This bottle is not exclusive to travel retail. Other than the fact that it is a 1 L bottle vs the 0.7L bottles that are sold retail, it is supposed to be a normal bottle of Remy Martin VSOP albeit with a fancy, glow in the dark label.
It was £33 on the flight and £39 at the duty-free shop and I would expect it to be the same Remy Martin VSOP that is sold for CAD89 (0.7L) here in Vancouver. the alcohol content is the normal 40%.
Originally Posted by
PUCCI GALORE
I think that you, darling, had had quite a lot of gin for your's to glow in the dark. Mine never does.
It could however have been diminished by the sun shining (in his opinion) from my husband's bottom - and he is not even a Flyertalker.
Remi Martin is delightful. I keep it in the house for medicinal purposes. Personally I prefer Grappa or Eau de Vie de Poire Williams.
Now you certainly glow after those two!
It isn't the Gin that fluoresces, it is the tonic. Maybe your drinks don't glow because the ratio of Gin to tonic is so high that there isn't enough tonic to fluoresce
if you're a grappa aficionado as i am, try and get your hands on a bottle of grappa di vin santo. and if you like pear, i find the swiss ones to be better than german or french. some of the small producers make amazing eau de vie.