Cigar Reserve XO
⏳ Drinking Window
As a fully matured distilled spirit, it is ready for immediate enjoyment upon release and will remain stable indefinitely if stored properly.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Premium hand-rolled cigars, dark chocolate, aged blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hine Cigar Reserve XO is the result of an extraordinary collaboration between Bernard Hine and Nicholas Freeman, the late chairman of the UK's premier Havana cigar importers, Hunters & Frankau. Conceived over a shared passion for fine spirits and premium tobacco, this exceptional Cognac was specifically designed to possess the depth, structure, and complexity required to stand up to and complement a robust hand-rolled cigar. It is crafted from a blend of over twenty carefully selected eaux-de-vie aged for a minimum of ten years, drawing from the Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, and Fins Bois crus. While the Champagne crus contribute elegance, floral delicacy, and longevity, the addition of Fins Bois imparts a rich, spice-forward body and roundness that bridges the gap between the spirit and the smoke, making it a legendary digestif.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1763 along the banks of the Charente River in Jarnac, Thomas Hine & Co. represents one of Cognac's most distinguished artisanal houses, underscored by being the sole cognac house to hold a British Royal Warrant since 1962. Hine centers its philosophy on the premier crus of Grande and Petite Champagne, farming 115 hectares across the chalk-dominant, undulating hillsides of Bonneuil under certified sustainable practices (HVE and CEC). Under long-standing Cellar Master Eric Forget, the house champions the belief that monumental cognac begins as pristine white wine. Vinified exclusively from Ugni Blanc, the wines undergo double distillation on fine lees in traditional Charentais copper pot stills, followed by aging in lightly toasted, fine-grained French oak casks to preserve floral vivacity and mineral nuance. Renowned for its single-estate and single-vintage bottlings, Hine is celebrated globally for benchmarks such as Antique XO Premier Cru, Homage Grand Cru, and its legendary Early Landed vintages matured in humid British cellars.
🍇 Base Material
Ugni Blanc
🍷 ABV
40%