Threllfalls Ltd Liverpool
⏳ Drikkevindue
Ready to enjoy now. Cognac does not mature further once bottled, and historical merchant bottlings will remain stable indefinitely if kept in optimal cellar conditions.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
dark chocolate, blue cheese, roasted nuts
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
This bottling represents a fascinating chapter in the history of the spirits trade: a custom merchant bottling of Hine Cognac for Threlfalls Ltd of Liverpool. During the 19th and 20th centuries, it was a common and highly respected practice for prestigious Cognac houses like Hine to ship casks of their exceptional Grande or Petite Champagne eaux-de-vie to trusted British wine and spirit merchants for local bottling. Threlfalls, a prominent Liverpool-based brewery and merchant, selected and bottled these spirits for their discerning clientele. This tradition is closely linked to the British preference for 'Early Landed' Cognacs, which matured in the damp, cool maritime cellars of UK ports, developing a remarkably delicate, floral, and less oak-driven character than those aged in Jarnac. This rare bottle is a testament to the historic trade alliance between the Charente and the merchants of Liverpool, offering a liquid glimpse into a bygone era of bespoke spirit merchanting.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Maison Hine blev grundlagt i 1763 og fik sit nuværende navn i 1817 af englænderen Thomas Hine. Dette traditionsrige cognachus ligger smukt ved bredden af Charente-floden i Jarnac i Frankrig. Huset har siden 1962 været kongelig hofleverandør til Dronning Elizabeth II og er berømmet for sin kompromisløse håndværksmæssige tilgang med et dedikeret fokus på de ypperste terroirs i Grande og Petite Champagne. Hine udmærker sig særligt ved sit enestående arbejde med enkeltårgangscognac – både de klassiske udgaver lagret i Jarnac og de sjældne Early Landed-fade, der modnes i Storbritanniens kølige, fugtige kældre. Med fokus på elegance, delikate blomsternoter og en diskret fadpåvirkning skaber huset legendariske aftapninger som Antique XO Premier Cru, Triomphe og Bonneuil-årgangene fra enkelte høstår.