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Hennessy recently launched their Chinese New Year activation with a pre-event at YEN @ W Hotel KL. The cognac house roped in iconic contemporary Shanghai-born Chinese painter Yan Pei Ming to create a creative expression of his zodiac painting, presenting it as Hennessy’s Chinese New Year limited edition bottle collection. Hennessy will be holding pop-ups at Gurney Paragon Mall, Penang from 11 to 15 January, and Pavilion Kuala Lumpur from 18 January to 5 February. There will also be a 2-day “Lunar Wonderland” event on 3 and 4 February, at Menara Ken, TTDI, KL. #hennessy #cognac #tipsyturvycognac #tipsyturvybrandy #cny2023 #mytipsyturvy #hennessymy (at Restaurant Yen at W Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnQsu90pqgl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

There’s a new cognac in town! Bisquit & Dubouché was recently launched in Malaysia, and it’s a pretty decent one too. As with most cognac brands, there is a VSOP and an XO, but after tasting both, I was surprised to see such a big difference between the two within the same brand. Many cognac houses, especially the bigger ones, tend to maintain a certain taste profile to their cognacs across their younger and older expressions. The B&D VSOP and XO, however, were almost like they were from two different houses to me. The VSOP was one of the most approachable VSOPs I’ve had. It’s light and easy on the nose, fruity and sweet on the palate, and reminds me of somewhere in between the delicate elegance of Remy Martin VSOP and the biscuity heaviness of Martell VSOP. The XO, however, was like on a different level altogether. Full bodied, heavier on the palate, fruity, with grand notes of vanilla and delicious plummy flavours. Finish of sweet raisins but with a dash of spice. It’s quite unlike most of the XOs I’ve had before, and surprisingly so, considering how approachable the VSOP was. All in all it’s nice to see more cognac brands in the Malaysian market beyond the big boys, and B&D was quite a pleasant surprise as well. #cognac #tipsyturvycognac #tipsyturvybrandy #mytipsyturvy #bisquitanddubouche #bisquitdubouche https://www.instagram.com/p/CkXtVBFJ6rT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The Remy Martin 1738 Accord Royal was launched in Malaysia yesterday with a big bash in The Godown KL. I’m a big fan of Remy cognacs, eapecially the VSOP, so I was really interested to try this one. This new expression commemorates the reward of excellence bestowed on Rémy Martin by the King Louis XV of France in 1738. The cognac itself is an interesting one: the nose has Remy’s signature fine champagne cognac notes of elegant, light honeyed fruits, which carries on to the palate. On the palate that the biggest difference with the VSOP. The official notes say it has “exceptional smoothness”, but for me it actually has a slightly bolder texture compared to the VSOP. It’s decent neat and with ice, but also goes pretty well in cocktails, which we got to try at the event, made by bartenders from Coley, Trigona, Junglebird, Backdoor Bodega and Three X Co. #cognac #tipsyturvycognac #mytipsyturvy #tipsyturvybrandy #remymartin #remymartin1738 https://www.instagram.com/p/CihhuDmJSKW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Daily MCO Drink #744: CALVADOS COCKTAIL, made with 45ml Boulard Grand Solage Calvados, 45ml orange juice, 15ml Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao Triple sec, 2 dashes Angostura Orange Bitters, shaken over ice and strained. All though spirits and liqueurs and bitters go together like… well, apples and oranges. Quite nice tbh. Adapted from Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail Book. #tipsyturvybrandy #tipsyturvycocktails #calvados #mytipsyturvy #dailymcodrink #angostura #triplesec https://www.instagram.com/p/CcDZ-phpnLP/?utm_medium=tumblr

Daily MCO Drink #719: EXTRADITION, made with 3 strawberries muddled in a shaker, 60ml Delixir Quebranta Peruvian pisco, 60ml apple juice, 20ml Giffard Crème de Fruits de la Passion, shaken over ice and strained over clear ice block from @isipadu_icecompany. At this point I’m inclined to think that strawberries will go with any sweet syrup or liqueur (though probably not grenadine). This is a nice refreshing drink, with the freshness of thw strawberries combining nicely with the apple juice and passion fruit, with the pisco lending a fruity but not overpowering note at the back. #tipsyturvycocktails #dailymcodrink #tipsyturvybrandy #pisco #mytipsyturvy #giffard https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca9kaG4J9BY/?utm_medium=tumblr

Daily MCO Drink #713: BRANDY SMASH, made with 60ml Tesseron Composition Fine Champagne Cognac, 9 smashed mint leaves, 10ml agave syrup, shaken over ice and strained over clear ice block from @isipadu_icecompany. Wanted a cognac drink that could really showcase the Tesseron Composition, and went with this classic that supposedly dates back to the 1850s. The elegant fruity notes of the Cognac stand out and go well with the fresh minty notes. Wasn’t sure if I’d made this before though, so I substituted agave syrup for the original’s simple syrup just to give it a small twist, and I was pleasantly surprised by how well that hint of herbal agave went with the mint and cognac. Definitely one Cognac drink I’d make again. #tipsyturvycocktails #dailymcodrink #tipsyturvycognac #tipsyturvybrandy #mytipsyturvy #tesseron #cognactesseron https://www.instagram.com/p/CaubccrJaP5/?utm_medium=tumblr

Daily MCO Drink #710: GREEN GLAZIER, made with 45ml Tesseron Composition Fine Champagne Cognac, 10ml Mozart Chocolate Spirit, 10ml Green Chartreuse, 1 dash Angostura Cocoa Bitters, stirred over ice and strained. Tesseron is a relatively new Cognac in Malaysia, and it specialises in Cognacs that are of XO grade and above. The Composition is the only one in its range that is not XO grade, but it’s close, having been aged around 8 Years (a VSOP is aged 5 years while an XO is aged 10 years and above). It’s a splendid Cognac, fruity, delicate and elegant, as befitting a Fine Champagne Cognac, and works really well in mixed drinks. This cocktail is adapted from a 2008 recipe by Jamie Boudreau, and originally uses Creme de Cacao and Aromatic Bitters, but I substituted those for Mozart Chocolate Spirit and Angostura Cocoa Bitters. It’s a pretty tasty drink, with the herb Chartreuse and chocolate notes complementing the elegance of the Cognac perfectly. #tipsyturvycocktails #dailymcodrink #tipsyturvycognac #tipsyturvybrandy #mytipsyturvy #tesseroncognac #cognac #chartreuse #angostura #mozartchocolateliqueur https://www.instagram.com/p/Camx_ZkJEa4/?utm_medium=tumblr

Daily MCO Drink #698: VELVET REVOLVER, made with 2 strawberries muddled jn a shaker, add 50ml Hennessy VSOP, 20ml Penfolds Bin 8 Shiraz Cabernet 2018 wine, 10ml lemon juice, 10ml simple syrup and 2 dashes Angostura Aromatic Bitters, shaken over ice and strained over fresh ice block from @isipadu_icecompany. Today is apparently National Drink Wine Day in the US, so another wine cocktail it is! A lovely fruity drink, nicely balanced between the freshness of the strawberries, the berries and tannins from the wine, and with a backbone of sweet cognac. Adapted from a recipe by Robb Collins which he created for Cocktails in The City in 2017. The original recipe uses strawberry conserves and is also stirred, but sonce I was using fresh strawberries instead, I shook the drink to bring out the fruitiness more. #tipsyturvycocktails #dailymcodrink #tipsyturvycognac #tipsyturvybrandy #tipsyturvygin #tipsyturvywine #penfolds #hennessy #hennessymy #cognac #wine #nationaldrinkwineday https://www.instagram.com/p/CaHfftyJQGV/?utm_medium=tumblr