Cognac Rarissime Meukow 1937 41%

First Meukow on Hors d’Age. It’s important to notice that this cognac house has been involved a lot in cognac history, especially when we think about WWII and the story of Gustav Klaebich. With that said, what about this bottle? 1937. 41% (which is the correct ABV, as you can see on the counter-label). 

Colour: Mahogany, orange lights. Irregular heavy tears. 

Nose: Typical Borderies or 80’s Bowmore ?? Instant violet fragrance, kind of chalky background (hints of very old GC).

Mouth: Nice balance but a little lack of body. Stunning mouth length on lime marmalade and fresh leather. Quite vivid for a cognac from the 30’s!

Last Notes:  Complex but not as much as the 1865 and Plessis 1945, and (what I wasn’t expecting) less body/structure. 

A lack of structure and precision, but an atypical kind of Borderies for sure. Hard to score, but I think I’ll go with something like 89.