REMY MARTIN V

THE COGNAC HOUSE OF REMY MARTIN VENTURES INTO NEW TERRITORY THIS SEPTEMBER WITH V, THE BRAND'S FIRST CLEAR SPIRIT. V (PRONOUNCED "VEE", A PLAY ON THE FRENCH "VIE", MEANING 'LIFE') IS A DEPARTURE, NOT ONLY IN ITS COMPOSITION BUT ALSO ITS INTENT. THE SPIRIT IS MEANT TO BE MIXED AS A BASE FOR COCKTAILS, AND REMY MARTIN HAS PAIRED WITH A NEW YORK MIXOLOGIST TO OFFER SEVERAL WAYS OF HOW TO DO THAT. TO ACHIEVE ITS CLARITY, V IS PRODUCED USING FALL-HARVESTED GRAPES FROM THE HOUSE'S CRUS IN COGNAC, WHICH ARE THEN DISTILLED IN COPPER POT STILLS AND BLENDED. BUT INSTEAD OF GOING INTO BARRELS FOR AGING, THIS DISTILLATE IS COLD FILTERED THROUGHOUT THE WINTER MONTHS AND THEN LEFT TO MELLOW THROUGHOUT THE SPRING. IT IS ONLY DURING THE FOLLOWING SUMMER THAT V GOES INTO BOTTLES AND IS READY FOR CONSUMPTION. THE RESULT IS A CRYSTAL-CLEAR SPIRIT WITH HINTS OF PAR AND MINT. REMY MARTIN V WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR $40 FOR A 750ml BOTTLE.


(750ml; $40)