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90Excellent

Grand Brulot

Coffee Liqueur
  • Distiller

    Tardy Cognac

  • Bottler

    Tardy Cognac

  • ABV

    40%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $30 to $59.99

Grand Brulot draws on a 200-year-old tradition of blending coffee with cognac, inspired by the Café Brûlot cocktail from early 19th-century New Orleans. Crafted by the Tardy family in France, it combines 51% VSOP cognac, aged four to five years and selected by fifth-generation cellar master Christoph Tardy, with 49% Ecuadorian Robusta coffee. The blend is aged in oak for an additional six months, yielding a liqueur that delivers the equivalent of one shot of espresso per serving.

Flavor Profile
Bitter & ComplexFruity & JuicyRich & OakySpicy & PepperySweet & Confectionary
ApricotBlack cherryCherryCinnamonCocoa powderCoffeeDark chocolateMarzipanMilk chocolateOakPeanutRaisinRoasted coffee beanRoasted nutsToffeeVanilla
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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 92
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • By Kara Newman
  • But the palate delivers a wallop of booze, rounded out with bold black cherry, dark chocolate, vanilla and espresso, finishing with a flurry of cocoa and pulverized cinnamon bark.
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • That said, I would like to have seen a stronger coffee influence here. In Grand Brulot, the coffee comes across more as a distinctly secondary element (and one which feels a bit overcooked).
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  • Raided Score: 95
  • Good Spirits News
  • By FRODELICIOUS
  • What makes it excel is a minute hint of sugar. This is more in line with a coffee liquor than a overly sweetened liqueur.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • The Daily Pour
  • By Candie Getgen
  • This is one of the most interesting coffee liqueurs I've tried thus far, and it's no surprise that it makes a lively Espresso Martini.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Right away, I'm hit with a smack of coffee bean aroma, paired with undercurrents of cocoa, marzipan, peanuts, cherries and apricot.

  • Taste:

    The palate echoes — and amplifies — what's on the nose: black coffee, a roasted nuttiness and stone fruit. The cognac foundation rushes in soon after with raisin, dry oak and sweet toffee.

  • Finish:

    Milk chocolate, vanilla and aged brandy dominate the lengthy, spiced finish.

  • Overall:

    This is one of the most interesting coffee liqueurs I've tried thus far, and it's no surprise that it makes a lively Espresso Martini. Of course, enjoying it simply over ice is just as delightful!

  • Score:

    88

  • By Candie Getgen
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources