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Trijol’s history is one of measured achievement. The
family originally settled as growers and distillers in Saint-
Martial-sur-Né, in the heart of the Cognac region. Their
first still was installed in November 1859, and since then
they have built on their expertise as growers and distillers,
becoming professional distillers in 1962.
An independent family firm Maxime Trijol has
twenty 2,500 litre charentais pot stills and is now one
of the largest distillers of cognac. The current head of
the company, Jean-Jacques Trijol, is an artist, wielding
his skilful palate through the process of distillation
and blending, adapting—sometimes minutely—
the spirit he collects from each still and varying his
technique slightly depending on the harvest and the
wine. In recent times the company has concentrated
on releasing more of its own cognacs, which have been
building a great reputation for quality.
Jean-Jacques Trijol blends various ages to create
batches, which are then combined to make differing
qualities. For example, the vitality of a 10 to 15 year old
batch is aided by the maturity of the 30 to 40 year old
cognacs, and conversely the older blends are refreshed
with the younger blends to lift the palate and add a dash
of zest.
70 Borderies: seriously nutty nose, followed through on the
palate.
Cigar blend 35 GC: good fruit some wood on the finish,
more new oak than usual, strong structure to cope with
cigars.
Unicognac
Route de Cognac
17500 Jonzac
Tel: +33 546 48 10 99
See also Jules Gautret.
Ansac: special blend for the American market.
Roi des Rois: prestige brand bottled in various crystal or
porcelain containers.
Unicoop
49 Rue Lohmeyer
16102 Cognac
Tel: +33 545 82 45 7
Nicholas Faith’s cognac tasting notes
Elegence: 4–10 y/o, clean and floral on nose and palate.
VSOP: 10–12 y/o, GC, very good fruitiness, depth and
concentration on nose.
*XO 30 GC: rich florality and some rancio on nose, well
balanced, and grapiness on palate.