Louis XIII 70cl
This is the cognac people save for the night they'll talk about for years. Pour a little into a glass and it doesn't rush you. It unfolds. Dried fruit, then honey, then a wisp of cigar box and leather, and the finish just keeps going, sometimes for the better part of an hour. It's not a drink you knock back. It's the slow, lights-low, no-phone kind of pour. The crystal decanter alone tells you that. When the occasion is big and you want the room to go quiet for a second, this is the bottle.
Get your nose in first and it's wave after wave: dried plum and fig, honey and honeysuckle, then darker stuff like leather, cigar box and a little cocoa, with flowers (jasmine, dried rose) and warm spice (nutmeg, cinnamon, a hint of saffron) threaded through. On the palate it's silky and deep rather than fiery, even at 40%. Dried fruit and candied orange peel up front, vanilla and dark chocolate underneath. Then the famous finish: long, layered, and genuinely hard to believe, lingering long after you've swallowed. Complex is an understatement.
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This is Rémy Martin's crown jewel, made entirely from eaux-de-vie grown in Grande Champagne, the most prized cru in the Cognac region of France. Each decanter is a blend of up to 1,200 of them, some aged a century or more, laid down in centuries-old casks called tiercons. The story goes back to 1874, when Paul-Émile Rémy Martin built the first Louis XIII around a 16th-century royal flask reportedly found on a battlefield in Jarnac. That shape lives on in the decanter, hand-blown in Baccarat crystal, individually numbered, capped with a fleur-de-lys stopper and finished in 20-carat gold. Every cellar master sets aside eaux-de-vie they'll never taste finished, for a generation that hasn't been born yet.
Good to know
- What is the price of Louis XIII 70cl?
Louis XIII 70cl is KSh 499,999 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for delivery in 30 minutes for most areas in Nairobi, or next day countrywide.
- What does Louis XIII de Rémy Martin Cognac 70cl taste like?
Deeply layered and silky. Dried fruit, plum and honey lead into leather, cigar box, cocoa and warm spice, with floral and candied-orange notes. The finish is famously long, sometimes lasting close to an hour.
- What is the ABV of Louis XIII?
40% ABV, in a 700ml Baccarat crystal decanter.
- How should I serve Louis XIII?
Neat, at room temperature, in a fine tulip or cognac glass. No ice, no mixer. Pour a small measure, warm it gently in your hand, and sip slowly.
- What's in it and how is it made?
It's a blend of up to 1,200 eaux-de-vie, all from the Grande Champagne cru in France, some aged over a century and matured in centuries-old casks. That's where the extraordinary complexity comes from.
- Where is Louis XIII from?
From the Cognac region of France, made by Rémy Martin. It first appeared in 1874, named after King Louis XIII and built around a 16th-century flask design.
- Is Louis XIII a good gift?
It's about as serious as gifting gets. The numbered crystal decanter makes it a milestone present, and we can get it to you across Nairobi fast, any hour.
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Louis XIII 70cl price in Kenya
Buy Louis XIII 70cl online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 499,999. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.
