The integration and balance, while preserving the core Grey Goose character, is masterfully done and light years beyond Twenty Grand, one of the other vodka/cognac blends on the market. Bacardi’s Grey Goose is one of those brands that’s really trying to navigate these changing vodka waters. the nose is clearly different from the base Grey Goose Vodka, with soft cognac notes including honey, raisin, milk chocolate, and shortbread cookie. That’s why we control every part of the production process, from the finest French wheat to the final bottling.

Grey Goose VX is a great example, crafted with a hint of cognac, which gives it a truly distinctive aroma and flavor profile without interfering with the vodka experience. GREY GOOSE Maître de Chai François Thibault insists on using only the highest-grade wheat, the same wheat used in the finest French breads and pastries. While there’s no specification on which cognac is in the mix, it would be reasonable to assume that it comes from Château de Cognac (a. The finish for Grey Goose VX is the most vodka-like part of the taste experience and most representative of the traditional Grey Goose Vodka, with light wheat notes tapering to a dry finish.

It’s been created by Francois Thibault, who has used his experience as a cognac Maitre de Chai to design this new expression. Using only the highest quality of ingredients, A truly unique spirit which is best enjoyed on the rocks so that the full and complex flavour can be fully appreciated. A creative spirit with hints of plum, apricot, wild honey, citrus and white fruit blossoms, culminating in a long-lasting finish.

Denoting “vodka exceptionelle”, the VX has been developed by François Thibault, the creator of Grey Goose who began his career as a cellar master for wineries and cognac distilleries in the region. GREY GOOSE® La Poire Flavoured Vodka is ripe with the essence of juicy Anjou pears and mixes flawlessly with fresh citrus and sweet spices to create this autumn martini cocktail. Grey Goose VX debuts this month in European Travel Retail starting with Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and then expands to Canada and the US in September of 2014.Grey Goose VX does an excellent job of infusing some of the delicious flavors that cognac offers without fundamentally disrupting the vodka experience. Grey Goose VX is packaged in a bottle that very much looks like a fusion of the classic Grey Goose Vodka bottle with the traditional bottles often used for XO Cognac (very similar to Chateau de Montifaud Cognac). It was created by Maître de Chais François Thibault as a synthesis of his manufacturing career, resulting in an impeccable blend of 95% vodka with a 5% cognac finish.

Thibault, spent a good deal of his career perfecting the art of manufacturing cognac, before deciding to create premium vodka. To create GREY GOOSE vodka, François Thibault maintains an unrivalled level of craftsmanship, using only the very finest ingredients.These cookies allow us to create statistical analyses to determine which articles are the most popular. If you want a drink for those cold winter nights this is the one especially as it has a hint of Cognac in it.