Nyak (that’s pronounced nigh-yack) is a brand new cognac model whose VS cognac has been double-distilled in copper pot stills by a sixth-generation distilling household. Because the wording on its entrance label suggests—”So Clean”—Nyak is positioned as a softer cognac that may attraction to extra than simply the fireside-glass-of-brandy crowd.
On the nostril, it has prime notes of plum and apricot, layered above an agricultural soiliness, grape should, and tobacco. Simply because the bottle guarantees, it’s certainly mellow from that first sip, and instantly presents fruity notes of apples, plums, pears, and quince beside a refined trace of vanilla extract.
Much like the expertise of the nostril, there’s a spicy undercurrent of tobacco blended in with the fruit from the begin to the center of the palate; afterward, fruit surges adopted by oak and a finisher of scorching, dry cinnamon.
As marketed, Nyak is certainly a “easy” cognac, which is usually a optimistic or destructive relying by yourself preferences. I discovered it to be not unenjoyable, however possessed of a sure thinness that I hoped would thicken in the direction of the tip however by no means fairly did. It’s not going to be a hearth cognac, but it surely’s the type you wouldn’t hesitate to make use of in a cocktail. Its mixing utility, I ought to add, is definitely helped alongside by its very agreeable worth.
★★½
Stats:
— 40% ABV
— $32.99
