The Lanesborough - London's Best Hotel !

Amongst all the great choices that you have whilst in London, there is no other place for me than the Lanesborough Hotel. There is many, many reasons for that and I eventually will pontificate about them another time. Today I want you to know about the amazing Library Bar at the Lanesborough. The Library Bar features a Liquid History Collection - a assemblage of extremely rare Cognacs, Armagnacs, and Whiskies. The bottles are locked in a glass case built into one of the walls along the short hallway that connects the bar’s two mahogany-paneled rooms. Served in snifters, the collection’s Cognacs span more than two centuries, including rarities like the 1915 Guy Lhéraud and the Bignon bottled in 1800. The bar also features my personal favorite vintage Cognac of all times; the 1820 Hennessy Fin Du Champagne. The Hardy 1790 is the oldest Cognac on the menu; when its curing commenced in France’s Grande Champagne, near Ambleville, Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette still were in possession of their respective heads. The Hardy 1790 has a bouquet rich with vanilla and walnut. The smack, the sensation on the tip of the tongue, is persistent but not as strong as those of younger Cognacs. Very complex and mellow, with an amazing marzipan finish. This bottle of Hardy 1790, is the last known bottle of Gognac of that vintage available on this planet and one of the oldest in the UK. If you are new to vintage Cognac, you can get started on two younger spirits, such as an early-20th-century Rouyer or Martell. Then you will sit by the fireplace, snifting your liquid gold and even if entered the Library Bar as a neophyte, you will leave a vintage Cognac drinker. I may also add that the Lanesborough features an incredibly well stocked humidor! Need I say more?