VSOP Abbreviation

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What does VSOP mean?

VSOP stands for Very Superior Old Pale. It is a designation or an attribute given to a type of brandy to denote its age. All labels such as VSOP, VS, AC, XO, etc., on brandy bottles like cognac or Armagnac, refer to their aging. 

VS, which stands for very special, is the least aged cognac, which is followed by VSOP. VSOP indicates that the spirit is not very old, ideally at least 4 years from being made. It is called or has “old pale” in its name because of the caramel-type color it attains. 

The production of Cognac is regulated by the French Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC). This body checks whether the cognac is produced meets the industry standard and if aging is done accurately. This body sets and classifies the designated ages of the brandy, and began doing so in 1983.

The body established that the eau-de-vie, or the “water of life”, which means the distilled form of the fruit, used in the Cognac shall not be older than 4 years in case of a VSOP brandy.

Cognac being a brandy manufactured in France, and named under the Cognac area, nearly all Cognac factories or brandy houses produce the VSOP Cognac.

Types 

Hennessy Privilege VSOP

This is the first cognac to be tagged as the VSOP. It was made as per the request of King George IV and the Prince of Wales back in 1818. The Hennessy Privilege is a concoction of nearly 60 eau-de-vie made with Ugni Blanc grapes that are aged for nearly 4-10 years.

Rémy Martin V.S.O.P.

This cognac was first produced in 1927 and is made by adding 200 different eau-de-vie which are aged for nearly 4-12 years. It is partly from the Grande Champagne and Petit Champagne.