Hors d’Age

A term relating to Cognac and literally translating to ‘beyond age’. The category’s regulatory body, the BNIC, states that Hors d’Age Cognac as being equal to XO but it is rarely used that way. In the industry, Hors d’Age  is more often used to signpost a very high-quality, very old product way beyond a standard XO (almost as if it’s beyond an official age rating).