The second of the Elegance ’24 series. The first was a Bourbon BA, enjoyed 1.5 weeks ago. Now a Cognac BA version. The appearance is muddy, oily black. As expected. Subdued carbonation. A limited bronze lacing, falls short of one finger. Soon a mere hair-thin ring orbits the surface. The first inhale leaves me in awe: I anticipate cognac but, instead, I receive red wine. Oak barrel is oak barrel, regardless of the content. But red wine? Purple grape is obvious. Faint raisin, wood and plum. That's pretty much it all. Not bad though. Okay, the sip. Sweet. Syrupy. Cane sugar. Date, cognac, rum, red wine, sweet plum. A bit of milk chocolate and cacao nibs. And barrel notes. Apparent barrel notes albeit not really woody. Basically, palatable but the sweetness shoots a tad too high. The body is medium-full to full. Somehow I experience this variable marginally less pronounced now compared to the BBA edition. Can't say why, they both clock 11 %. Ends like it starts. Sweet and sugary. Feels full. Almost. And sticky, even sappy, somewhat heavy, deep, definitely barrel aged but also slightly vinous. Interesting. Glues lips, for sure. I was thrilled by the BBA version. I'm not that overexcited about this CBA one. This is tasty but the oversweetness is, unfortunately, off-putting. Sweetness is okay in many beers but here it's somewhat conflicting. I can't go higher than 4.2.