ʻO ka hue ʻike maʻalahi ʻia ma ke ʻano he hapalua mahina paha ʻo ia wale nō ka haʻawina mua i ka mea e kali ana iā ʻoe ma hope o ka ʻai mua. Ma ke kāpili ʻana i nā nuanua o nā wahi ʻelua ʻokoʻa (Grande Champagne, Borderies) a me ka hōʻiliʻili ʻana i loko ona i nā cognac i hoʻomaha ʻia ma waena o 15 a 35 makahiki, e hōʻike kēia XO iā ʻoe i ka hanohano o Jean Martell ma kona ʻōlinolino piha.

ʻO ka ʻala o Martell XO he mea ʻala a me nā hua ulu lāʻau ʻulaʻula, me nā hōʻailona o ka pōhā, ka ʻālika a me ka hua kekake a me kahi ʻala maʻalahi o ka lāʻau santal. ʻO ke ʻano he waiwai, momona, kaulike, hua, me ke ʻano ʻono ʻokoʻa o nā eaux-de-vie mai Grande Champagne. ʻO ka hopena o kēia cognac he palupalu, me kahi lōʻihi lōʻihi.