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V.S.O.P.

American  

abbreviation

  1. very superior old pale (used especially to indicate a type of aged brandy, which under French law cannot be exported until it is at least four years old).

VSOP British  

abbreviation

  1. very special (or superior) old pale: used to indicate that a brandy, port, etc, is between 20 and 25 years old

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A quart of V.S.O.P. cognac, $5 at Ireland's Shannon airport, costs $6.30 at Paris' Orly.

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