Brandy

Daneil Boju Royal “15” year, Brut de Fut This is a near 15 year old Coganc, which clocks in at an incredibly high 60% abv . Let’s see how this spirit holds up! ABV: 60% Nose: Strong fresh grapes, allspice, oak, slight citrus, Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, over ripe grapes, slight blueberry, citrus, slight oak spice. Finish: Long, warm […]

Copper and Kings: Blue Sky Mining A limited release form Copper and Kings, this is an Artisanal 7 year old pure Muscat Brandy. This was Matrued for 30 months in a single Kentucky Hogshead Barrel. The first 4.5 years were spent in American Oak Wine Barrels before being moved to the Hogs Head. ABV: 50% Nose: Strong

Aficionados x Fine Drams Lot 73 This is a 1973 vintage Cognac from Jean-Luc Pasquet. Distilled from grapes in the Petite Champagne region and bottled at cask strength. This was selected via a blind panel from the Aficionados Discord Server. Let’s Dive into it! ABV: 50.3% Nose: Tobacco Leaf notes, rich leather, oak, raisins, black

Copper and Kings Phoenix Barrel, The Party Source Single Cask Copper and Kings is an American Brandy company based out of Louisville. This selection is a single cask that went through a process they called a Phoenix Barrel. With this process, C&K took 500 liter ex-sherry butts and aged grape and apple brandy in them

SMWS C4.1 “A tantalizing tightrope” XO, Grand Champagne, aged at least 6 years. Bottles for the SMWS. Lets dive in and see how this stacks up. ABV: 57.5% Nose: Light fruits, grapes, light tannins, tart blueberries. Light floral notes. Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel, Heat, grapes, tart berries, dryness, oakyness, slight spicyness. Finish: Medium Length, Grapes, heat, spicy, dry, tart

Have been using t8kes scale, just now updating to his verbage. Here we will be doing the SBS of Hail Yak 1 and Hail Yak 2 to compare the two. Domaine Del Cassou – 1998 “Hail Yak 1” Bottle Number: 158 of 190 Bottled: February of 2019 ABV: 49.2% Nose: Grapes, tartness, lemon, citrus, light oak, a kind of

Background: I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. This is a 15 year old Cask strength Armagnac from Tariquet that uses 100% Folle Blanche grapes.  ABV: 47.2% Nose: Very sweet nose, fruits mainly grapes, some berries, oak, Palate: Medium lightish mouthfeel, Tangy, sweet, grapes, oak, black tea, warm, leaves a dry

Background: This single cask of Armagnac comes to us from L’Encantada a bottler of the spirit. This cask of Armagnac was aged for 35 years before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. I had this blind then was revealed the bottle so keep that in mind when reading my notes. ABV: 46.6% Nose: Floralness,