Pere Labat Les Mangles Single Plot This is another offering from the Pere Labat distillery on Marie-Galante. This rhum, made from fresh crushed sugar cane, comes from a single plot of cane planted at the north end of the Poisson estate in an area that enjoys a specific micro-climate. The cane is hand harvested, kept […]
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Pere Labat Organic Rhum This rhum comes to us from Labat which is produced on the island of Marie Galante. Distilled from organic cane and bottled at a very high strength with no additives, let us see how it does. ABV: 71.2% Nose: Heavy citrus notes, Lemon Peel, Lime juice, Sea Salt, Raw Bell Pepper, Cucumber Palate: Thick
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Version Francaise Domaine de Saoubis 2007 This comes to us from La Masion Du Whisky who created this line to focus on French spirits. This cask of Armagnac comes to us from Domaine de Saoubis. Maurce de Mandelaere uses organic practices on 10 hectacres of his vineyard. Aged for 15ish years and bottled with no
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Version Francaise Domaine de Pouteou 1990 Disclosure: I received this set of samples from the Importers at La Masion & Velier for review. Version Francaise is La Masion du Whisky’s foray dedicated to French Spirits, in this case a single cask of Armagnac. Domaine de Pouteou is located in Lannemaignan in the heart of Bas-Armagnac. It
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Version Francaise Veuve Goudoulin 2000 Disclosure: I received this set of samples from the Importers at La Masion & Velier for review. Version Francaise is La Masion Du Whisky’s first range dedicated to French Spirits. This bottling of Armagnac comes to us from Veuve Goudoulin founded in 1935 by Jeanne Menal Goudoulin. Aged for 22ish years
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Version Francaise Chateau De La Beroje 1995 Disclosure: I received this set of samples from the Importers at La Masion & Velier for review. This comes to us from La Masion Du Whisky as this is their line dedicated to French Spirits with this expression being Armagnac. Chateau de la Beroje is located in Grand-Bas-Armagnac and
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Version Francaise Masion Fontan 1998 Disclosure: I received this set of samples from the Importers at La Masion & Velier for review. This single cask of Armagnac comes to us from La Masion Du Whisky first range dedicated to French spirit. Located in Noulens on the Maubet farm Masion Fontan has been in the Fontan family
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Down Island Spirits Hampden 10yr This bottle of rum comes to us from a new American independent bottler Down Island (these things really seem to be popping up all over the place don’t they?). This rum comes to us from the Hampden distillery located in Jamaica. Aged for 10 years (3 in Jamaica then 7
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Through the Grapevine Maxime Trijol Single Cask 2003 This single cask of Cognac Fin Bois was selected by La Masion Du Whisky for the American market and was aged then bottled at cask strength with no additives. This was brought in by La Masion & Velier. ABV: 43.3% Nose: Raisins, toffee Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Raisins, Cinnamon, Slight Toffee
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Bielle Brut de Fut 2014 This rum comes to us from the Bielle distillery located on the island of Marie Galante. It was distilled in 2014 from sugar cane juice, distilled on a column still, and then aged for 7 years in ex-bourbon and white wine casks before being bottled at cask strength with no
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