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Bhakta Spirits

Bhakta Spirits
1973 Single Vintage Armagnac

Category: Luxury Armagnac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 50.3%
98 Points
Platinum Medal
Superlative
$399

Bhakta Spirits
1973 Single Vintage Armagnac

Category: Luxury Armagnac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 50.3%
Dark amber color. Aromas and flavors of old honey, Cuban cigar smoke slowly seeped into rich Italian leather over decades, duxelles with Herbs de Provence, and dried red berries on vanilla marzipan with mint with a round, lively, bone-dry medium-to-full body and a tingling, colossal, very long finish with touches of fruit cake and honey, cavendish tobacco, mixed nuts, and cherry balsamic glazed mushrooms. The kind of luxury spirit that is so good and well integrated with aromas and flavors that it leaves you temporarily dumbstruck asking yourself, "What is that delicious memory?"

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: old honey, Cuban cigar smoke slowly seeped into rich Italian leather over decades, duxelles with Herbs de Provence, and dried red berries on vanilla marzipan with mint
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with touches of fruit cake and honey, cavendish tobacco, mixed nuts, and cherry balsamic glazed mushrooms
Smoothness Smoothness: Tingling
Finish Finish: Very Long
Enjoy Enjoy: neat and with cigars
Bottom Line Bottom Line: The kind of luxury spirit that is so good and well integrated with aromas and flavors that it leaves you temporarily dumbstruck asking yourself, "What is that delicious memory?"

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Bhakta Spirits

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Luxury Armagnac

Spirits Glass Snifter Brandy.jpg
Serve in a Snifter
Luxury Armagnac includes those offerings of Armagnac that have become luxury or collectors' items. Mosat are vintage dated, some of them from as far back as the 1920s and 1930s. Often they are packaged in expensive wooden boxes and are priced upwards of $400, with a few reaching $1000. Yes, the Armagnac in the bottle is in fine shape - these are the ultimate in brandies for meditation.