Full Review

Bhakta Spirits

Bhakta Spirits
50 Year Old De Gaulle Barrel No. 29 Islay Cask-Finished Armagnac

Category: Luxury Armagnac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 48%
96 Points
Platinum Medal
Superlative
$450

Bhakta Spirits
50 Year Old De Gaulle Barrel No. 29 Islay Cask-Finished Armagnac

Category: Luxury Armagnac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 48%
Amber color. Aromas and flavors of Betadine, leather and pipe tobacco, all spice, ginger, and orange, and baked cherries on bread pudding with a round, lively, dry medium body and a warming, complex, long finish conveying accents of cigar box, chocolate, cherry, orange, and juniper berry, maple syrup on smoked bacon, and butterscotch and lapsang. Complex and delicious with the fruit leading and the mildly smoky savory aspect lingering on forever; it has a story to tell and commands a listen.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: Betadine, leather and pipe tobacco, all spice, ginger, and orange, and baked cherries on bread pudding
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of cigar box, chocolate, cherry, orange, and juniper berry, maple syrup on smoked bacon, and butterscotch and lapsang
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Finish Finish: Long
Enjoy Enjoy: neat, on the rocks and with cigars
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Complex and delicious with the fruit leading and the mildly smoky savory aspect lingering on forever; it has a story to tell and commands a listen.

The Producer

Bhakta Spirits

The Producer

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.