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Bhakta Spirits
50 Year Old Emperor Norton Barrel No. 30 Islay Cask-Finished Armagnac

Category: Luxury Armagnac

Date Tasted: 8/28/2023

Country: France

Alcohol: 48.2%

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95 Points

Gold Medal

Exceptional

$450

Bhakta Spirits
50 Year Old Emperor Norton Barrel No. 30 Islay Cask-Finished Armagnac

Category: Luxury Armagnac

Date Tasted: 8/28/2023

Country: France

Alcohol: 48.2%

Amber color. Aromas and flavors of balsa wood, vanilla, roasted chestnuts, and salted caramel with a velvety, lively, dry medium-to-full body and a warming, distinctive, long finish conveying notes of sesame candies, over roasted honeyed cashews, leather and figs, and baking spices. Smoky roasted nuts with a dash of honeyed figs; a fascinating flavor excursion that is incredibly layered and nuanced and really subtle for its high proof.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Spicy & Complex
	Aroma:	balsa wood, vanilla, roasted chestnuts, and salted caramel
	Flavor:	Same as aromas with notes of sesame candies, over roasted honeyed cashews, leather and figs, and baking spices
	Smoothness:	Warming
	Finish:	Long
	Enjoy:	neat, on the rocks, with cigars and with drops of water
	Bottom Line:	Smoky roasted nuts with a dash of honeyed figs; a fascinating flavor excursion that is incredibly layered and nuanced and really subtle for its high proof.

The Producer

Bhakta Spirits

www.bhaktaspirits.com

Their Portfolio

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Luxury Armagnac

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Luxury Armagnac

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.