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Bhakta Spirits

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

Category: Luxury Armagnac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 48.2%
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:
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

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: balsa wood, vanilla, roasted chestnuts, and salted caramel
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of sesame candies, over roasted honeyed cashews, leather and figs, and baking spices
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Finish Finish: Long
Enjoy Enjoy: neat, on the rocks, with cigars and with drops of water
Bottom Line 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.

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Luxury Armagnac

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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.