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Bhakta Spirits

Bhakta Spirits
50 Year Old Iron Lady Aged Brandy Barrel No. 31

Category: Aged Brandy

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 49.9%
95 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$450

Bhakta Spirits
50 Year Old Iron Lady Aged Brandy Barrel No. 31

Category: Aged Brandy

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 49.9%
Medium dark amber color. Aromas and flavors of prunes and dried figs, well worn polished leather and cigar box, caramel apples and figgy toffee pudding, cinnamon, mushroom, and and old library with a round, lively, dry medium-to-full body and a warming, very complex, very long finish manifesting suggestions of five spice roasted dried red apple with dark cocoa dust, figs and pipe tobacco with candied black walnuts, cinnamon dust and black tea, and leather and cocoa nibs. Rancio, leather, and tannins with dried apple and dark red fruits; an acquired taste but there is nothing else like exquisitely aged Armagnac.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: prunes and dried figs, well worn polished leather and cigar box, caramel apples and figgy toffee pudding, cinnamon, mushroom, and and old library
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with suggestions of five spice roasted dried red apple with dark cocoa dust, figs and pipe tobacco with candied black walnuts, cinnamon dust and black tea, and leather and cocoa nibs
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Finish Finish: Very Long
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy on its own
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Rancio, leather, and tannins with dried apple and dark red fruits; an acquired taste but there is nothing else like exquisitely aged Armagnac.

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98 Bhakta Spirits 1973 Single Vintage Armagnac 50.3% (France) $399.00.
94 Bhakta Spirits 1979 Single Vintage Armagnac 54.9% (France) $339.00.
94 Bhakta Spirits 50 Year Old Pickerell Barrel No. 26 Islay Whisky Cask-Finished Armagnac 47.7% (France) $450.00.
96 Bhakta Spirits 1990 Armagnac Cask Finished Jamaican Rum 62% (Jamaica) $500.00.
93 Bhakta Spirits 2013 Armagnac Cask-Finished Bourbon Whiskey 50.3% (USA) $149.00.
97 Bhakta Spirits 1964 Single Vintage Armagnac 50.1% (France) $579.00.
94 Bhakta Spirits 1974 Single Vintage Armagnac 49% (France) $389.00.
93 Bhakta Spirits 1984 Single Vintage Armagnac 50.9% (France) $299.00.
94 Bhakta Spirits 1994 Single Vintage Armagnac 55% (France) $194.00.
93 Bhakta Spirits 50 Year Old Jackie Barrel No. 27 Islay Cask-Finished Armagnac 47.3% (France) $450.00.
95 Bhakta Spirits 50 Year Old Rasputin Barrel No. 28 Islay Cask-Finished Armagnac 47.4% (France) $450.00.
96 Bhakta Spirits 50 Year Old De Gaulle Barrel No. 29 Islay Cask-Finished Armagnac 48% (France) $450.00.
95 Bhakta Spirits 50 Year Old Emperor Norton Barrel No. 30 Islay Cask-Finished Armagnac 48.2% (France) $450.00.
96 Bhakta Spirits 1928 Blended Straight Rye Whiskey, Calvados, and Armagnac 50% (USA) $69.00.
95 Bhakta Spirits 2012 Indian Single Malt Whisky 56.9% (India) $150.00.
98 Bhakta Spirits 1965 Single Vintage Armagnac 47.1% (France) $539.00.
95 Bhakta Spirits 1975 Single Vintage Armagnac 48.8% (France) $379.00.
95 Bhakta Spirits 1985 Single Vintage Armagnac 53.4% (France) $289.00.
95 Bhakta Spirits 1962 Single Vintage Armagnac 50.3% (France) $619.00.
97 Bhakta Spirits 1979 Single Vintage Armagnac 54.9% (France) $339.00.
96 Bhakta Spirits 1982 Single Vintage Armagnac 53.9% (France) $309.00.
98 Bhakta Spirits 1989 Single Vintage Calvados 45.8% (France) $250.00.
95 Bhakta Spirits 50 Year Old Iron Lady Aged Brandy Barrel No. 31 49.9% (France) $450.00.
95 Bhakta Spirits 2014 Armagnac Cask-Finished Bourbon Whiskey 52.7% (USA) $150.00.
91 Hogsworth Bourbon Whiskey & Armagnac 46.9% (USA) $50.00.

Aged Brandy

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Serve in a Snifter
Grape Brandy is Brandy distilled from fermented grape juice or crushed but not pressed grape pulp and skin. This spirit is aged in wooden casks (usually oak) which colors it, mellows the palate, and adds additional aromas and flavors.