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Bhakta Spirits

Bhakta Spirits
50 Year Old Pickerell Barrel No. 26 Islay Whisky Cask-Finished Armagnac

Category: Luxury Armagnac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 47.7%
94 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$450

Bhakta Spirits
50 Year Old Pickerell Barrel No. 26 Islay Whisky Cask-Finished Armagnac

Category: Luxury Armagnac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 47.7%
Dark golden amber color. Aromas and flavors of ginger and plum, smoked sea salt caramel, leather, clove, and honey smoked ham, and caramelized chocolate covered banana and chocolate coffee beans with a round, tangy, dry medium-to-full body and a tingling, complex, very long finish that shows nuances of camp fire smoke on polished wood, canvas, and fine leather, smoked plum and black cherry, roasted nuts, and smoked maple syrup and maduro tobacco. Some interesting luxury libations alchemy happening in the glass here; quite complex and delicious but also not normal, so let’s stay weird with this dram.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: ginger and plum, smoked sea salt caramel, leather, clove, and honey smoked ham, and caramelized chocolate covered banana and chocolate coffee beans
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with nuances of camp fire smoke on polished wood, canvas, and fine leather, smoked plum and black cherry, roasted nuts, and smoked maple syrup and maduro tobacco
Smoothness Smoothness: Tingling
Finish Finish: Very Long
Enjoy Enjoy: neat, on the rocks, with cigars and with drops of water
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Some interesting luxury libations alchemy happening in the glass here; quite complex and delicious but also not normal, so let's stay weird with this dram.

The Producer

Bhakta Spirits

The Producer

Their Portfolio

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.

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.