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Castaréde

Castaréde
Warehouse Liquors Selection Single Barrel Cask Strength Armagnac

Category: Luxury Armagnac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 56.3%
96 Points
Platinum Medal
Superlative

Castaréde
Warehouse Liquors Selection Single Barrel Cask Strength Armagnac

Category: Luxury Armagnac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 56.3%
Medium burnt copper color. Aromas and flavors of burnt caramel, dark chocolate, cinnamon, and orange zest, old English leather or tack room, and baking spices and ligero maduro tobacco with a round, lively, dry medium-full body and a peppery, intricate, endless finish with touches of scorched hazelnut and burnt sugars and creme brulee, tack room and cinnamon dusted hazelnuts, tobacco and baking spices, and dark chocolate and black tea. Bold and very woody but as you adjust to the ABV tons of black fruit, baking spices, and dark baker’s chocolate begin to unfurl; may your night never end as this finish lingers on forever.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: burnt caramel, dark chocolate, cinnamon, and orange zest, old English leather or tack room, and baking spices and ligero maduro tobacco
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with touches of scorched hazelnut and burnt sugars and creme brulee, tack room and cinnamon dusted hazelnuts, tobacco and baking spices, and dark chocolate and black tea
Smoothness Smoothness: Peppery
Finish Finish: Endless
Enjoy Enjoy: neat, with drops of water, with cigars and on the rocks
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Bold and very woody but as you adjust to the ABV tons of black fruit, baking spices, and dark baker's chocolate begin to unfurl; may your night never end as this finish lingers on forever.

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Luxury Armagnac

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