I like Armagnac... please compare to XO Hennessy Cognac
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I'm a Brandy fan. I find the Cognac and Catalan region Brandys too harsh for my tastes. In case their are others with the same "defect" I would suggest many of the other Spanish Brandys. Here in the USA you can order many of them. They generally have a more oaked, fruity flavor, thanks to the Solera Sherry mix.
For example: Carlos I
Cardenal Mendoza
Duque d'Alba
My absoloute favorite is Brandy Infante but I haven't found a distributor here in the States.
For example: Carlos I
Cardenal Mendoza
Duque d'Alba
My absoloute favorite is Brandy Infante but I haven't found a distributor here in the States.
Just finished this ,
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I've never been much of a fan of Cognac, so my enthusiasm for spending a lot of one isn't high. Is this different from other examples?
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Balvenie is one of the few speysides I care for.
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I've only tried Cardinal Mendoza from that list, loved it, I'll check out the others.
Don't really get coloured spirits. Why was the stuff forgotten in a barrel? Was there something wrong with it?
Joking aside one of the best gins I have had is an Islay gin (The Botanist) and best "moonshine" was Irish (they obviously had a different name for it and I can't recall the producer of the particular variety).
Nowadays sweet gin is en vogue at my house. At least here up north a very niche product but, oh boy, some Old Tom and a splash of Angostura. So spicy, so nice and smooth and without the reek of cordial or god forbid the herbal horrors of the European mainland. The Royal Navy knew their stuff. (I know it is supposed to be Plymouth gin, but I'm on a verge to claim Haymans Old Tom works even better)
For simpler times, there is vodka. I take Green Mark. Pine cone flavour if you have it. Again, smooth as it gets and less marketing excrement. Even Grey goose has a unpleasant tang compared. It is a small wonder how bad most vodkas are. (I'm looking at you Finlandia...) But so it goes. Often have to survive on Latvian Stolichnaya.
Cheers
Joking aside one of the best gins I have had is an Islay gin (The Botanist) and best "moonshine" was Irish (they obviously had a different name for it and I can't recall the producer of the particular variety).
Nowadays sweet gin is en vogue at my house. At least here up north a very niche product but, oh boy, some Old Tom and a splash of Angostura. So spicy, so nice and smooth and without the reek of cordial or god forbid the herbal horrors of the European mainland. The Royal Navy knew their stuff. (I know it is supposed to be Plymouth gin, but I'm on a verge to claim Haymans Old Tom works even better)
For simpler times, there is vodka. I take Green Mark. Pine cone flavour if you have it. Again, smooth as it gets and less marketing excrement. Even Grey goose has a unpleasant tang compared. It is a small wonder how bad most vodkas are. (I'm looking at you Finlandia...) But so it goes. Often have to survive on Latvian Stolichnaya.
Cheers
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A friend has invited me to visit his fine cellar to sample some Amontillado, but I'm hesitant to accept.
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I prefer my Old Tom from Robinsons, but that would be in a different thread
Just ordered this:
and this:
patiently waiting. I'll keep y'all posted.
and this:
patiently waiting. I'll keep y'all posted.
Stuff's good. Smoothest gin I ever had by quite a distance, without tasting watered down at all. Not at all floral: very herbal, medicinal and moderately dry - so it might be polarising. On the opposite side of the spectrum, I had an amazingly floral and complex oolong tea-finished Botanist at a wonderful gin bar here in Singapore. They have over 400 tea-finished spirits, with a particular focus on gin. Unfortunately, my date that night was excruciating. Doesn't stop me from highly recommending them for anyone who is in the country,
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Any good? I'm dubious about these new versions without having tried them, the traditional versions are personal favourites.
Especially the ones with silly names lol
I do like it , tea spoon of spring water and it's perfectly lovely. Peaty nose , oak tones and same peaty flavour springs forth when you down it's kinda bold maybe slight cherry tinge. I'd say it's quite sweet so if you don't like that it might not be for you.
I think my GF will like it which is nice .
( Just had a pour with no water , on reflection its better without it )
I have heard some Bunnahbhains do a floral peat, which is up my alley. Any idea where I should start for that sort of profile with Bunna?
When I visited Jameson distillery few years ago I was told you guys not only don't have a clue how to make proper whiskey but you don't know how to spell it properly either.
I don't know , sounds interesting though.
I prefer a black bush .When I visited Jameson distillery few years ago I was told you guys not only don't have a clue how to make proper whiskey but you don't know how to spell it properly either.
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