About the Producer
So very few details can be found about this producer online so I’m kind of going in blind here. If anyone has anything please let me know.
Details
- 43% abv
- aged 15 years in 1200L used Limousin oak casks.
- Distilled in traditional calvados column stills
- made from bittersweet cider apples
- Apples undergo a secondary fermentation and the cider is aged for a year.
- No sugar, coloring or other additives
- $65
Nose
Bitter sweet crab apples and butter. Only tiny hints of oak, surprising given the age. Medium intensity. Good but brought down by traces of harsh ethanol.
Palate
Tastes exactly like the nose with bitter sweet apples and butter. Lightly sweet with barely any oak. Again a small amount of ethanol burn. Is decent but really want a bit more oak. Medium flavored and bodied
Finish
Medium with tannic crab apples and pepperiness. Bone dry.
Rating: 5
Overall
A pretty good apple brandy but nothing special. Is brought down by the ethanol on the nose and palate but brought up by the buttery flavors. I really wanted a bit more oak out of this; really expected more oak from 15yr but it is likely that you can’t get much out of large used casks
1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.
2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.
3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.
4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but many things I’d rather have.
5 | Good | Good, just fine.
6 | Very Good | A cut above.
7 | Great | Well above average
8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.
9 | Incredible | An all time favorite
10 | Perfect | Perfect
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