About the Producer
Blacklisted brandy is a relatively new brand out of Chicago founded an run by Draga Culic. This brand imports Serbian rakija and eau de vie and bottles it for the US. In addition to this aged plum brandy they also produce an unaged pear, apricot and quince brandies.
Details
- No additives other than water.
- Made from heirloom plums.
- Aged in serbian oak for 18mo.
- Distilled in both pot and column stills. Unknown if it’s a blend of distillates or double distilled.
- 50% abv.
Nose
Lots of char, lots of oak, very bitter. Only traces of plum. Just too oaky and bitter.
Palate
Again super oaky and bitter with tons of char. More plum than the nose. You can tell the distillate is actually quite good wit hfresh blue plum but the aging is just too heavy handed. Full flavored and full bodied with a smooth texture.
Finish
Long with charcoal.
Rating: 3
Overall
There are hints of greatness here but it’s drowned out by the intense bitterness from the aging. You can see it in the color which is dark as night. No idea how they got that in 18mo. If they released it in an unaged form I bet it would be quite good.
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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