Tasting Panel Note

Cask No. A8.1

A bouquet of roses

Bas Armagnac

We were handed a bouquet of roses, dark red with soft and velvety petals, with the most deliciously heavy scent – think warm, rich chocolate combined with balsamic and woody notes. Plenty of exotic wood spices on the palate neat as we mixed a Penicillin cocktail of whisky, ginger, lemon and honey. It was sweet, fresh, spicy and simply delicious. Careful when adding water, as we found cherry blossom, milk chocolate with prunes, bananas doused in spiced rum and cinnamon bagels on the nose. To taste, a surprising fizzy, chilli bite like a prosecco topped up with ginger beer and garnished with a slice of orange and a basil leaf.   

Classification: Vintage 2003
Region: Bas Armagnac
Cask Type: Refill Armagnac barrel
Grape Variety: Baco/Ugni Blanc
ABV: 47.1%
USA Allocation: 96 bottles

700mL bottle format