
Paid: $130 for 750ml
Distilled/Owned by: J. Goudoulin / SMWS
Region: Bas Armganac
46.7% ABV
Aged For: 18 Years, distilled 2000
Cask Type: Gascon Black Oak
Grapes: Baco & Ungi Blanc
Chill Filtered: No
Color Added: No
Color: Chestnut
Drank: Neat, in a glencairn
Nose: Dried fruit, raisins, fig, alcohol solvent, aromatic pipe tobacco, apricot glaze, oak
Mouthfeel: Medium body
Palate/Taste: Honey, apples, oak, cinnamon, citrus, calvados, aromatic pipe tobacco
Finish: Light to medium warmth, in-between short and medium length, apple, cinnamon, pine resin, oak, vanilla, honey, and caramel
Thoughts: At times this was more calvados like than Armagnac, nothing mind blowing, easy to sip, but a bit weak and the nose is a bit rough at times.
Score: 77 out of 100