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Bhakta Spirits

Bhakta Spirits
50 Year Old Pickerell Barrel No. 26 Islay Whisky Cask-Finished Armagnac

Category: Luxury Armagnac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 47.7%
94 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$450

Bhakta Spirits
50 Year Old Pickerell Barrel No. 26 Islay Whisky Cask-Finished Armagnac

Category: Luxury Armagnac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 47.7%
Dark golden amber color. Aromas and flavors of ginger and plum, smoked sea salt caramel, leather, clove, and honey smoked ham, and caramelized chocolate covered banana and chocolate coffee beans with a round, tangy, dry medium-to-full body and a tingling, complex, very long finish that shows nuances of camp fire smoke on polished wood, canvas, and fine leather, smoked plum and black cherry, roasted nuts, and smoked maple syrup and maduro tobacco. Some interesting luxury libations alchemy happening in the glass here; quite complex and delicious but also not normal, so let’s stay weird with this dram.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: ginger and plum, smoked sea salt caramel, leather, clove, and honey smoked ham, and caramelized chocolate covered banana and chocolate coffee beans
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with nuances of camp fire smoke on polished wood, canvas, and fine leather, smoked plum and black cherry, roasted nuts, and smoked maple syrup and maduro tobacco
Smoothness Smoothness: Tingling
Finish Finish: Very Long
Enjoy Enjoy: neat, on the rocks, with cigars and with drops of water
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Some interesting luxury libations alchemy happening in the glass here; quite complex and delicious but also not normal, so let's stay weird with this dram.

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