Tastes

An elegant, fruit brandy by Destillerie Freihof in Vorarlberg, Austria & bottled by Privatbrennerei Gebhard Hämmerle. It has a birth with notes of tart stone fruits; while a sweet life adds notes of apricot & almond, that led to a tangy yet clean & dry death with notes of savoury, orange & coffee. April / June 2018

An intense brandy by the Yerevan Brandy Company from Armenia aged a full two decades in oak & brought to proof with local spring water. It has an aromatic birth with notes of pine nuts, honey, floral & peppercorn; while a rich & full life adds notes of cinnamon, clove, rye bread & almond butter; that led to a long & drying death with notes of cedar wood & warm spices. August 2017 / April / June 2018

An intense, fruit Brandy by the Schladerer Distillery in Black Forest (Schwarzwäld), Germany made using the best sweet cherries from Baden. It has a an aromatic birth with notes of dark fruits, nuts & spices; while a full life adds notes of cherry that led to a long & rich death with notes of almonds & chocolate.

An intense, fruit Brandy by the Schladerer Distillery in Black Forest (Schwarzwäld), Germany made using the best zwetschge plums from Baden. It has an aromatic birth with notes of nuts, cinnamon, tobacco & plums; while a balanced life adds more notes of ripe plum & fruit; that led to a dry, delicate yet complex death with hints of cherry, spice & red apple. April / June 2018

An intense, fruit Brandy by Evrosad for Zima Distillery in Dolenjska, Slovenia. It has a delicate birth with notes of pear, dried fruit, grape, hints of fresh orchards & fire fragrance; while a fresh life adds floral, earthy, pear & plum notes; that led to a long & warming death has a hint of honeyed fruit & floral blossoms. May / June 2018

An intense, un-aged Elderberry Brandy by Gölles Distillery in Styria, Austria made from the fruit of locally-grown elderberries; which are then carefully steeped at low temperatures & pressed to preserve the natural sugars & oils. The resulting juice is fermented & twice distilled into the famous “low Wine”. It has a tangy birth with floral notes; while a clean life is strong & off-dry adding notes of fruit, elderberry & apple; that leads to a long & tart death that goes from wet to dry with notes of elderflower, grapefruit & a hint of tannins. April / June 2018 / February 2019