Tastes

5.17.23 Served: Chilled, Snifter Bottle Open: 1 Week Last intake: Grilled cheese I have repeatedly reached for this bottle this week, trying to find some redeemable quality in this liqueur. I can only drink so much of it before I just have to admit that it's boring. Like roasted peanut shells in thick, slightly sweet water. There are whispers of flavor here and there, and the flavors are surprisingly responsive to ice. This might make a martini more interesting. And it grows on you as you drink. Not everything has to be a flavor bomb, so I suppose this has its niche. But I was really hoping for more for the price. 2.5/5 I iust don't get it.

5.6.23 Served: Neat, Rocks Glass Last intake: Pineau de Charentes Aroma: Overwhelmingly stone fruit. Much like peach rings. Flavor: Ginseng, rhubarb fruitiness, grappa tannins. Chamomile-style florals. Certainly unique. Would love to try mixing with it in a white negroni. Doesn't hold enough flavor to be the main flavor of a cocktail. More of an accent-adder like Salers than a powerhouse like campari or aperol. Pleasant enough to drink nestn, but I'm not rushing to the store for a bottle.