Nose - grape must, brown sugar, date, fig, dark chocolate, coffee, raisin, tobacco, molasses, banana, hazelnut, nutmeg, cinnamon, orange, rich oak, lemon, mild to moderate ethanol burn. Taste - tart grape, orange, date, nutmeg, clove, lemon, pineapple, fig, molasses, cocoa, tobacco, leather, raisin, polished oak, walnut, molasses, overripe banana, moderate alcohol bite, finishing medium long with musty raisin, baking spice, dark fruit, and citrus flavors. This is the final Laubade and Armagnac of my review series, and it’s an old one at around 40 years. The age is easily detectable on the nose. Dark fruits, chocolate, nuts, and interestingly some rummy molasses and banana aromas as well. The palate is musty with more of the same notes and a pleasantly lingering finish. I think I like the 1988 the most from the set of five. The 1979 is woodier and a bit more closed off than the other. Nonetheless, this is great Armagnac and a pleasure to experience. And I’ll give one last huge thank you to @ContemplativeFox for providing these for me to review. It’s been a great learning experience to do a deep dive into these progressively older Laubade expressions.