Domaine Tariquet<br />VSOP<br />Grape variety(ies) :<br />Ugni-blanc 60% Baco 40%.<br />Characteristics :<br />The youngest of the eaux-de-vie making up this blend of typical Bas-Armagnac grape varieties has been aged in our cellars in oak barrels for a minimum of 7 years.<br />a minimum of 7 years<br />Tasting notes :<br />Very Superior Old Pale - VSOP<br />Beautiful amber colour. Powerful nose of prunes, lots of richness and concentration, warm bread aroma with a touch of toast and gingerbread. On aeration, superb aromas of<br />baker's oven, rancio and candied fruit appear. The palate is smooth, round, almost excessive, no sensation of alcohol, the wood is there: beautiful and vanilla. The finish is<br />full-bodied<br />with a return of macerated stone fruits.<br /><br />The cigar alliance<br />by Yves Belaubre<br /><br />Tariquet VSOP Flor de Copán Línea Puros, Churchill<br />Perhaps the most woody of Tariquet's Bas Armagnac, the VSOP offers a first fiery but not aggressive nose of toasted oak, orange jam, and slightly vanilla prune.<br />vanilla. On aeration, deep scents of rancio, pear skin and toast enchant. The delicacy of the toasting of the oak woods in which<br />Tariquet eaux de vie age and embellish in patience, is superbly translated by this woody harmony which marks the mouth with a slightly resinous and vanilla<br />and vanilla flavour. On the elegantly warm finish, the woody sensations become more toasted, almost bitter almond, on a background of honeyed resin that<br />The length of the palate unfolds, awakening greedy gingerbread sensations.<br /><br />Created in 2003, Flor de Copan's Linea Puros range now includes<br />four vitolas, all made from 100% Honduran tobacco. From the ancient Mayan region of Copan (northern Honduras), famous for its light, smooth and gently<br />The Linea Puros offers a spicy and roasted interpretation of the ancient Maya region of Copan (northern Honduras), famous for its light, smooth and slightly liquorice<br />tobaccos. The Churchill has a velvety, even brioche-like smoke, with roasted and woody aromas and beautiful nuances of bark, moss and nuts, enhanced by hints of nutmeg<br />and white pepper and more acidic touches of cardamom.<br /><br />The meeting of the VSOP and the Churchill Linea Puros also offers lovers a superb variation in taste around the woody expression - soft forest bitterness - and similar<br />almost brioche-like textures. The intense smoke, quite dense but not very fatty, awakens<br />The intense smoke, fairly dense but not very fatty, awakens honeyed impressions at the attack of the Tariquet, the acidulous spices (cardamom, nutmeg) of the smoke<br />bouncing off the fruity bitterness (orange peel) of the Armagnac.<br />of the Armagnac.<br />As the brandy rises, the Linea Puros smoke makes its spices (nutmeg, cardamom) resonate on the finely wooded vivacity of the Tariquet before melting on the long palate<br />into the tones of roasted bark, roasted nuts and liquorice (gingerbread) that characterise this alliance.<br />From resinous honey to walnut, from vanilla woodiness to cardamom, from roasted bark to liquorice, the accord carries the spicy flag of the forests. The bittersweet notes on<br />the finish are tinged with gingerbread smoke, and caramelised walnut the fruity wood of this<br />Traditional blended Armagnac, aged for 8 years.<br />To the Mousse, gingerbread, raw walnut. Toasted woody start, nuts, grey and white pepper. Slightly salty smoke, acidic touch not greasy, light roasted wood with nutmeg<br />spice and rising cardamom note, the churchill echoes its spices on the palate marked by more intensely roasted wood and reveals roasted nut flavours in the rancio of the<br />brandy.<br />On the attack, the smoke goes into the roasted nuts, exalting the woodiness of the VSOP.<br />On the long finish, the spices are enhanced (almost cardamom on the Linea, cinnamon and white pepper on the Larc).<br />The smoke enhances the gingerbread nuances of the VSOP.<br />The acidity of the smoke rebounds in the orange peel side of the VSOP.<br />The bitterness is enhanced on the finish (bitter almond and liquorice): a delicate roasted woody fusion.<br />

Grappa FELDMARSCHALL VON FENNER Müller Thurgau<br /><br />South Tyrol DOC<br /><br />Description:<br /><br />This grappa is distilled from the best marcs of the Müller Thurgau 'Feldmarschall von Fenner'. The diverse aroma spectrum of this grape is reflected in the bouquet.<br />Unobtrusive despite its high alcohol content, this grappa captivates with a very delicate and varietal-typical bouquet as well as with a smooth body.<br /><br />Alcohol: 42.5% vol.<br />

<br />Eligo of Ornellaia<br />Grappa Riserva<br /><br />Eligo dell'Ornellaia Grappa Riserva is an expression of Ornellaia's philosophy that a rigorous process of grape selection in the vineyard and at every stage of production is<br />fundamental to creating the best possible quality.<br /><br />With the arrival of autumn, after the Ornellaia wines have been transferred to French oak barrels for ageing, the marc is entrusted to an artisanal distillery in the heart of the<br />Tuscan countryside. Here the master distiller, armed with his expertise, extracts the delicate aromatic heart from the skins of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc<br />and Petit Verdot.<br /><br />After patient distillation in small copper stills, the grappa is aged for at least three years - twice as long as the time required to obtain a Grappa Riserva - in Ornellaia's own<br />barrels.<br /><br />It is then blended with the reserves from previous years to obtain greater breadth and character. To guarantee its craftsmanship, the grappa is distilled, blended and bottled<br />in the same distillery. With its aromas, silky texture and beautiful golden hues, Eligo dell'Ornellaia Grappa Riserva is distinguished by its unique origin and style, inspired by<br />nature and perfected by man.<br />

Appelation: Grande Champagne 1er Cru<br />Capacity: 70cl<br />Presentation : Decanter in a case<br />Alcohol content : 40% Vol.<br />Indicative ageing : Blend of more than 10 years up to 25 years<br />Grape variety : Ugni Blanc.<br /><br />Colour<br />Amber, with an old gold hue<br /><br />Aromas<br />Peach, plum and quince paste, balanced between fruit and wood with hints of vanilla<br /><br />Palate<br />Great elegance with supple but powerful woody and fruity notes<br />

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Chartreuse Jaune (43°) is soft and mellow<br /><br />It is made with the same plants as the Chartreuse Verte, but in different proportions, it offers scents of flowers, honey and spices.<br />Only two Carthusian brothers know the names of the plants and how to blend and distil them. They are also the only ones who know which plants to use to give the natural<br />green and yellow colours.<br />They are the ones who control the slow ageing of the liqueur and decide when the liqueur is ready to be bottled.<br /><br />Composition: alcohol, sugar, plants and flowers.<br />Presentation: characteristic bottle, sober and elegant, decorated with the seal of La Grande Chartreuse.<br />Tasting: To bring out the aromas, Chartreuse is drunk on the rocks.<br /><br />Traditionally, it is considered as a digestif, but more and more connoisseurs also enjoy it in cocktails.<br />

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Grande-Chartreuse Plant Elixir<br />10 cl - Wooden case<br /><br />Made by the Carthusian Fathers since 1764 according to the instructions of the Manuscript given to them by the Duke of Estrées in 1605, the Elixir Végétal contains 130<br />medicinal and aromatic plants.<br />It is a very effective digestive and tonic.<br /><br />Composition: alcohol, sugar, plants and flowers, 69°.<br /><br />Presentation: in a 10 cl bottle protected from light by a wooden case, which ensures perfect conservation.<br /><br />Use: a few drops on a lump of sugar, in a little sweetened water, as an infusion or in a toddy.<br />

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Authentic liqueur of exceptional strength - thanks to the 130 plants that make it up.<br />It is the only world-renowned GREEN liqueur made entirely from natural elements and aged in oak casks and bottles.<br /><br />It is powerful and different. (55%)<br /><br />Composition: Alcohol, sugar, 130 plants and flowers.<br />Presentation: Characteristic bottle, sober and elegant,<br />decorated with the seal of La Grande Chartreuse.<br />Tasting: To bring out the aromas, Chartreuse is drunk on the rocks.<br />Traditionally, it is considered as a digestif, but more and more connoisseurs also enjoy it in cocktails.<br />

BERNARDI bacon - the time to the maturity is esteemed to us<br /><br />Today as at that time we process after traditional production procedure nearly all parts of the pig, e.g., the leg, the square, the pork nape, the belly, the shoulder and the<br />cheek. In addition to this already very unusual assortment we still produce the traditional farm bacon which is produced without exception of local pigs. This is marked as a<br />rule with our fire sign belonging to company. Because of the different bandage fabric of the single meat parts we are able with the use of one single salt/herbs-mixture to give<br />this one own individual character and taste.<br /><br />The salt spice mixture protected since generations refined every now and then is one from herbs, berries, salt and other spices composite recipe which vouches for the<br />unique and distinctive taste of our products. Besides, we place great value of the fact that some berries not to ground, but traditionally are rammed to heat up the contained<br />essence oils on no case and to cause therefore restorative bitter substances.<br /><br />Our bacon becomes salted with 2.3% on 1 kg of meat. The brine time amounts four weeks and all bacon sides are restacked weekly, besides, must be always also<br />respected the temperature of the brine cell.<br /><br />The maturity of a good bacon determines the nature only. We create ideal, always constant conditions and give to every item of BERNARDI bacon the time which requires<br />for an optimum maturity.<br /> <br /><br /> Ingredients: Pork leg, salt, black pepper, coriander, cumin, natural flavouring. Preservative: sodium nitrite.<br />Nutritional statement-Average values per 100g: Energy 325kcal/1353Kj; Fats: 22g, of which saturated fatty acids: 8.8g;<br />Carbohydrates: 1.7g; of which sugars: 0g; Protein: 30g; Salt: 5.6g.Origin of meat: EU.<br />

<br /><br />The Balvenie<br />Single Barrel 15<br />Aged 15 Years<br /><br />The Balvenie Single Barrel Sherry Cask has been matured exclusively in a single European oak sherry butt for at least 15 years. The term 'Single Barrel' conveys the unique<br />nature of the single malt whisky, which has been drawn from a single cask of a single distillation.<br />Limited by nature, each heavily toasted European oak Oloroso sherry butt will yield no more than 800 bottles of Scotch whisky.<br />Tasting Notes<br /><br />Nose: Dried fruits overlaid with a gentle nuttiness<br />Taste: Rich with elegant oak and subtle spice<br />Finish: Long, sherried finish<br />