Adelphi Bas-Armagnac 25 Year Old 1994 55.1% ABV

Bas-Armagnac 25 Year Old 1994 is a vintage Armagnac selected and bottled by Adelphi, the Scottish independent bottler better known for single malt whisky. Distilled in 1994 in the Bas-Armagnac area of Gascony, it matured for 25 years in a single French oak barrique and was bottled in 2020 at a cask strength of 55.1% ABV, without chill filtration, in a 700 ml bottle. The cask is described as mahogany in colour with a moderate bead, and the profile is rich, spicy and fruit-laden.

Tasting Notes: Dark fruit jam, violets and herbal bitterness.

Nose: Spicy, with sweet vermouth, damson jam, Parma violets, Black Forest gateau, panettone and aniseed.

Palate: Rosemary, cherry cola, blackberry coulis, Old Spice and Fernet-Branca.

Finish: Long and lingering.

Serve: Neat in a tulip glass after dinner.