Whereas Scotch was first made by all those unrelated Scottish fellows named Glen, I'm glad to see the French Hayek family still makes all these grape spirits, notably Armond Hayek, Connie Hayek and their daughter Brandy (who's a fine girl, what a good wife she would be, her eyes could steal a sailor from the sea).
I remember once tasting rum from the 70s and I was utterly blown away by the richness and complexity of the different flavors. It really is a privileged experience to taste such old spirits. I hope to acquire a birth year bottle of whisky someday, although every year it gets more prohibitive.
Big brandy drinker trying to cone back to scotch after a few years hiatus. De Gaube is well known to make some excellent old Armagnacs. Oldest thing I've had was a 1924 cognac bottled by Grosperrin. Amazingly it had spent 97 years in oak and wasn't the slightest bit over oaked. Fantastic.
I had a bottle of 1967 (received in 1997) Armagnac. It was excellent. I recently purchased two bottles of 1991 Armagnac (probably 30 year old). I should probably try that one. If Armagnac the most affordable of the aged spirits followed by rum.
I'm loving the banter having recently discovered you lovely ladies after watching Ralfy 'pineapple and mint' reviews and now appreciating 'old swimming floats, musty lofts and jobbie' reviews 🤔 Rachel snorting Armagnac as soon as Jen said it smells of glue has got to be one of the funniest moments, thanks for making me smile ☺
One of the problems with buying 'birth year bottles' for an old codger like me is the price and Armagnac is (so far) quite good with that. Now I do have a Canadian whisky with a 1961 label, but their regulations are a bit 'casual' and it wasn't much less than the cheaper of the 2 Armagnacs I've got from that year. Of course the 1961 Highland Park - The Dragon was about four times as much as those three combined... In between pricewise I do have a North British 50-year-old single grain from 1962 (though only a 200ml bottle) and an unspecified 1963 single malt from Gordon & Macphail. For anything older, I've had to rely on specialist whisky shows or bars like Dornoch Castle Hotel.
Yeah absolutely RE price of birth year whiskies which are going up in price quickly!! Can imagine that North British and Highland Park are delicious though!
I'm sipping a 25-year-old Delord Bas Armagnac while watching this video, and getting a lot of the same flavor and aroma sensations, except that this Delord tastes more of pear instead of apple. Really good stuff and only $69.00 for the bottle, which is pretty phenomenal for a spirit of its age. The other thing is the strength of flavors it provides at an ABV of 40% - I've never had a Scotch that tasted so robust at 40%. I'm not really into brandies, but this makes me want to explore this type of spirit a bit more.
It's likely because Delord adds sugar to it. Also it is likely less reduced than most scotch. Still strength on most Armagnac is 48-52% because it's most often single distilled. Cask strength on the 25yr is probably fairly close to 40abv, certainly closer than most cask strength scotch.
@@TheBensta96 I really doubt they added any sugar to this batch. It starts out with just the faintest hint of sweetness, then finishes pretty dry. The finish is quite long too.
Question I am assuming that the brands are also different and a years difference on the same brand would have very little change in taste but can be influenced by the barrel used. Cheers
Here's a link to the 1963 bottle - decadent-drinks.com/shop/nas-no3-58-year-old-bas-armagnac And for the 1964 here's some more info, this sample was dropped in by a friend so we've not seen the actual bottle! Armagnac 1964 "La Hauresse" Sarl de Gerault Pandelais 47170 Lannes
Did I miss where they showed the bottles or said which armagnac this is? It's like saying you are trying scotch from 1964, but not saying what region of scotland or which distillery it's from?
You are totally right! We did have this info but not being into Armagnac (yet) we've not thought to say! If I can find the sample bottles I will come back and let you know!
Whereas Scotch was first made by all those unrelated Scottish fellows named Glen, I'm glad to see the French Hayek family still makes all these grape spirits, notably Armond Hayek, Connie Hayek and their daughter Brandy (who's a fine girl, what a good wife she would be, her eyes could steal a sailor from the sea).
🤣 I love bad puns!
I remember once tasting rum from the 70s and I was utterly blown away by the richness and complexity of the different flavors. It really is a privileged experience to taste such old spirits. I hope to acquire a birth year bottle of whisky someday, although every year it gets more prohibitive.
Big brandy drinker trying to cone back to scotch after a few years hiatus. De Gaube is well known to make some excellent old Armagnacs. Oldest thing I've had was a 1924 cognac bottled by Grosperrin. Amazingly it had spent 97 years in oak and wasn't the slightest bit over oaked. Fantastic.
Wow! 97 years and not over oaked! Sounds amazing!
I could listen to you ladies do a tap water tasting. Great channel.
Now there's an idea!😂
I had a bottle of 1967 (received in 1997) Armagnac. It was excellent. I recently purchased two bottles of 1991 Armagnac (probably 30 year old). I should probably try that one. If Armagnac the most affordable of the aged spirits followed by rum.
I'm loving the banter having recently discovered you lovely ladies after watching Ralfy 'pineapple and mint' reviews and now appreciating 'old swimming floats, musty lofts and jobbie' reviews 🤔
Rachel snorting Armagnac as soon as Jen said it smells of glue has got to be one of the funniest moments, thanks for making me smile ☺
Glad you are enjoying the more unusual notes!
Haha Rachael the spirits sniffer!! 😜Great fun as usual ladies.. Cheers..
One of the problems with buying 'birth year bottles' for an old codger like me is the price and Armagnac is (so far) quite good with that. Now I do have a Canadian whisky with a 1961 label, but their regulations are a bit 'casual' and it wasn't much less than the cheaper of the 2 Armagnacs I've got from that year. Of course the 1961 Highland Park - The Dragon was about four times as much as those three combined... In between pricewise I do have a North British 50-year-old single grain from 1962 (though only a 200ml bottle) and an unspecified 1963 single malt from Gordon & Macphail. For anything older, I've had to rely on specialist whisky shows or bars like Dornoch Castle Hotel.
The main problem with that old, 1961 Canadian whiskey is that it's Canadian whiskey. Zing!
Yeah absolutely RE price of birth year whiskies which are going up in price quickly!! Can imagine that North British and Highland Park are delicious though!
I've never tried Armagnac...
I've heard the French use it mainly for cooking. 😶
One 15 yo brandy from Jarnac was incredible though! 🙂
Unforgettable!
I bought a Baron de Lustrac 1968, Vintage Armagnac about 2 years ago for under £200 there is a lot of bang for your buck with these.
Absolutely!
"You've poured it up your nostrils." A new tasting technique! Great video!!
Talk about retronasal tasting.
Always experimenting!🤣🤣
I'm sipping a 25-year-old Delord Bas Armagnac while watching this video, and getting a lot of the same flavor and aroma sensations, except that this Delord tastes more of pear instead of apple. Really good stuff and only $69.00 for the bottle, which is pretty phenomenal for a spirit of its age. The other thing is the strength of flavors it provides at an ABV of 40% - I've never had a Scotch that tasted so robust at 40%. I'm not really into brandies, but this makes me want to explore this type of spirit a bit more.
It's likely because Delord adds sugar to it. Also it is likely less reduced than most scotch. Still strength on most Armagnac is 48-52% because it's most often single distilled. Cask strength on the 25yr is probably fairly close to 40abv, certainly closer than most cask strength scotch.
@@TheBensta96 I really doubt they added any sugar to this batch. It starts out with just the faintest hint of sweetness, then finishes pretty dry. The finish is quite long too.
Sounds tasty!
Do you ladies know how many years matured these Armagnacs were? Thank you
I'm not sure. If I can find the sample bottles again I'll let you know. I'm pretty sure they were both bottled this year.
Question I am assuming that the brands are also different and a years difference on the same brand would have very little change in taste but can be influenced by the barrel used. Cheers
Yes, I'd say so.
What distillery was this?
Here's a link to the 1963 bottle - decadent-drinks.com/shop/nas-no3-58-year-old-bas-armagnac
And for the 1964 here's some more info, this sample was dropped in by a friend so we've not seen the actual bottle!
Armagnac 1964 "La Hauresse" Sarl de Gerault Pandelais 47170 Lannes
@@TheGrailTastings I see. Thank you 4 the infos!
1964 1 was nine No cheeky comments
No Armagnac is the more robust flavours because of the oak barrels used and Cognac is more smooth and fine...
Did I miss where they showed the bottles or said which armagnac this is? It's like saying you are trying scotch from 1964, but not saying what region of scotland or which distillery it's from?
You are totally right! We did have this info but not being into Armagnac (yet) we've not thought to say! If I can find the sample bottles I will come back and let you know!
So Armagnac is the suave, sophisticated brother of cognac?
Hmm that could be one way to think of it!
I was conceived in 1964 😮
Pictures or it didn't happen.
@@bdwilcox 😂😂😂😂
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Enough with the glue-sniffing, Rachel: it can do y(our) head in.😉
It always escalates. This video proves she's now snorting intoxicating substances.
You've been in(ter)jecting (humour) for years, @bdw.😀👍
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I was born in 63…I wonder if I smell REALLY old!!!
Like a chlorine pool...but in a good way.
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