“A warm, flaky apple crisp, dripping with brown sugar, soft tannins, beautiful fruit complexity and a touch of baking spice. Bright apple, honey, and a pop of acidity. Intensely drinkable, this Aficionados exclusive embodies our excitement to work with some of the top Calvados stock available on the market.” Producer: Roger Groult Vintage: Blend of …
“Beautifully rich on the nose: rounded and brimming with dark, rich cherry, cocoa, cola, sweet oak and laced with old tannic funk. On the palate, this cask is viscous, and powerful, it’s oaky and dry. Well aged but certainly not over oaked. Notes of cherry cordial, candied apple, blackberry reduction, caramel and tobacco dance. Long …
This is the first ever, fully custom, L’Encantada XO Blend in the United States. Many of you are familiar with Armagnac, as its on a strong upshoot in popularity for years now. It’s a really cool, full circle, experience for me. My first ever selection years back was a 1998 Cassou from L’Encantada as part …
Many of you know my deep love for agave. My two favorite producers in Mexican heritage agave are Maestra Berta Vasquez and Maestro Atenogenes Garcia. This pair of bottlings comes from Atenogenes, in his 3rd and 4th chapters in batches selected by Aficionados Group. This is the first time this particular project is being done, …
Distilled by one of our favorite producers, Atenogenes is back with his infamous tractor, an ensamble of three great magueys and a new element: bottling at still strength. I was thankful when Jason Cox of 5 Sentidos reached out regarding the potential for this batch to come to fruition. He had heard from Atenogenes that he …
There’s no denying bourbon lovers enthusiasm for exploring new spirits categories. In a collective comprised of Seelbachs, Bourbon Pursuit, Rare Bird 101 and The Mash & Drum guided by t8ke of Aficionados Group, A Midwinter Nights Yak was born. Produced and aged at Tessendier in the Petite Champagne region of Cognac, France, this lot of …
After some time away from making selections, r/Scotch is back for more. Embarking on the first peated, and sherried, expression, this single cask comes with great acclaim and overwhelming panel support. r/Scotch’s Ballechin was distilled in 2009 and aged for 11 years in a First Fill Sherry cask. Bottled at cask strength, with no coloring …
Hey all! Usually we drop one bottle at a time, but this week we’re dropping FOUR! That’s right – 4 different expressions. Berta Vasquez Cuishe-Tobala Ensamble: This drinks like a total fruit bomb in a great way. Citrus, orange, papaya and mango mix with cream sweetness, pepper and a hint of ash. Low on smoke, …
Distilled by Alberto Martinez, in the second of a pair of bottlings selected by Aficionados Group, this destilado de agave was produced in Santa Catarina Albarradas. Produced using Agave Potatorum – known in this case as Tobala, Alberto distilled this 131 liter batch using small clay pots across two distillation runs in August of 2019. …
