“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 …
Category: Selection
“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 …
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. …
Distilled by the veritable Berta Vasquez, this special batch of destilado was procured specially for Aficionados Group and Seelbachs in a partnership to bring the best agave has to offer to new, and long time, fans of the spirit alike. This ensamble combines Espadin, Cuishe and Tepeztate magueys distilled on her copper alambique still to …
Distilled by the veritable Berta Vasquez, this special batch of destilado was procured specially for Aficionados Group and Seelbachs in a partnership to bring the best agave has to offer to new, and long time, fans of the spirit alike. This ensamble combines Tobala and Cuishe magueys, distilled on her copper alambique still in San …
Exclusive 12 Case Unblended Release for Aficionados Group Le Rocher is the Clairin produced by Romulus Bethel in Pignon, in the arrondissement of Saint-Raphaël in the department of the North, on the national road 3, one hour of dirt road from St. Michel, the village where Sajous is located. Clairin from Le Rocher distillery is …
“This Bas-Armagnac is originated from a small farm located close to the village of Courrensan, one of the best place for the Armagnac production. The young winegrower is mainly selling his wine production to a cooperative, but some years the travelling distiller comes to distill a part of this wine production. The cellar is quite …