1997 Baron Gaston Legrand Bas Armagnac

This premium brandy is made from hand-selected grapes that are distilled and then aged in oak barrels for over three decades, resulting in a complex and smooth flavor profile. With notes of vanilla, dark fruit, and a hint of spice, this brandy is perfect for sipping neat or mixed into a cocktail. The same source also mentions that the bottle size is 700ml, the ABV is 40%, and the Armagnac age is 1997.

Colour: Deep gold. 

Nose: wham! Coffee, marmalade, turpentine, cappuccino and molasses. Pretty heady armagnac, with developing whiffs of rose petals, ylang-ylang and peonies. Rather an aromatic bomb, shall we say. 

Mouth: Terrifyingly heavy, rich, and exactly armagnac, in the sense that it's absolutely not cognac. I know what I'm trying to say. Prune juice, heavy chestnut honey, and once again touches or roses. High-end black tea, really a lot of bitter chocolate… 

Finish: Coffee and Cointreau in the aftertaste. Perhaps also artichokes. Gets even tighter and rustic. As I said, armagnac. Comments: very highly recommended, this is pure armagnacness in my little book.