1980’s Bardinet Napoleon V.S.O.P. 5 Star French Brandy 1 Litre cider & perry

1980’s Bardinet Napoleon V.S.O.P. 5 Star French Brandy 1 Litre cider & perryBardinet VSOP ("very special old pale") brandy is aged for at least 4 years (for the VSOP label) prior to bottling. Bardinet is named for its founder Paul Bardinet who first took "fire water" (un aged distilled sugar cane spirit) and aged it in oak casks for bottling as Negrita in 1857. Colour: mahogany colour, bright and shiny Aroma: fruity aromas highlight the nose of raisins, prunes, peaches and oak. Taste: smooth in the mouth, balanced and marked

by Arab alchemists

with also notes of apple juice and apricot pie

This dessert-worthy pour opens with concentrated

breads and cereals

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barbecue and flowers

a little ginger

Pretty pleasant

Little has changed here over the years as tradition and the nobility of the best French oak remain the essential elements in the ageing process

Smirnov in Moscow who was commissioned to produce vodka by the government after he was the first to filter the spirit in charcoal

there emerges a subtle spiciness—gentle notes of nutmeg or ginger—that complement the natural fruitiness

This vintage is celebrated for its complexity