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Mezan Jamaica XO Rum
Mezan Jamaica XO Rum Category: Gold Rum Origin: Jamaica Bottling: Mezan ABV: 40% Cost: £29.95 buy from Master of Malt What they say: Mezan Rum Meticulously selected by our Cellar Master, Mezan rums capture the depth and diversity of the… Continue reading
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Pacory 20 Years Old
Pacory Calvados Domfrontais 20 ans Review: Super-smooth, fruit juice then wood carried on oils, full of herbal tannins and utterly delicious – this reminded me of eating apple sauce before a mouthful of sage-wrapped roast pork – that brilliant combination… Continue reading
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Le Clos d’Orval 25 Years Old
Le Clos d’Orval Hors d’Age 25 ans Calvados Review: Initially light and fruity, layers of complexity develop, slightly sour and tannic fruit tea. 90/100 Continue reading
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Boulard XO Calvados
Boulard XO Calvados Pays d’Auge Review: Incredibly smooth and seasoned with the gentlest of woody spices, cream and toffee predominate but under the surface there is plenty to savour in this expert blend. Truly delicious! 89/100 Continue reading
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Berneroy XO Calvados
Calvados Berneroy XO Review: Fruity and sweet with a creamy palate, quite gentle with the fruit balanced against oak wood tannin and spices. 84/100 Continue reading
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Lemorton 5 Years Old Réserve
Lemorton 5 ans Réserve Vieux Calvados Domfrontais Review: A delicious introduction to Lemorton Calvados Domfrontais, Lemorton Réserve presents full & ripe orchard fruits from the spirit character it is made from, with the oak ageing taming this and adding a… Continue reading
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Coquerel Marquis de la Pomme 1972 Vintage
Compared to the 1971 vintage, the extra few years of maturation and wood maturation differences have produced a much sweeter vintage, a little more estery and ripe fruit and a little less wood elements produce for me a Calvados that… Continue reading
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Coquerel Marquis de la Pomme 1971 Vintage
A delicious expression that ranges from the cloying sweetness of mashed ripe banana in golden syrup to powdered woody spices and tannins, with the balance perhaps just on the darker woody side compared to the brighter fruits. 92/100 Continue reading
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Fourmond-Lemorton 10 Years Old
Much more balanced than the 6 year old Reserve we sampled, a deliciously syrupy sweet and dark caramelised sugar note comes from the wood ageing which is well-balanced against the fresh fruit from the Calvados spirit. The result is pure… Continue reading
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Fourmond-Lemorton 6 Years Old
A very spirit driven expression, everything from colour to palate suggested very little wood influence in this Calvados making me suspect it had been aged in older refill casks. A solid fruity expression for mixing perhaps but a little too… Continue reading
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