Spirits made with Grapes | Spirits Review

Castarède Sélection Armagnac

A nice starter Armagnac for those unfamiliar with Armagnacs charms

Rating: 7
Value: 6

Courvoisier Exclusif

Type: Cognac VSOP

Interesting for a bolder, mixing, cognac but pricey especially for 80 proof

Rating: 7
Value: 5

Courvoisier V.S.O.P.

A good serviceable cognac, but coasting on its marketing in the price/quality ratio.

Rating: 6
Value: 5

Dubonnet Red

Type: Red

Good, cheap and available – a probably on clearance now

Rating: 7
Value: 6

Dubonnet Rouge ( The NEW Dubonnet Rouge Version 2018 )

Much improved and cleaner taste than the previous incarnation. Highly recommend for a number of tasty cocktails or even by itself

Rating: 8
Value: 7

Frapin chateau Fontpinot XO Single Vineyard Cognac

Type: Cognac, Cognac XO, Single Estate, XO

One of the more outstanding cognacs out there for the money. Not just this XO – which is arguably the sweet spot between excellence and price/value, but the whole portfolio.

Rating: 9
Value: 9

Hangar One Buddhas Hand

Type: American, Flavored, Wheat

A lovely exotic vodka using real exotic fruit not some made up chemicals unlike some.

Rating: 10
Value: 9

Hangar One Chipotle

Type: American, Flavored, Wheat

Hot, yet subtle – just the way we like them.

Rating: 10
Value: 9

Hangar One Kaffir Lime

Type: American, Flavored, Wheat

Somehow they captured the essence of Kaffir lime in a a bottle. Marvelous !

Rating: 10
Value: 9

Hangar One Mandarin Blossom

Type: American, Flavored, Wheat

It is the “Arts and Crafts Movement” version of vodka.

Rating: 10
Value: 10

Hangar One Raspberry

Type: American, Flavored, Wheat

A artisanal vodka with really outstanding flavor.

Rating: 9
Value: 9

Heron Hill Unoaked Chardonnay

Type: Chardonnay

Flowers, apples, lemongrass, touch of mineral notes. Reminds me of a nice Vouvray in many aspects.

Rating: 8
Value: 5

Javelin Vodka – Drinking for a Cause

A well made vodka that uses an unusual mix of ingredients yielding a smooth taste. Also, 100 % of Javelin’s sale supports an excellent cause.
An outstanding way to continue to drink vodka and not only not support Russian aggression but fight it!

Rating: 8
Value: 8

Louis Royer XO

Type: Cognac XO

If you want an XO Cognac buy this one. Don’t bother with the others.

Rating: 10
Value: 10

Pierre Ferrand Double Cask Reserve

A very interesting example of a heretofore forgotten style of cognac with a much broader, weightier, and complex palette of flavors from the use of Banyul Casks for finishing.

Rating: 8
Value: 8