Bas Armagnac 100% Baco, Aged in Gascogne French Oak Cask, 50,2% ABV, Cask Strength, only 200 bottles, 500ml
« Slip on a rubber swim cap and cover yourself with protective oils before going wild swimming and avoid tangling with weeds and the varnished wooden boats punting along the willow-lined waterway. »
Colour: Chestnut
Nose: Rubber swim cap, seaweed, moss, feather, varnished low-slung boat with punting stick, willows, secondhand books, dark chilli chocolate, vanilla cream, ink in a silver inkwell, antiseptic lotion, cinnamon twists, velvet sofa and tobacco.
Palate: Funk, antiseptic lotion, cinnamon twists, egg drop soup, barbecued ribs, sambal lamb, pimento olives, dark chilli chocolate, dark chocolate, satin sheets, willow fronds and geranium leaves.
Finish: Chilli ribs, pimento olives on a wooden cocktail stick.
Conclusion : Funky and deliciously dirty.