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REFINED VICES • St Aubin
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St Aubin

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:22 am
by AngelSword
Tonight I am enjoying a snifter of St Aubin Tour de Monde.

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:03 pm
by Scottes
And how was it?

Re: St Aubin

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:57 pm
by Rum Runner
The most succint review I have ever read!
AngelSword wrote:Tonight I am enjoying a snifter of St Aubin Tour de Monde.

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:38 am
by Count Silvio
Perhaps it is possible it is so good it simply does not need words to describe its opulence.

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:34 pm
by AngelSword
My wife was so impressed with this exquisite Armagnac, that she took the bottle over to her private shelf!!! So it has left my bar area and gone over to her separate liquor shelf in the dining room. Maybe I can temporarily sneak it back down here to in order to write a bit of a review.

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:52 pm
by Rum Runner
Hopefully, "She who must be obeyed" will allow this dalliance in the interest of futhering the appreciation of such a vaunted potable.

AngelSword wrote:My wife was so impressed with this exquisite Armagnac, that she took the bottle over to her private shelf!!! So it has left my bar area and gone over to her separate liquor shelf in the dining room. Maybe I can temporarily sneak it back down here to in order to write a bit of a review.

Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:26 am
by AngelSword
This is:
Chateau de Saint Aubin
Bas-Armagnac
Reserve du Chateau
Tour du Monde by Kelt.

The "Tour du Monde" gets a three month round the world sea journey in oak casks. It is promoted that the agitation and temperature changes involved damatically improve the already aged spirits. I can see no reason to argue with this concept. Indeed my taste buds tell me that this is quite a marvelous technique!

The delicate aroma is of spices (cinnamon, cardamom, and sage), orange rind, and grape blossoms. [I adore the smell of grape blossoms.]

The first taste has a hint of spice with new oak. It makes me wonder if they are doing the sea voyage with newer barrels than those used for the first stage of the aging. The second taste is nice and broad, mostly on the middle of the tongue. Sight burn.

The medium linger is of almond, raisin, and caramel. The fine floral notes then continue on for several minutes more.

I must say that this is an extremely pleasing spirit, well worth the $70 paid.

Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:56 am
by Count Silvio
Interesting aging method. I don't know much about ships but do the temperatures in cargobays usually change a lot? Or perhaps it is a wooden ship they use. Hmm, now theres an article idea... Different aging methods.

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:55 am
by AngelSword
Count Silvio wrote:Interesting aging method. I don't know much about ships but do the temperatures in cargobays usually change a lot? Or perhaps it is a wooden ship they use.


They use: http://www.evergreen-line.com/ I suspect that temperature fluctuctions would be greater in those containers on the top or outside.

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:58 am
by AngelSword
Rum Runner wrote:Hopefully, "She who must be obeyed" will allow this dalliance in the interest of futhering the appreciation of such a vaunted potable.
My wife is not so much the SWMBO type. She is "She who must be spoiled".