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Don Julio 1942

Don Julio Tequila is named after its founder, Don Julio González-Frausto Estrada, who began distilling tequila in 1942 at age 17. Acknowledging the benefits of vertical integration, Gonzalez-Frausto established his own distillery, La Primavera, and spent the next 40 years improving his craft. He experimented with controlling various aspects of the tequila-making process, "from the cultivation of the agave to the bottling of the final product."

He named his distillery La Primavera (the Springtime) where he produced his first brand Tres Magueyes.

Don Julio 1942 is made at Tequila Don Julio, in the Los Altos highlands region of Jalisco. It is a clean, thin, smooth anejo.

It is light, not overly complicated in aroma and taste, a sweet and smooth anejo. It has a nice light caramel taste. Don Julio 1942, was created to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the opening of Don Julio's first distillery, La Primavera in 1942.

Production using an oven, “horno” cooked, slow roasted for over 70 hours and a shredder/roller extraction method is used. Distillation is done in stainless pot stills to 40% abv. It's produced in small batches and aged for at least two and a half years. They use bourbon barrels for the aging.

On the NOSE

Has a cognac aroma and showed some butterscotch and a creamy vanilla scent with some caramel.

On the Palate

Very smooth and silky, light colored, thin oil, with a clean caramel, creamy toffee/candy nougat type taste. It had a vanilla, spice and cotton candy taste. Not the most complicated or bold anejo it has some elements of a tasty, fine, enjoyable tequila, candy, creamy taste.

FINISH

A fruity apple, caramel and a spicy creamy candy.

THE MACALLAN Fine & Rare 60 Year Old ,1926

The Macallan unique bottle code “eh742b”, 700ml.

The Macallan Fine and Rare 60 Year Old, 1926. Distilled over 90 years ago and aged in European Oak for 60 years, this is one of only 40 bottles that Macallan has confirmed were produced from Cask 263 in 1986.

On the Nose

Rich dark dried fruits, raisins, dates and prunes with wood spices (cloves) and treacle toffee.

On the Palate

Robust resinous wood, sweetened with medium treacle toffee and rich dried fruits.

Finish

Drying wood with dark dried fruit and treacle toffee.

Romanee - Conti

Romanée-Conti is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de

Nuits subregion of Burgundy, France, with Pinot Noir as the primary grape variety.

Romanée-Conti has been called "one of the greatest wines of the world and the most perfect as well as the most expensive of Burgundy with a forceful bouquet of violet mixed with a scent of cherry, a lively and profound ruby robe, a suaveness of exceptional finesse. "The wine has been highly regarded for centuries. In 1780, the Archbishop of Paris declared it "velvet and satin" in bottles.

Wine critic Clive Coates praised the Romanée-Conti as: "the purest, most aristocratic and most intense example of Pinot Noir you could possibly imagine. Not only nectar: a yardstick with which to judge all other Burgundies."Roald Dahl once wrote of it, "Sense for me this perfume! Breathe this bouquet! Taste it! Drink it! But never try to describe it! Impossible to give an account of such a delicacy with words! To drink Romanée-Conti is equivalent to experiencing an orgasm at once in the mouth and in the nose.

Johnnie Walker Blue

Johnnie Walker Blue Label is an unrivaled masterpiece – an exquisite combination of Scotland’s rarest and most exceptional whiskies. Only one in every ten thousand casks has the elusive quality, character and flavor to deliver the remarkable signature taste.

Johnnie Walker Blue Label is inspired by Alexander Walker 1867 Old Highland Whisky. It was at the forefront of an era when fewer casks selection was in its infancy.

On the NOSE

Take in the wonderfully mellow, rounded nose – replete with dry smokiness artfully mixed with the sweetness of raisins.

On the PALATE

Serving a velvety combination of vanilla, honey and rose petals – before broadening out to include a zesty orange flavor with notes of hazelnut, sherry and dark chocolate.

FINISH - Signing off with a rich and luxuriously long finish, which showcases Johnnie Walker's trademark smokiness in the most sophisticated way.

Remy Martin XO

In 1981, Cellar Master Andre Giraud set out to create an XO that would express the excellence of the Cognac Fine Champagne.

Remy Martin XO is composed of eaux-de-vie coming

exclusively from the highest-quality and Petite Champagne. Such eaux-de-vie offer an exceptional aging potential and are known as Cognac Fine Champagne.

On the Nose

Wide spectrum of aromas of late summer fruit combined with rich floral notes of white flowers such as jasmine.

On the Palate

The perfect expression of Fine Champagne opulence on the palate with mature flavors of juicy plums and candied oranges, with a hint of hazelnuts and cinnamon.

Suntory, Japanese Whisky

Yamazaki® Whisky is Suntory's flagship single malt whisky, from Japan’s first and oldest malt distillery, multi-layered with fruit and Mizunara aromas.

From Yamazaki was born the surprising, delicate yet profound experience of a Japanese single malt whisky.

Spiritual and deep, made at Yamazaki Distillery, the soulplace of Japanese whisky, its signature multi-layered taste is highly praised by whisky connoisseurs all over the world.

Today, Suntory Single Malt Whisky Yamazaki® Whisky is not only the No.1 single malt whisky in Japan, but is enjoyed in more than

35 countries.

Dom Perignon, Vintage

Dom Perignon is a brand of vintage Champagne produced by the Champagne house of

Moet & Chandon. It is named after Dom Perignon,

a Benedectine monk who was an important quality pioneer for Champagne wine.

He pioneered a number of wine making techniques around 1670, being the first to blend grapes in such a way as to improve the quality of wines, perfecting the art of producing clear white wines from black grapes, to retain their natural sugar in order to naturally induce secondary fermentation in the spring.

On the Nose

The luminous sweetness of tropical fruit - green mango, melon, pineapple - instantly shines. It then cedes to more temperate notes, the tingle of orange zest, the mist of a mandarin orange. The wine breathes, revealing its freshness. The bloom after the rain. A tactile sensation of peony, jasmine and lilac.

On the Palate

The wine immediately imposes its ample presence, full and massive. A sappy sensation dominates as the tactile is rapidly overtaken by the aromatic. The body unfold, generous, firm and controlled. Then it contracts, letting the wine vibrate with spices and pepper.

Petrus 1981

The wine is named after Saint Peter. Petrus is a Bordeaux wine estate located in the Pomerol appellation near its eastern border to Saint-Emilion.

A small estate of just 11.4 hectares (28 acres), it produces a red wine entirely from Merlot grapes since the end of 2010 and produces no second wine.

The estate belongs to Jean-Francois Moueix and his children.

Petrus is widely regarded as the outstanding wine of the appellation. It ranks consistently among the world's most expensive wines.

The 1981 vintage of Petrus was initially austere and closed. It is only after long aeration that it reveals its full potential.

On the nose, it gives off a discreet bouquet of red fruits, such as cherry and raspberry, and roasted notes of coffee mixed with woody hints of oak and warm spices.

Petrus 1981 is not a Petrus like the others, it still presents a great elegance but in a smoother and less fancy way.

Hennessy Paradis, Rare Cognac

Created by Maurice Fillioux in 1979, the cognac Hennessy Paradis is known for its voluptuous and harmonious aroma.

It consists of eaux-de-vie, which are a reflection of the personality of such as delightful cognac: supple, light and round.

They are blended into an excellent cognac defined by its graceful, silky character highlighting its finely nuanced and harmoniously balanced aromatic qualities.

Its superb display of coppery gold colours is an indication of the many years it has spent ageing in old casks.