Best Brandy Under $200
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Top 5 Best Brandy UNDER $200
Torres
Torres 30 Jaime I. Brandy Reserva de la FamigliaBrandy category Winner of the Flaviar Community Awards 2018. Bodegas Torres was founded in 1870 by Jaime Torres Vendrell as one of Spain’s premier wineries, but the family had been growing grapes in the area for more than one hundred years before that. The estate has endured two World...
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Deep mahogany
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Coconut, dried cherry, and spices.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Lush with fig and tobacco.
Finish
Long and velvety.
Labiette Castille
Labiette Castille 1988 Bas ArmagnacA vintage Armagnac from 1988 Labiette Castille Bas Armagnacs are produced on one of the most renowned single estates in the Bas Armagnac region and they’ve won over 200 awards in the last 30 years. The estate was first founded in...
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Appearance / Color
Dark amber
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Salted caramel, candied walnut, plum, and vanilla.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Round and supple with fruit and toasted oak.
Finish
Long and elegant.
L'Encantada
L'Encantada XO Bas-ArmagnacA decades-old hidden treasure of Armagnac brought within reach. The Armagnac region of France is filled with small farms that sell their grapes to large producers. But it is a tradition that — during good harvests — they keep the extra grapes for themselves. And there are traveling...
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Nose / Aroma / Smell
The nose comes alive with a perfume of vanilla bean elderflower, espresso, and toasted oak.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
The palate is creamy and a bit dry with notes of chocolate, spice cake, iris root, and coriander.
Finish
The finish is long and savory with the lingering flavor of creme brûlée.
Asbach
Asbach Spezialbrand 15 Year OldThe outcast of Versailles. Hugo Asbach, a merchant and distiller, was only 24 years old when he started his business in the late 19th century. Soon he merged with different wine producers and laid the foundations for the Asbach brand that is known today. And some more history:...
learn MORE >>>Dark gold with a hint of red
Smell / Nose / Aroma
Striking aroma of jasmine, backed by citrus and aroma notes, with hints of green apples and flowers are also present
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Fresh, elegant, soft and round, bitter-sweet symphony
Finish
As long as you want it to be, with ever present noble maturity
Bhakta Spirits
Bhakta 27 - 07 BrandyA prestigious blend of French Brandies, finished in Islay Whisky. After Raj Bhakta sold WhistlePig, he wanted to bring something else to the market. So, he set on the quest to find it and find it he did: in a French chateau. There he found a cellar, full of ancient...
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Appearance / Color
Dark orange
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Autumnal aromas and cider notes.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Complex with cidery flavors and fruity richness with a hint of smokiness.
Finish
Slightly smoky.