Joseph Magnus Cigar Blend Prav Saraff Selection
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Distiller:
MGP
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Bottler:
Joseph Magnus
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ABV:
50.35%
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Age:
11 Years
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Price:
$$$$$
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Intro:
This is yet another MGP sourced product. Blend of 11 and 18yr old whiskeys finished in Armagnac, Sherry and Cognac casks.
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Nose:
Sweet cinnamon, vanilla, fig and date fruit. Very sweet honey, cinnabon icing, clove and faint tobacco.
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Taste:
Medium thickness, no heat. Faint oakiness, pepper, tobacco and clove are very prominent. Very little fruit here, but there is noticeable vanilla character also.
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Finish:
Medium, oaky, spicy pepper, lots of oaky bitterness.
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Overall:
I think in trying to make a blend to pair with a cigar, they ended up with a blend that tastes like a cigar, but not in an especially positive way. It's too oaky, bitter and tannic for my tastes to really proclaim its greatness but it is a fairly solid sourced MGP cask. Not terrible, also not great.
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Score:
5
- Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources