Metaxa Private Reserve 70 cl Gift Set, The Original Greek Spirit

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METAXA Private Reserve is a single batch expression, bottled with selected blends at the peak of their expression by METAXA Master. year double pot stilled brandy, aromatic Muscat wine, rose petals, and Mediterranean herbs. Taste notes Smooth with a floral note, vanilla, and hints of white raisins and apricot. The finish is slightly sweet and floral. Best Servedyear double pots stilled brandies, aromatic Muscat wine, rose petals, and fragrant herbs. Taste notes It was created In 1992 skillfully bringing together special blends of aged grape distillates and Muscat wines from Samos. Since then, the process takes place once a year, releasing a unique batch of Private Reserve. The youngest spirit blended into Metaxa 12 Stars has matured for 12 years, resulting in a well-balanced Metaxa with incredible depth. As we hit the 12-year mark, you get more woody smoothness from the French oak barrels in which this Metaxa is aged.

Only one batch of this type of brandy is made per year. The added distillates are aged for as long as 30 years, giving it incredible flavors rich in oaky tastes and even hinting at cigar tobacco. One of the defining characteristics of this type is the spiced orange flavor that usually stands out in each sip. Aen Micallef, Joseph. "Why You Should Discover Metaxa: Greece's Incomparable 'Brandy' ". Forbes . Retrieved 26 June 2023. It has dark amber with honey reflections. Aromas of dried flowers with notes of oak & old honey, bitter citrus peel, chocolate & coffee, mixture of sweet spices, pear compote. Complex, warm and generous on the palate. Gentle oak, dried figs, raisins, tobacco, orange peel make their appearance. Long aftertaste of dried fruit (figs, plums), smoky, with a long aromatic finish. The second process that gives this brandy its unique taste is the mix of local herbs that are put in to add aroma and herbal flavors. While the brewery keeps the exact ingredients and amounts secret for its recipe’s sake, it’s known to include May roses and other local Mediterranean herbs that are added before aging.Fragrant botanicals of Mediterranean herbs and rose petals also make their way onto Metaxa 5 Stars. The blend is then aged for a further year in oak barrels, cold-filtered and bottled, ready to delight its new owner. Ingredients This pinnacle of Metaxa excellence contains blends from the original casks first used in the original distillery in Piraeus. These casks have been under the protection of the Metaxa Master for five generations. Barley Barley wine Corn Mageu Pozol Tejuino Tesgüino Millet Oshikundu Tongba Rice Agkud Amazake Apo Beopju Brem Choujiu Chuak Dansul Gwaha-ju Hariya Makgeolli Mijiu Mirin Pangasi Rice wine Rượu cần Sake Sato Shaoxing wine Sonti Tapai Tapuy Rye Kvass Sorghum Pendhā Multiple grains Ale Ara Beer Boza Huangjiu Some people will call Metaxa a brandy, because of the mixture of distilled wines and other additives that create the blend. This spirit uses only wines and ingredients from the Aegean Sea area, making it a truly Greek brandy.

The white in the design represents Cycladic architecture, the blue for the Aegean Sea, and the bright gold for the sun. The exact amount of passion went into blending the Metaxa 12 Stars to interpret the Greek culture with this one-of-a-kind dark amber spirit. Ingredients year double pots stilled brandy, aromatic Muscat wine, rose petals, and Mediterranean herbs. Taste notes a b "The History of METAXA – The House of Metaxa". METAXA - The House of Metaxa . Retrieved 2022-09-09. A Metaxa made with a blend of cask brandies aged up to 80 years, aromatic Muscat wine, and delicate botanicals. Taste notes

As a brandy, Metaxa combines local Greek wines from islands in the Aegean Sea with wine distillates that have been aging for as long as 80 years in some types. This mix of old and new wines brings together the aged aroma and the freshness of newer wine to make a refreshing blend that is bottled and sold. Since 1992 I have been an avid drinks enthusiast and have been making Mead in my native country of Lithuania for over 30 years. I am also a drinks writer and member of the British Distilleries Alliance. The flavour of the Metaxa AEN Cask No 2 Despina is a revival of the old. It brings the true heritage and flavour from the old days to a few that will appreciate this Greek spirit with abyss-like depth. Ingredients Fanarioti, Kelly. "METAXA: the Original Greek Spirit – a Modern Classic!". NEO Magazine . Retrieved 25 June 2023. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie.

A full-bodied but refined Metaxa with hints of dry fruits, liquorice, oak, nutmeg, honey and white raisins. Delicious honey-pepper finish. Best Served A rich and concentrated flavour with sweet spices, prune, white raisins, grape, and ripe peppers. The finish is honeyed and gently spiced. Best Served Please ignore the brain dead review from what I can only surmise is a former employee who was fired for watching episodes of Spongebob Squarepants when he was supposed to be emptying the bins. Metaxa Private Reserve is quite simply the most wonderful thing to come out of Greece since Trial by Jury. Without exception the nicest Brandy I have ever tasted. Ever. Getting any of the type of Metaxa is going to cost you, as is made partially from some of the originally barreled Mextaxa wine. It is an incredibly rare brandy that can be aged for as long as 80 or more years. The flavors, aroma, and smoothness are one of the kind and you won’t find this sort of mix very often.Metaxa is a Greek amber-coloured spirit created in 1888 by Spyros Metaxa. Officially not brandy or cognac, Metaxa is a blend of Muscat wine and aged brandies (wine distillates) combined in Limousin oak casks. Mediterranean botanicals are added to the finishing process for additional aroma and taste. What Does Metaxa Taste Like? Our team provides a worldwide drinks review service to assist our readers from every country make informed drinks purchasing decisions for events, parties, gifts, or simply enjoying at home. Metaxa 5 stars, Metaxa 7 stars, Metaxa 12 stars, Metaxa Grande Fine, Metaxa Angels Treasure, Metaxa Private Reserve, Metaxa AEN