Asbach Spezialbrand 15 Years, 70 cl & 8 Year Old German Brandy, 70 cl

Asbach Spezialbrand 15 Years, 70 cl Carefully selected distillates from choicest wine-growing areas and a storage period of at least 15 years in casks of Limousin oak are necessary to make Asbach Spezialbrand, aged over 15 years. Packaging May Vary. Asbach 8 Year Old German Brandy, 70 cl In 1892 Hugo Asbach founded Asbach & Company and defined the principals for producing the Asbach brands followed to this very day. The quality is guaranteed through: the selection of quality grapes; the diligence of the master blender; the Asbach distillation process; long-term maturation and storage. As long ago as 1908, Hugo Asbach created the unmistakable Asbach Privatbrand - initially, strictly limited and exlucsively for family and friends. Asbach Privatbrand aged 8 years is a composition of the finest single distillates, the youngest of which is at least eight years old. The distillates are matured in small limousin oak barrels and later on in bigger casks of German oak. Finally, after the marriage of the single distillates, the cuvee is enobled by the secret Asbach maturing and refining process. Asbach Privatbrand owes its unique and imcomparably smooth taste to the distillation of selected wiens only from the best wine growing areas. In 2013 Asbach Privatbrand aged 8 years won the coveted 'Worldwide Brandy' accolade at the International Wine & Spirit Competition. Colour: dark amber. Nose: decidedly fruity with notes of bitter chocolate and cedar wood. Palate: full-bodied and very spicy, a well developed flavour of fruits with background notes of almonds and spices. Finish: very long, with full-bodied, aromatic and ripe notes.