Metaxa 12 Stars Greek spirit drink

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Bottle size: 70cl
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alc./vol: 40%

Proof: 80°

Vintage: Non-vintage

Aged: 12 years

Product of: Product of Greece Greece

Launched September 2011 in global travel retail, Metaxa 12 Stars is a blend of three ingredients:

1) A double pot still distilled brandy made from wine produced from Savatiano, Soultanina and Koritnthiakos grape varieties and aged a minimum of 12 years in Limousin oak casks. 2) Aged aromatic Muscat wines from the hand-tended and hand-picked terraced vineyards on the semi-mountainous slopes of Mount Ambelos on the Aegean Islands of Samos, and 3) an infusion of Mediterranean herbs and May rose petals. The final blend is married in oak barrels for one year before being chilled filtered and bottled.

Review and Tasting


Sampled on 03/12/2015

Appearance:

Clear, deep coppery amber.

Aroma:

Dried apricot, white pepper spice, honey and sugared almonds with light orange zest and rose blossom.

Taste:

Very fruity with ripe apricot, peach, raisons, plums and dried fruit. Light honeyed sweetness is balanced by black pepper spiced toasty oak.

Aftertaste:

Attractive black tea notes emerge in the long fruity and pronounced black pepper spiced finish. Very faint lingering rose.

Overall:

Well-balanced and very fruity with honeyed sweetness balanced by black pepper spiced dry oak. Attractive floral notes throughout.

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Barcode UPC: 5202795150020
Bottle Size: 700 ml
Closure: Screw / Stelvin cap

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