{"title":"Born in 2004: Vintage Armagnac and Spirits","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 2004 vintage bottle was distilled that year and has been ageing ever since. For a 22nd birthday it works as a gift to open now or to put away until a bigger occasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach vintage comes from one year alone, never a blend, and supply ends when the cask does. A vintage that sells out does not come back. For years not shown here, email \u003ca href=\"mailto:orders@liquorwinecave.com.au\"\u003eorders@liquorwinecave.com.au\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jm-rhum-2004-hors-dage-bourbon-cask-42-9-700ml","title":"JM Rhum 2004 Hors d'Age Bourbon Cask 42.9% 700ml","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis “Hors d’Age” Agricole rhum has been aged for 15 years, in second-hand bourbon barrels, according to the tradition of J.M vintage rhums\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNose: Powerful, balanced and round. Notes of prunes, raisins, dried figs and roasted almonds. The warmth of the cocoa bean envelops the whole in an overwhelming sweetness and delicacy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePalate: Intense, warm and enveloping with a farandole of fruit notes, like a basket of candied fruits coated with intense dark chocolate. It reveals a great delicacy and leaves one dreaming while tasting it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFinish: Very persistent with notes of cocoa beans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhum JM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42548563968159,"sku":"JM2004HORSDAGE42.90%","price":362.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2322\/1151\/files\/jm-rhum-2004-hors-dage-bourbon-cask-429-700ml-880554.jpg?v=1712806714"},{"product_id":"christian-drouin-2004-pays-dauge-calvados-42-700ml","title":"Christian Drouin 2004 Pays d'Auge Calvados 42% 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalvados Pays d'Auge 2004, from double distillation in copper pot stills. Aged in old calvados barrels and old Foursquare rum barrels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe nose opens with notes of ripe apples and honey, before evolving into scents of cinnamon, brown sugar, and toasted wood in a deliciously pastry-like universe enriched by notes of brioche and baba. On the palate, the attack is straightforward, with a fine structure supported by toasted wood. Very rich, the palate also offers a pastry-like balance of sweet baked apple, spice, and dried fruit (almonds, raisins). A note of candied orange completes the gourmet aromatic palette of these calvados. The smooth finish evokes apple pie, strudel, and brown sugar, reminiscent of the finesse of Foursquare rums.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-6bd84d9-2 dXwRTf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"sc-6bd84d9-3 fvmVtK\"\u003eNose:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe nose opens with notes of ripe apples and honey, before evolving towards notes of cinnamon, brown sugar, and toasted wood in a deliciously pastry-like universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-6bd84d9-2 dXwRTf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"sc-6bd84d9-3 fvmVtK\"\u003ePalate:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe attack is frank, carried by notes of toasted wood. Very rich, the palate offers a pastry-like balance of sweet baked apple, spice, and dried fruit. A note of candied orange completes the aromatic palette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-6bd84d9-2 dXwRTf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"sc-6bd84d9-3 fvmVtK\"\u003eOverall:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSweet, with notes of apple pie, strudel, and brown sugar that recall the finesse of Foursquare rums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"sc-ccba12ba-3 dafuvV\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"sc-ccba12ba-1 jOZEHa\"\u003eBrand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e Christian Drouin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"sc-ccba12ba-1 jOZEHa\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e France\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"sc-ccba12ba-1 jOZEHa\"\u003eVintage:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"sc-ccba12ba-2 jccsrI\"\u003e2004 vintage\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"sc-ccba12ba-1 jOZEHa\"\u003eStrength:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"sc-ccba12ba-2 jccsrI\"\u003e42%\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"sc-ccba12ba-1 jOZEHa\"\u003eVolume:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"sc-ccba12ba-2 jccsrI\"\u003e70cL\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Christian Drouin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45764354277535,"sku":"LAURdrouin2004","price":273.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2322\/1151\/files\/christian-drouin-2004-pays-dauge-calvados-42-700ml-889264-566693.webp?v=1719108533"},{"product_id":"bunnahabhain-17-year-old-2004-carn-mor-celebration-of-the-cask-3714-for-ssw-elysian-rlf-scotch-whisky-700ml","title":"Bunnahabhain 17 Year Old 2004 Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask 3714 For SSW, Elysian \u0026 RLF Scotch Whisky 700ml","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBunnahabhain 17 Year Old 2004 Moine for Select Scotch Whisky, Elysian Whisky Bar \u0026amp; Ralph Louis Frederick\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask range of Single Cask Whisky from the family-owned independent bottlers, Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers, are a very limited range from distilleries all over Scotland. All the bottles are numbered and once they are gone they cannot be replaced as they are from one-off bottlings from a single cask. The Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask Scotch Whiskies are bottled at cask strength with no colour additions and are all non-chill filtered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis bottling of a Bunnahabhain 17 year old single cask scotch whisky was distilled at the Islay Bunnahabhain Distillery in 2004 before spending over 17 years in a single ex-sherry butt. The cask (#3714) produced 240 bottles bottles of malt at a natural cask strength of 58.3% ABV. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis special cask was \u003cstrong\u003eselected in collaboration by Select Scotch Whisky, Elysian Whisky Bar and Ralph Louis Frederick\u003c\/strong\u003e (yet-to-be opened whisky bar above Hains \u0026amp; Co in Adelaide) as an Australian Exlusive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting note on the Carn Mor Bunnahabhain 17 year old 2004 Australian exclusive:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNose: Stewed fruits, raisins and oranges with a gentle blend of tabacco and smoke bacon peat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePalate: Good sweet malty intensity, balanced with drying peat. Lively with the high ABV. The fireside peat (more like Highland than Islay) interplays with the sherry richness really well. Raisins and orange peel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinish: Peat and fruit fighting for dominance. The fruit seems to win for me, in this very long battle! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e58.3% ABV 700ml\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bunnahabhain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070820368543,"sku":"CMCOCBUNNA17M-COLAB","price":379.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2322\/1151\/files\/Screenshot_2024-10-16_at_12.17.10-474056.jpg?v=1729372821"},{"product_id":"jean-boyer-rhum-guyana-2004-2021-40-700ml","title":"Jean Boyer Rhum Guyana 2004\/2021 40% 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur rums exemplify the pursuit of excellence and authenticity. Generally made from molasses, they are very lightly sweetened and fully express their rich flavor and the flavor of local character. They come from batches of fewer than four barrels and are unfiltered to preserve the richness of this expressive alcohol. They may therefore sometimes exhibit a slight opalescence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRum Bullion is the old name for rum, which could mean \"sugar cane broth\" in the French islands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo release the aromas, rinse your glass with fresh water and empty it before pouring this great alcohol.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTasting notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEye: Mahogany.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNose: Nougat, butterscotch, and especially dark chocolate and mocha coffee.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePalate: Warm with licorice and black olive. There are spices (cinnamon and anise) and roasted nuts. And suddenly, the mocha coffee comes back full force with plum juice and an old rancio. Finish: quite long with still the mocha coffee and licorice. Notes of old Armagnac.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean Boyer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62491696464031,"sku":"JBGUYANA","price":225.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2322\/1151\/files\/jean-boyer-rhum-guyana-20042021-40-700ml-7284827.jpg?v=1757235111"}],"url":"https:\/\/liquorwinecave.co.nz\/collections\/born-in-2004.oembed","provider":"Liquor Wine Cave","version":"1.0","type":"link"}