Charles Oates Fine Apple Brandy (700ml)
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Charles Oates Fine Apple Brandy (700ml)

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$119. 99
Bottle
$1439.88 Dozen
ABV: 40%

Head south from Hobart into the Huon Valley, and you'll find where ex-convict Charles Oates and his family planted the region's first apple trees, now home to the distillery bearing his name. Inspired by the brandy tradition of Calvados in North-West France, the venture has gone to considerable lengths, even importing the first alembic Charentais copper still into Australia - modelled on the French originals. Tasted from a 20ml sample, the brandy pours brass gold. Swirling releases subtle scents of apple tart, quince paste and dustings of cinnamon. Orchard fruits vie with spicy oak but the fruity finish wins out in a delicious surge of apple pie, cinnamon stick and vanilla bean. Strikes some resemblance to fruity or sherried Speyside single malt. Try it as a digestif or with mature cheeses. 40% Alc./Vol.