KORBEL CALIFORNIA FINE AGED BRANDY 18YR 750ML

Korbel 18 Year Brandy is unique for the two intricate distillation methods used in its production. Approximately one third of the blend is distilled in an Alambic pot still and two thirds in a copper-lined continuous column still. Alambic pot stills have been used to make brandy for at least 400 years. They are still used in Cognac and are used by a few California producers for luxury brandies. For the Korbel 18, we distilled French Colombard wine from the Russian River Valley. The distillate was aged in 60-gallon French Oak barrels, which had previously been used to ferment Chardonnay wines. The blend of the two brandies is an incredibly subtle and complex marriage of flavors. The richness, vanilla and butterscotch notes of the French oak aged Alambic brandy blend well with the spicy and lively fruit characters of the whiskey barrel aged column distilled brandy to create a true luxury brandy.