Vintage samples from Finest & Rarest

Absinthe Pernod Fils "Garanti Fabriqué en 1913"

This is the classic "benchmark" Pernod Fils with the labels overprinted "Fabriqué en 1913"
(made in 1913). This is a very rare bottling - these bottles were the very last stock produced
by Pernod before the ban in 1914. They were sent to Holland for safekeeping and a small
quantity were released 25 years later for export in 1938 with this special overprinted label.
The balance of the stocks was unfortunately destroyed by bombing during the war. Photos
show the bottle still covered in the original cellar dust!

50ml samples of vintage Armagnac, Cognac, Rum and Calvados
From 1805 to 1960's

We had never done anything quite like this before: At Finest & Rarest we wanted to celebrate years of
success with something very special for our clients, guess what we did...
We cracked open some bottles. 3 bottles of Armagnac, 4 bottles of Cognac, 6 bottles of Rum, and 2 bottle
of Calvados. Nothing modern, but exclusively bottles from 1858 to 1960!
We thought that it would be a great idea to offer samples from these wonderful bottles so that our clients
could enjoy the prestigious spirits they contain without having to purchase a full bottle. Plus, we think
that they make incredible and unusual gifts for birthdays and the year-end season. Imagine yourself
enjoying a glass of a 150+ year old Cognac with your family and friends after a delicious dinner. That's
exactly what we had in mind with this idea.

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Calvados Boulard 1902 - 50ml sample

Earliest bottle ever found of this renown calvados producer. Pierre-August
Boulard founded the company in 1825 and now his great great grandson, Vincent,
is running it.

119 € / 50ml (only 9 samples available)

Armagnac Château de Malliac 1904 - 50ml sample

Located in the town of Montréal, Gers, Château de Malliac was producing Bas
Armagnacs from Picpoult and La Folle Blanche grapes.

109 € / 50ml (only 6 samples available)

Armagnac J. Dupeyron 1893 - 50ml sample

Joseph Dupeyron, founder of the company Ryst Dupeyron, was first awarded for
his armagnacs at the Exposition Universelle in 1900. Dupeyron is still a family-
owned business and their world widely renown armagnacs are still aged in the
cellars of the impressive "Hotel de Cugnac" in Condom, Gers.

109 € / 50ml (only 13 samples available)

Cognac J.G. Monnet & Co 1858 (bottled by Lachaise) - 50ml sample

Aroma: cosy. A mountain hut. Summer meadow with the smell and feel of
humidity before the rain comes. Notes of apples drying in the cellar, dried fruit
and Christmas pudding.
Taste: oranges and dried fruits. Ultra rich. Some alcohol bite.

SOLD OUT

Cognac Grande Champagne Caves du Pavillon Royal 1875 - 50ml sample

Aroma: spring in the city, rain and asphalt. Strong sweetness. Notes of apple
blossom & black grape skin.
Taste: Fresh. Mild. Silky & oily mouthfeel.

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Cognac J.V. Caillette 1878 - 50ml sample

Aroma: extravagant personality. Breathing in history. Floral & Fruity (tropical
fruit). Notes of honey, almond blossom, Candied pineapple & Muscovado sugar.
Taste: mountain herbs. Syrup. Memories of childhood. Soft alcohol, not biting.

SOLD OUT

Rossi Rhum Demerara 1956 - 50ml sample

Rossi D‘Asiago‘s story began in 1868 in Asiago when pharmacist Giovanni
Battista Rossi succeeded in gaining a successful elixir based on china calissaya
and kicked off the first industrial production of distillates in the area. In 1929,
Dr. Rossi created Kranebet, a pure distillate made with alpine herbs (juniper,
gentian and absinthe). After WWII the company expanded their business
towards importing high quality spirits including Rum.

69 € / 50ml (only 14 samples available)

Old Demerara Rum Keeling 1959 - 50ml sample

Nose: Something of a wooden still wafts through here, soft, not sharp, quite
deep. Licorice, bananas, citrus, apricots ...
Palate: Thick, heavy, dark, heated, rich. Vanilla starts the party, then oak and
tannins ... dusty hay notes, then dark rye bread, prunes, pears, blackcurrants
and figs; with very little spice or anise coming through. It was lusciously made
... at last comes the dark burnt sugar and some caramel notes, black cake and
fruit, to swell the taste buds.
Finish: Warm, fruity, with salt ... tannins again, a little bitter, followed by the
aromatic smoke of port infused cigarillos.
thelonecaner.com (2016)

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Barbieri Vecchio Rum Jamaica c1960 - 50ml sample

1-liter bottle of Vecchio ("old" in Italian) Jamaican Rum. Bottled by the Barbieri
brothers of Padova in the 1960's. The company is still active today and are well
known for their fruit liqueurs (including a rum punch).
Aroma: wonderful muscovado sugar aroma. Vanilla.
Taste: woody, like a deck of a ship. Fruity. Delicious!

49 € / 50ml (only 18 samples available)

Calvados Lemorton 1926 - 50ml sample

This prestigious vintage - more than 90 years old - from the Lemorton family is
not available anymore from the domain. The best calvados Domfrontais on earth!

89 € / 50ml (only 13 samples available)

Rhum Barbancourt Réserve Spéciale c1960 - 50ml sample

A wonderful old bottle of Barbancourt 5 stars rum from Haiti, made at the
Barbancourt distillery in Port-au-Prince in the 60's. This private stock rum has
been aged for 15 years in white oak barrels, originally for the exclusive use of
the distillery owners. Barbancourt is made directly from sugar cane juice rather
than the sugar cane by-product molasses.

49 € / 50ml (only 15 samples available)

A. A. Baker Battle Axe Jamaica Rum c1960 - 50ml sample

Nose: ... The alcohol content is not noticeable, I do not have an unpleasant
sting. Instead, just come across a lot of Jamaica rum flavor, such as bananas,
grilled pineapple, citrus or nutty-grassy portion. I like it to the best here!
Palate: ... I have the highest notes in top form! If I had to type in a distillery, it
would most likely be Hampden or Long Pond. ... Banana and pineapple are very
present, as well as humus and citrus influences. ...
Great, mouth-filling, slightly astringent rum with perfect ballance. Right, really
delicious!
Finish: Fruity notes go over into anise. This is Jamaica, as I like it!
barrel-aged-thoughts.blogspot.com (2019)

49 € / 50ml (only 14 samples available)

Rhum Chauvet des Antilles c1960 - 50ml sample

Still produced today by Slaur in Le Havre, Rhum Chauvet is made from rhum
agricole imported from Martinique that is blended, aged and bottled in France.
The brand was created in 1880.
from the late Fifties.

49 € / 50ml (only 20 samples available)

Armagnac Pierre Célestin 1893 - 50ml sample

A premium Armagnac from Pierre Celestin, in Tasque, in the Gers region. Only
grapes from the Bas-Armagnac appelation were used. Bas-Armagnac is named
after its low altitude and produces one of the finest Armagnacs, with a fruity
and delicate character. The grapes grow in acidic, argillaceous and stony ground.
Bas-Armagnac is composed of mainly Bacco and Ugni Blanc variety of grapes.

109 € / 50ml (only 11 samples available)

Cognac Grande Fine Champagne de la Belle Meunière 1805 - 50ml sample

The "N" neck seal refers to Napoleon's cellar in the Palais des Tuileries in Paris.
This Reserve, from the Bréard family, was bottled for the establishments of "La
Belle Meunière" - Marie Quinton (1854-1933) - a national monument of the
French culinary art, and a true Belle Epoque success story. She was running the
Grand Hôtel Nice Palace, and her mansion in Nice is today the Hôtel Belle
Meunière.

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Armagnac Ortholan Frères 1893 - 50ml sample

A Grand Cru armagnac from Auch in a rare magnum bottle. A beautiful and
inviting dark brown color with prominent notes of wood, leather and dried fruits.

109 € / 50ml (only 30 samples available)