Author: Dirk Chan
Every year, we present a few special bottlings for our customers celebrating 20, 30, 40 or 50 year birthdays or for those with special anniversaries. So this year, its wine and spirits bottled or made in the year ending with ‘9’. We have Armagnacs, Single Grain Malts, Single Malts and wines from these years. Check it out below. Note quantities are very limited (in certain cases only one bottle is available) so don’t wait too long to avoid disappointment.
Those of you accustomed to the very old tawny ports from Portugal for the last few years will be disappointed as there are no 1969 releases forthcoming that we’re aware of for the 1969 year.
First, those pictured above from left to right:
1989 Château de Chaintres Saumur-Champigny (Loire Valley, France) – $71.99
1989 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Cave Privée Rosé Brut (Champagne, France) – $449.99
1979 Francis Darroze Jaulin 38 Year Old Armagnac (France) – $219.99
1979 Girvan Sovereign Single Grain Whisky (Lowlands, Scotland) – $374.99
1969 Francis Darroze Domaine de Bellair (France) – $349.99
Other recommendations:
1999 Old Malt Cask Glenburgie 18 Year (Speyside, Scotland) – $149.99
1999 Old Malt Cask 19 year Tamdhu (Speyside, Scotland) – $158.99
1999 Francis Darroze Domaine de Rieston 19 Year (France) – $144.99
1989 Francis Darroze Domaine de Martin 27 Year Old (France) – $169.99
1989 Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 27 Year Old (Highlands, Scotland) – $849.99
1979 Port Ellen Gordon & MacPhail Rare Old (Islay, Scotland) – $1,799.99