Posted on 10/16/2009 6:38:31 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
Edited on 10/16/2009 6:52:09 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Bottles of an 1875 armagnac vieux that had been forgotten in the large wine cellar of the Tour d
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Are there any guarantees that it hasn’t turned to vinegar?
They like their ancient wine bottles covered with mold and other slime don’t they?
With all the grunge they are sporting, they might well have leaky corks.
500Euros each seems to be a bargain.
I’ll never understand that. What’s wrong with going to the liquor store and picking up an American quality $10 bottle?
Just...WOW! an Oenologist’s paradise!
The same difference is buying an 1894 model Winchester versus just picking up a new one. Both will shoot a bullet but given the choice, I can bet what most people here would choose.
But what classy vinegar!
With some sodium bicarb......that’s a mighty expensive ‘drain cleaner’. :)
The Win 1894 had some significant design changes around 1964. Later models were not of the "takedown" variety as is my son's 1896 mfg date example (from his great grandfather). Yes it shoots fine, though we did fire it remotely the first few times.
You might be right but i will stick with my $3 vinegar my last crop of jalapeño are due to be pickled.
I doubt they would taste better with that classy vinegar..
Armagnac is brandy, not wine. It’s similar to cognac but from the Armagnac district. I never heard of brandy turning to vinegar.
Brandy is made from distilled wine, isn’t it?
Of course. It’s short for brandywine (burnt wine).
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