Metaxa, 5 Stars, The Original Greek Spirit, 70cl, Pack of 1

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Metaxa 12-Star is the most mature of the regular range of Metaxa Greek spirits, and there’s a push on to familiarize American palates with this classic Greek drink, or the Original Greek Spirit. A quantity of wine is blended with the aged distillate and casked at a 50% ABV for three to four additional years in Limousin oak casks. Later, when cognac became strictly defined Metaxa and other drinks had to redefine themselves, and Metaxa became a brandy. For years it was regarded as the Greek brandy. But then the spirits world defined what a brandy was, and brandy was a drink that, amongst other things, did not contain wine. It was developed by Metaxa Master Costas Raptis in 1992 and was based on specific selections of butts that showed exceptional flavor and complexity.

The final blend is then aged for at least two years, although Metaxa has blends that have been aged for as long as 30-40 years. The maturation occurs in large, 3,500-liter butts of neutral wood. Some of the butts used by Metaxa are more than a century old. The spirit is casked at an ABV of 40% and 46%. The original first two butts are still in use at the distillery, although they have been repaired many times. On the nose, it has more spice, particularly cinnamon, and less stone fruit. There are more pronounced dark, dried fruit notes of raisin, fig, and prune; dark chocolate, and the classic rancio aromas of cigar box and new leather. The other two Metaxas in their regular range are 5-Star and 7-Star, so you can figure out that they contain spirits aged for at least five and seven years respectively. So while the number of stars isn’t a comment on how ‘good’ the spirits are, you would naturally expect the 12-star to be richer and more complex, thanks to the extra time in the barrel. More About the Metaxa Stars

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Add granulated sugar to a small plate. Dip the rim of your glass into some lemon juice and then dip glass into the sugar. This is a picture of grapes of the variety muscat. They are used to produce the famous sweet Vin ... [+] Doux wine on the island of Samos. gettyMetaxa is a distilled spirit made in Greece from brandy and wine from sun-dried grapes, blended with Muscat wine. Metaxa is made using aged wine distillates, Muscat wines and botanicals sourced from the Mediterranean.