Korbel can only ship BRANDY within the state of California.
BABRANDYMASTER'S NOTES
Korbel 25, is the oldest ultra-premium brandy in Korbel’s
portfolio. Korbel 25 was distilled in a
copper-lined “triple effect” column still.
The distillation process is exactly the same as for our Korbel Classic
Brandy. The first column, removes the
alcohol and aromatic components from the wine, leaving behind water and other
wine components that do not distill, such as acids and tannins. The second column concentrates the alcohol
and aromatics to approximately 169 Proof.
The third column removes impurities which can cause off flavors and
results in a smooth rich flavor.
The real essence of Korbel 25 is of course in the aging.
It was aged for over 25 years in older 52-gallon American oak whiskey barrels. We deliberately selected older barrels so
that the flavors extracted from the barrel would not overwhelm the subtle
character of the brandy. This results in
a lighter colored brandy that lets the flavor of the wine it was distilled from
shine.
Each year, we expect evaporation losses, or more
elegantly, the angel’s share of about 4%.
Every decade or so, the barrels are emptied into a tank, blended and put
back into a smaller number of the same barrels.
This keeps them topped up, otherwise there would be nothing left after
25 years! The loss of the angel’s share
actually concentrates the flavor of the brandy, while maintaining its more
refined character.
At bottling we add nothing but pure water, bottling
Korbel 25 as a pure “straight” California brandy.
Appellation: California
Distillation:
Copper-Lined Continuous
Colum
Distillation Proof: 169 Proof
Barrel
Aging: Over 25 Years In 52-Gallon
American Whiskey
Barrels
Barrel Aging Proof: 130 Proof
Bottling
Proof: 80 Proof (40% By Volume)
Cases
Produced: 50 Cases
* Unfortunately there is no discounting allowed on this new product.
