Metaxa 12 Star Brandy 700ml

Product Information:

The 12 stars represents the 12 years of ageing of this well-balanced Greek brandy. Walks a tightrope of bright fruit and honeyed sweetness and framed by black pepper spiced dry oak. Lifted florals throughout keeping it fresh.

Metaxa 12 Stars is a blend of three ingredients, a double pot still distilled brandy made from wine produced from Savatiano, Soultanina and Koritnthiakos grape varieties and aged a minimum of 12 years in Limousin oak casks. Second is aged aromatic Muscat wines from the hand-tended and hand-picked terraced vineyards on the semi-mountainous slopes of Mount Ambelos on the Aegean Islands of Samos, and lastly an infusion of Mediterranean herbs and May rose petals. The final blend is married in oak barrels for one year before being chill-filtered and bottled.

A clear, deep coppery amber, revealing delicate fruity aromas, followed by full, balanced flavours. Metaxa 12 Stars’ fruity and luxurious character is best explored neat or on ice.

Maker:

It all begins with Spyros Metaxa who built his first distillery in 1888 in Piraeus, in the port of Athens. Being raised in a family of silk merchants, he was an adventurer and a man of exquisite taste. As he travelled around the world, he discovered many different spirits and wines. However, he found that spirits of the time tended to be harsh on the palate and with no great aroma or character. So, he began to dream of crafting a unique spirit that was as smooth as it was intense. A spirit that would journey through the senses. By 1888 Spyros Metaxa creates METAXA, the Original Greek Spirit, and soon enough this very spirit began to be exported around the Mediterranean and the later the world-wide.

Philosophy: 

Metaxa's production process is carefully supervised by Master Blender Konstantinos Raptis. A blend of Savatiano, Sultanina, and Black Corinth grapes are employed in its production. The result is twice distilled to 60% ABV using traditional copper pot stills and then blended with aged muscat wine from Samos and Lemnos.

For aromatics, a unique blend of botanicals and rose petals impart their flavours through a special steeping process, after which the spirit is married in limousine oak casks to rest. When Master Blender Raptis has determined the spirit is ready, it is brought to -6°C for 48 hours, filtered and bottled.

Nose - Dried Apricot, Orange Blossoms, Honeyed Almonds
Dried apricot, white pepper spice, honey and sugared almonds with light orange zest and rose blossom.

Palate - Ripe Apricot, Raisins, Toasty Oak
Very fruity with ripe apricot, peach, raisins, plums and dried fruit. Light honeyed sweetness is balanced by black pepper spiced toasty oak.

Finish - Balanced, Black Pepper, Lingering Rose
Attractive black tea notes emerge in the long fruity and pronounced black pepper spiced finish. Very faint lingering rose.

The Finer Details
Style - Brandy
Country - Greece
Bottle Size - 700ml
ABV - 40%