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"The piquant aroma is concentrated, candied and appropriately peppermint-like. The palate entry tastes of gently sweet peppermint candy canes; the midpalate is more herbal/vegetal, reflecting the authentic pungent and oily flavor of crushed peppermint...." 90-95 pts.

"The tart, bitter black currant bouquet is stunning right from the beginning whiffs; time serves to deepen the black currant concentration to cassis-like. Crisp, tart flavor is razor sharp and clean; at midpalate, there’s an oily quality to the texture that underscores the racy, zesty, black currant flavor. Ends up ripe, fruity. Kurant is the unequivocal prototype for all berry-flavored vodkas." 96-100 pts.

"Bright straw-yellow. Pure aromas and flavors of lemon and white peach, with a hint of fresh herbs. Spicy and ripe in the mid-palate, then finishes firm and dry, with building tannins. Doesn't have quite the focus for a higher score."

"Bright rose wine - partridge-eye pink - topaz tints. Intense - melon - peach and cherry. Full bodied - dry and quite spicy with a good persistency"

"Festive cranberry in color with a haunting, aromatic bouquet with hints of raspberries, strawberries and hints of rose petals. A fresh raspberry taste, with crisp acidity, enticing the palate with an initial softness, graduating to a round luscious finish."

"...Tastes like old school beer but in a very good way...The mouthfeel in particular is excellent for the style...Schlitz is the best American adjunct lager out there today..."

Created using finely aged tobaccos that have been sitting for 10 years, the 1992 Vintage exhibits rounded and refined flavors that only time can produce. Wrapped using an Ecuadorian Sumatran leaf, the blend produces notes of nutmeg and spice with touches of espresso on a medium bodied finish.