and a savory hint of cured meat

Baking spices add complexity as the sip develops

accented by black pepper

A brief decant of 15–20 minutes helps integrate the oak layers

Both are unpeated 12-year-old single malts using Golden Promise barley with sherry-cask influence

Mane XO Brandy 1.75L rum and a savory hint ofMane XO Brandy 1. 75L is an Armenian brandy aged a minimum of eight years, bottled at 40% ABV in a 1. 75 liter format. Produced by the Proshyan Brandy Factory from four indigenous Armenian grape varieties, this XO expression draws much of its character from extended maturation in rare Karabakh black oak barrelsa wood source native to the Caucasus region that imparts distinctive herbal and mineral qualities rarely found in Western European brandies.