ASBACH - Uralt - German Brandy

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A German Brandy blended from 25 different wine distillations, then aged for up to 3 years in limousin oak casks.

With a deep golden colour, cognac character but fruitier.

Grape and oak aroma. Clean, crisp with a rather astringent flavour.

Producer: Asbach - www.asbach.de
ABV: 38%
Country of Origin: Germany

Category(s): Cognac & Brandy
Group(s): Brandy

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2 Products From this Producer

Product	Availability	Size	Price
ASBACH - Spezialbrand 15 Year Old	22nd Aug 2010	70cl Bottle	£ 38.55
ASBACH - Uralt	10th Aug 2010	70cl Bottle	£ 20.50

5 Product Reviews

Author: Trieste Barker	Date of Review: 07:55:30 Fri, 23 Oct 2009
Review: Asbach is wonderful. When I am sick and need a hot toddie, a shot if this in some hot tea is wonderful. I so loved it when I was stationed in Germany. I am unable to find it here in the states. The only place is in the Class 6 store on an military base. Wish I could find it locally or even order it for myself. A little bit goes a long way. 1 bottle can last me 1 year or so......

Author: sidney kendrick	Date of Review: 07:36:20 Fri, 10 Apr 2009
Review: I was stationed in Germany 4 years. The very first time I tasted it I fell in love with it. It really broke my heart when I had to leave.

Author: Niall Ballantyne	Date of Review: 12:10:47 Fri, 14 Dec 2007
Review: Tasted this for the first time last week. I'm not really a brandy drinker, but this was gorgeous. Tasted more like a good Highland malt whisky than a brandy! Will be buying some soon...

Author: Ciaran McCreesh	Date of Review: 08:55:48 Mon, 19 Feb 2007
Review: Usually a Cognac drinker, I tried this following a recommendation. It has a rather interesting flavour, with more character and less sugar than is typically found in non-French brandies. It is described in the product text as being fruity, but I have a hard time picking out any particular fruit that it resembles -- the taste is more generic than most Cognac, and without the light floral aftertaste. The oakiness, meanwhile, is noticeable without being overpowering. Overall, it is definitely worth a try. It may lack the traditional brilliance and care of blending of a good Cognac, but it makes up for it with originality.

Author: arnold	Date of Review: 02:28:27 Sun, 03 Apr 2005
Review: I have just drank some 30 yr old Asbach. The woman bought it when she joined the service. She made a commitment that she wasn't going to open it until she retired. Well, she got her discharge papers 30 yrs later,this week. Very good it was.

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Producer Information

Hugo Asbach, merchant and distiller, founded Asbach & Co. in R�desheim on the Rhine on 11th May, 1892. A legend is born as the then 24-year old sets up a business with just two stills. Hermann Asbach, one of the three sons of Hugo Asbach, who is later become the owner of Asbach, is born in R�desheim on March 18th, 1894. Expansion of the firm when the Albert Sturm family of wine merchants joins.This gives the firm the economic means to produce a brandy able to prevail in the seemingly all-powerful competition from France. During World War I, it is decided in 1917 that Asbach Uralt cannot be supplied to private customers in order to guarantee the rations of the German navy. Only pharmacies can still be supplied.
Hugo Asbach dies at the age of 67 on July 24th, 1935. Following Hugo Asbach's death, his two sons Hermann and Rudolf Asbach and their uncle, Franz Boltendahl, take over management of the firm.
Asbach is one of the very first firms to use the new medium of television for its advertising. Everyone knows the slogan "Asbach Uralt - the perfect way to celebrate" and it becomes a household name. The firm of Asbach celebrates its 100th anniversary. A century in the service of enjoyment comes to an end.
The firm has every reason to celebrate as it looks back on its long tradition and forward to a new millennium. In March 2002, Semper idem Underberg AG acquire 100% of Asbach GmbH.