Metaxa, 7 Stars, The Original Greek Spirit, 70cl

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Also sign me up for newsletters so I can get special offers, recommendations, and expert advice to my inbox! NID cookie, set by Google, is used for advertising purposes; to limit the number of times the user sees an ad, to mute unwanted ads, and to measure the effectiveness of ads. All products are securely packaged in Air-Shock bottle bags or excessive amount of bubble wrap for additional protection. Metaxa is fine Greek drink made by diluting an aged cask strength grape spirit with muscat wine and a recipe of botanicals including anise and rose petals. Refunds will not be given, cash differences in favour of the purchaser in the case of an exchange will also not be provided.

The wine distillates which make up this spirit of distinction are aged for up to 7 years to give METAXA7* a golden colour and a full-bodied, raisiny, sweet taste.

One of our responsibilities is to ensure we do not sell age-restricted products online to people who are under the minimum legal age. This is then matured in oak casks for 5 years with selected aged Muscat wines and a secret mix of botanicals. I don't care about "smoothness", I prefer interesting whiskies and brandies (and other spirits) with some bite, but this one is neither smooth nor interesting. Compared to the younger 5 Star, the additional two years of aging might not seems like it should make a difference, but boy howdy does it. The Amphora features longer-aged Muscat wines from the Aegean Islands and fine wine distillates matured up to seven years in oak casks.

unless we get written confirmation from you that this is acceptable and that you will take full responsibilty if the parcel goes missing. Crafted by the House of Metaxa, this brandy is made using a blend of distillates aged for up to seven years in oak barrels.Metaxa is fine Greek spirit made by diluting an aged cask strength brandy with muscat wine and a recipe of botanicals including anise and rose petals. Forever associated with being on holiday, Metaxa is known as a brandy (for some reason I always thought it was Spanish!

My experience with sipping spirits includes dozens of single malts, XO cognacs, hors d'age armagnacs, Armenian "cognacs", pisco, grappa, tequila, bourbon, rye, etc.

Metaxa was founded in 1888 by Spyros Metaxa, a man of fearless vision who set out to create the smoothest amber spirit, refusing to give up until his dream had come to fruition. Sure, they're not undrinkable but for what they cost you can get a number of single malts (or very close to it), a few Armagnacs and some brandies (St. During the check out process you will be asked to confirm that you are of legal age to purchase any age-restricted products.

The palate is full with orange peel, silky soft vanilla, finishing mellow and soft with notes of dried raisins. To create Metaxa Five Star, Spyros started by blending the finest matured wine distillates he could get his hands on with the selected sun soaked grapes from Attica. It is also bottled at a slightly higher ABV than the 5 star and is presented in an “amphora” shaped bottle. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report.

The General Wine Company sources wines from all over the world, but with a particular focus on small, independent producers. Old gold in colour, it reveals delicate aromas of Muscat and soft vanilla, followed by full, balanced flavours. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin.