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Vodka Notes: Jean-Marc XO VodkaPosted Nov 5th 2007 7:34AM by Jonathan M. ForesterFiled under: Vodka, Lush Life, Raves & Reviews, Happy Hour, Spirits, Liquor CabinetJean-Marc XO Vodka is 40% abv. / 80 proof and created by Jean Marc Daucourt. It is hand crafted in small batches in French Alambic stills and is a whopping nine times distilled. There is not one, but four specially selected French grains used in the making: Yseangrain, Orvantis, Asteque, and Chargeur; which are separated from the chaff before distilling to remove any possibility of bitterness. The water is from pure Gensac spring water from the Cognac area that has filtered naturally through layers of Grande Champagne limestone leaving it smooth and clean tasting. To create as a refined a spirit as possible the vodka is micro-oxygenated just after distilling, a process used in First Growth Bordeaux wines. It is finished by charcoal filtering through limousin oak. Finally it is placed into an individually numbered bottle, mine is # 8931H. It has already started achieving awards and recognition with Vodka of the Year with a record rating from the Beverage Tastings Institute and the first vodka to receive the Star Diamond Award from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences.The aroma is fragrant, floral, and has warm spicy notes that hint of a fresh baked pumpkin pie coming out of the oven. The taste is sweet, very floral, with strong fruit tones, and again the hints of pumpkin pie spices appear at the end.It is exceptionally soft, smooth and tasty; a perfect sipping vodka that leaves your mouth feeling like soft rose petals brushed lightly along your tongue. The finish lasts and extraordinarily long time, not seconds, but minutes later you still get impressions of flowers, sweet fruit, and warm spices.I like it either straight or on the rocks, warm or chilled. I wouldn't waste this in most cocktails where the ingredients would overwhelm the flavor and character of the vodka. But in an expertly crafted cocktail from a master mixologist I can see Jean-Marc XO Vodka playing a starring role.Over the years I have been a confirmed vodka hater. I had tasted all the vodkas available as I worked in the liquor/wine industry and wasn't impressed. It has only been in the past six months that I have started to find a handful of vodka that were pleasing or even wowed me. Jean-Marc XO Vodka definitely is in the WOW category.
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