1989 Villa Zarri 30 Year Old Single Barrel Cask Strength Italian Brandy (750ml)

Nestled into the hills of Emilia Romagna is the Villa Zarri distillery, a small production run by Guido Zarri with a stunning portfolio of traditional Italian recipes and impeccable aged brandies. The Cognac-style brandies are distilled on an alembic pot still from Trebbiano Toscano (the Italian name for Ugni Blanc, same as Cognac) and aged in new French Limousin oak. They are unadulterated, have no added caramel or sugar, and are like fuller, richer, more interesting versions of their French cousins. This is the second cask strength single barrel we've been able to procure from the exceptional little distillery and it sets a new bench mark for quality and depth. After 30 years the brandy has achieved a level of decadence that is usually reserved for the most exclusive and expensive Cognac. Bottled at a full cask strength of 53%, the texture and depth is nearly unparalleled. This stupendous brandy, of which only 120 bottles made it to the States, is currently only sold at K&L.