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Ampersand Vinea

American Whiskey
  • Distiller

    Undisclosed

  • Bottler

    Foley Family Wines & Spirits

  • ABV

    46%

  • Age

    8 Years

  • Price $30 to $59.99

Ampersand Vinea Cognac Cask-Aged Grain Spirit is made from 75% straight rye whiskey and 25% grain neutral spirit, aged more than nine years in XO Cognac casks. The non-chill-filtered spirit is bottled at 46% ABV and retails for about $59 per 750 ml bottle.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 86
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • Altogether it's pretty nice, but not spectacular.
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Not specified
  • That said, its pricing feels fair for something this uncommon, making it a relatively low-risk purchase. If it clicks for you, it’s a rewarding find; if not, the investment is modest. Those with an interest in cognac influences will likely find the concept especially appealing.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Breaking Bourbon
  • By Eric Hasman
  • Ampersand Vinea is a successful and unique blend of 8 year old rye and Cognac-finished 9 year old grain neutral spirit, that delivers a crisp, complex, and fruit-forward profile that embraces the potential of GNS in American whiskey.
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  • Raided Score: 91
  • WhiskyCast
  • By Mark Gillespie
  • The nose has touches of baking spices, stone fruits, apples, honey, and vanilla. The taste has cinnamon and clove notes from the rye with a syrupy sweetness underneath, and the finish is long and well-balanced.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    The nose is cognac-forward but nicely balanced, with notes of raisin, blackberry, pine and coriander.

  • Taste:

    Black pepper, blueberry, clove, juniper, butter, vanilla.

  • Finish:

    Clove, cinnamon, pepper and a strong amount of sweet cognac influence.

  • Overall:

    A solid expression. The grassy, herbaceous rye character plays nicely with cognac. Ultimately, though, it feels a touch disjointed and rough, particularly on the finish. Altogether it's pretty nice, but not spectacular

  • Score:

    86

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By David Morrow
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources