Review: Christian Brothers Brandy with a Whiskey Element

Christian Brothers is the top selling Brandy in the United States.  Brandy sales rank for behind Whiskey, Rum, and Tequila, which is a shame because there is some top notch inexpensive Brandies made right here in the USA.

Christian Brothers VS Brandy is like and sweet, nice color.  Aromas of fruit and oak, and hazelnut.  Not very flavorful and young at two years old.

Christian Brother VS Brandy

The first step with the Signature Whiskey Element at 24 hours produced light oak notes, flavors of pepper.  The brandy is smoother, but the fruit flavors start to disappear.

Step two at 48 hours makes the Brandy super smooth, with a forward tannic oak flavor that is a bit funky similar to the Tequila I reviewed.

The final step at 72 hours brings in a refined oakiness, ever more pepper with the light heat on the finish.  This Brandy tastes like a light corn whiskey at this point as the fruit flavor is nonexistent.

The product at all three stages made for a great Manhattan.  This experiment was fun, but, the results overall were mixed; you may be better off buying a slightly older three years Brandy like Paul Masson.

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