Tuesday, January 10, 2006
1988 Tokaj Aszu
I was fortunate enough to be given a bottle of this wonderful Hungarian pudding wine by my wife's Uncle. At 4 Puttonyos and around 12% alcohol, we were not sure what to expect when we opened it up with some friends for New Year's Eve 2005.
It was treacle, viscous with a fair amount of sediment at the bottom.
It tasted non alcoholic, almost like prune juice. Sweet but not cloying. Unique. We finished the bottle between four of us quite happily.
I had the hangover from hell in the morning, and I suspect it was down to the Tokaj, rather than the Spanish red or the fine malts we also sampled throughout the evening.
Rating: 8/10 for uniqueness
It was treacle, viscous with a fair amount of sediment at the bottom.
It tasted non alcoholic, almost like prune juice. Sweet but not cloying. Unique. We finished the bottle between four of us quite happily.
I had the hangover from hell in the morning, and I suspect it was down to the Tokaj, rather than the Spanish red or the fine malts we also sampled throughout the evening.
Rating: 8/10 for uniqueness
