Living Jazz Archive

9.4

Leopard des Artistes Feb 2024… delicious!!! — a year ago

Brian S

9.1

A big and rich lager, toasted barley beer.

BREWER'S NOTE:

This richly styled lager is perhaps far from a traditional Doppel Bock due to the use ofwine barrels during aging, Calistoga Well Water as well as our use of Glacier hops. A 5 week 55 F fermentation yielded a crisp and malty driven beer with mild hop notes. Lot 15040727 was aged in freshly emptied first use Petite Verdot French oak barrel from 2012 where it aged for another two months. The aromas are very bold and bright showcasing the impacts of the barrel while the power of this 9.1% Alc. v/v lager pushes back both with flavor and palate texture. These beers are Membership only releases. Lot 16040693 was aged in a French Oak puncheon for 3 months and has an alcohol by volume of 7.8% v/v. Our upcoming release Lot 170613150 spent 5 months in a relatively new French Oak barrel and with an alcohol of 8.6% v/v is more of an Eisbock in style, although probably our best effort to date with wonderful malt tones integrated with oak spice as well. — 5 years ago

David Kline

9.5

Big bubbles lined up like egg white cocktail topping, predictably popped, leaving a central continent of cirrostratus amoeba. Leopard lacing. An orange zest feathered apricot with cedar stone, cloves and dried grapefruit comes forward, as does plum and sliced peach. Lemon oils and zest are the acid accompaniments. Tart apricot in spiced tea, with cinnamon, rose petal infused oak chip, aggressive grapefruit and lemon piths, dried lavender, orange bitters, culminating in lemon-ginger rice vinegar. profound persistence tapers evenly to pickled peach but riding a tartaric wave of slightly garlic brine. Surf’s way up, and with passion fruit and guava, I’m guessing we’re breaking out the original Hawaiian, hardwood longboards. — 6 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.2

Fully ripened luscious single vineyard Sauvignon Blanc that lives in the burnt ends of grilled pineapples and banana leopard spots. And also guava and papaya dusted in cinnamon.

If you like pina coladas...🍍🎶 — 4 years ago

Brent Eggleston

9.3

Smooth as silk! Velvety cherry intake. — 5 years ago

Sándor Jaguar

8.9

I think it’s a leopard with falcon wings and the legs of a lion. Its the first mezcal I’ve enjoyed drinking neat - maybe because mixers cost $$$$ here in bora bora, bora bora. Either way, I say get it! Now only if it helped with sunburn... ⛑👺👹😡🤬 — 6 years ago

with Sydne, Kris and 1 other

James Forsyth

9.2

Powerful, tobacco, tar, cherry, leather. Velvety texture. Overall quite delicious. And then there's the label design. Oh gosh. — 7 years ago

David Kline

9.4

Black with burnt umber highlights. Low and creamy head springs with bubbles combining to undercut its great form. Fireworks lacing slow falls to leopard spots. Espresso and baker’s chocolate nose boasts licorice and chicory, campfire notes and vanilla. Palate shows none of the sweet elements of the nose initially. Instead, pipe tobacco and unsweetened bitter chocolate, the chicory and burnt toast prevail; a burnt tips taste lingering. Baked pecan, dark caramel, black pepper, and ethiopean coffee, with black chewing tobacco and vanilla bean complete the circuit. Power and restraint, in this lovely offering. This really did set the standard. #samuelsmiths #samuelsmitholdbrewery #tadcaster #NYorks #imperialstout #stout #englishstout #beer #classicbeer #bier #biere #birra #cerveza #cerveja #britbeer #britannia #ukberr #ukstout #britishbeer #britishstout — 5 years ago

with Courtney

Bryan Bielawski

9.4

At The Leopard at des Artistes — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

We had this with Oxtail dinner at Rattray’s in Mala Mala last night.

Not my usual detailed notes. This is ripe & lush like the Nederburg but with more complexity.

The palate showed ripe and slightly candied fruits of; dark currants, blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries and a hint of blue fruits. Nice softly layered baking spices, dark chocolate, mocha, rich, dark soils, some dry top, well done granitic minerals and fresh red and dark florals. The acidity round & beautiful. The finish, ripe, lush, well balanced & polished. Good QPR here.

Photos of, today’s Mala Mala sunrise, baby calf elephant along with the nearly 40 in the herd and a total of over 100 Elephants seen today, playful male dominance of the Giraffe’s intertwining and smacking necks/mid section and the grand prize, male spotted Leopard. An amazing finish to our last day. — 6 years ago