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Is there anyone here who's a brandy enthusiast?

I have unearthed a 1972 vintage Trillium brandy from the old Reider distillery in Grimsby. Is this a collectible?

shrike wrote:Is there anyone here who's a brandy enthusiast?

I have unearthed a 1972 vintage Trillium brandy from the old Reider distillery in Grimsby. Is this a collectible?

It won't fetch too much cash, but it is certainly collectible. Is it unopened?

Yes......forget to mention it is unopened

I'm not a brandy enthusiast, but I'm down for some Metaxa once in awhile. I enjoyed the Armagnac de Montal that came through vintages when I tried it as well.

I sometimes get cold urticaria during the winter, and as such I keep a bottle of emergency brandy around for medicinal purposes.

It doesn't actually do much for the allergy, but if applied liberally, it does take your mind off of the problem.

shrike wrote:Is there anyone here who's a brandy enthusiast?

I have unearthed a 1972 vintage Trillium brandy from the old Reider distillery in Grimsby. Is this a collectible?

i'm going to take a wild guess that trillium was/is related to kitling ridge distillery. had some of their alambic xo brandy at my wedding, and it was quite nice. the 72 would be a nice collector's item, but it doesn't age once it's in the bottle (assuming the bottle was never opened at all).

tuqueboy wrote:

shrike wrote:Is there anyone here who's a brandy enthusiast?

I have unearthed a 1972 vintage Trillium brandy from the old Reider distillery in Grimsby. Is this a collectible?

i'm going to take a wild guess that trillium was/is related to kitling ridge distillery. had some of their alambic xo brandy at my wedding, and it was quite nice. the 72 would be a nice collector's item, but it doesn't age once it's in the bottle (assuming the bottle was never opened at all).

Indeed.

Kittling Ridge does many things, but they only do one or two things well.

Their Sherry, Port, Vodka, Brandy, Icewine Infused Vodka, Icewine & Brandy, and most wines, are very poor. Funnily enough, Mr. Hall makes some of the best Canadian Whisky ever made. Forty Creek and Forty Creek Double Barrel are world class products.

Actually I misspelled it my first post...its Rieder. It changed its name to Kittling Ridge in 1993. Back in the 70s and 80s they were quite well known for their brandies