Cantillon Cuvée de Florian
Description
Cuvée de Florian is a regular Cantillon Gueuze blend from 1996, the year that Florian Van Roy was born. It was named Cuvée de Florian in his honor. [1]
History / Other Notes
Following tradition in a lambic brewer's family, Jean held back portion of this blend for his son, and part was bottled in 375 mL format, labeled as Florian Van Roy and given to family and friends in lieu of of sugar-coated chocolate almonds, as is customary in Belgium to celebrate a birth.[1]
Jean believed that this blend would age nicely and held back 1,000 750 mL bottles from this blend. They were labeled with the yellow Cantillon Gueuze label and 1996 was written at the bottom. Around 2001, Jean brought some of these aging bottles out of the cellar. He served some at Quintessence, sent some to the United States, and sent others to Akkurat in Sweden. Akkurat added a sticker saying "Akkurat Cuvée 1996" to some bottles purely for their inventory and tracking purposes.[1][2]
Bottle Log
| Bottle date
(yyyy) |
Cork Date | Bottle Size | Label / Notes | Image Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 750 mL | Classic yellow label | Need Photo |
Label
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jean Van Roy, Communication with Lambic.Info, February 1, 2015
- ↑ Stene Isacsson, Communication with Lambic.Info, January 31, 2015
Photos
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Bottle at Akkurat
