Expert: Paul Wagner - 7/14/2008

Question
I have a bottle of each of these listed above can you tell me if either or both have any value.

Answer
HI roberta

Distilled spirits like these don't really change much in the bottle, for better or for worse, like some fine wines do.  The good news is that your bottles should be in great condition, and taste very much the way they tasted when they were bottled so many years ago.  The bad news is that they won't taste any better than that--and they won't be worth any more than a current bottling of the same stuff.  I would estimate about $50 a bottle for hte Armagnac, and much less for the liqueur.   

Sorry that I can't give you  more exciting news.

Paul Wagner