Distiller Notes
Ripe fruits, vanilla and plum, soft and delicate notes. To be savored as a digestive or as an aperitif. Great with a honey sweet curd cheese, wild strawberries with cane sugar, or paired with a light coffee.
Proof: 80
Cardinal Vital Du Four claimed that it “cures gout and cankers, heals wounds of the skin … renders men joyous, preserves youth and retards senility.”
Armagnac is produced in the Gascony region of Southwest France and is among the earliest of spirits produced, prescribed over the last 700 years for a myriad of therapeutic benefits. Owing to its ancient heritage, the production method is much simpler than that of its cousin, Cognac, with just a single distillation through a column still prior to barrel aging. This yields a spirit that is generally more flavorful and fragrant than other Brandies.