Distiller Notes
This exceptional Hors d’Age displays a masterful balance of ripe fruit, wood and buttery orange pound cake. Smooth and deep with a wealth of rancio.
Min. 15 years old.
Proof: 80
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
The bouquet features scents of vanilla bean, dark honey, nougat, pipe tobacco, and rancio. The palate entry is fat and creamy; at midpalate intensely sweet flavors of honey, dark toffee, and cocoa take charge. Texture is heavy. Finishes on a honeyed note.
Range: 90-95
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.