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May 7, 2015 by Jon
The online retailer Rueverte sent us this little sample of Darroze – Les Grands Assemblages 12 ans d’age over a year ago, and it just sat on the shelf the whole time because I didn’t really know what to do with it. It wasn’t a large enough of a sample to make cocktails with, and if we’re being honest, I really don’t know anything about Brandy. I know even less about Armagnac. Before we gave this a shot, I was actually under the impression that it was distilled from apples for some reason, which is incredib
It turns out that Armagnac is actually made the same way as Cognac (wine, distilled to a spirit), but in a different region of France, and with continuous column stills, rather than the pot still more commonly associated with Cognac. It was the first spirit distilled in France, and is only distilled once, resulting in a more fragrant and flavorful spirit than Cognac, but at the cost of smoothness. Aged in oak barrels softens the flavor and brings out more complexity.
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