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Brandy: The Overlooked Category

Brandy: The Overlooked Category

The Rise of Brandy  Nuance. Depth. Complexity. Tradition. Once misunderstood, brandy is now ascendant. Prices are on the rise; category adoption has reached its inflection point. In this classic spirit,...

Brandy: The Overlooked Category

The Rise of Brandy  Nuance. Depth. Complexity. Tradition. Once misunderstood, brandy is now ascendant. Prices are on the rise; category adoption has reached its inflection point. In this classic spirit,...

Armagnac vs. Cognac

Armagnac vs. Cognac

Armagnac vs. Cognac  Of all the brandies on earth, Armagnac’s claim to magic reaches for the profound. It offers a stark contrast to its more polished, synthetic, and effete stepbrother, Cognac. ...

Armagnac vs. Cognac

Armagnac vs. Cognac  Of all the brandies on earth, Armagnac’s claim to magic reaches for the profound. It offers a stark contrast to its more polished, synthetic, and effete stepbrother, Cognac. ...

Armagnac: The Connoisseur's Drink

Armagnac: The Connoisseur's Drink

Why Drink Armagnac?  Armagnac is one of the world’s oldest spirits. The terroir captured in the four different grape varieties used, traditional wood-fired still, and decades of aging in French...

Armagnac: The Connoisseur's Drink

Why Drink Armagnac?  Armagnac is one of the world’s oldest spirits. The terroir captured in the four different grape varieties used, traditional wood-fired still, and decades of aging in French...

Armagnac: The Storybook Spirit

Armagnac: The Storybook Spirit

The Spirit of Armagnac  If brandy is the most inherently complex spirit on earth, then Armagnac is its ne plus ultra. In fact, you could say that Armagnac is the...

Armagnac: The Storybook Spirit

The Spirit of Armagnac  If brandy is the most inherently complex spirit on earth, then Armagnac is its ne plus ultra. In fact, you could say that Armagnac is the...

Armagnac: The World’s Oldest Brandy

Armagnac: The World’s Oldest Brandy

What is Armagnac?  Armagnac is a brandy produced in the Gascony region of southwest France. It is distilled using wine made from a combination of four grapes: Ugni blanc, Bacco...

Armagnac: The World’s Oldest Brandy

What is Armagnac?  Armagnac is a brandy produced in the Gascony region of southwest France. It is distilled using wine made from a combination of four grapes: Ugni blanc, Bacco...

The Frenchman's Folly: BHAKTA 27-07

The Frenchman's Folly: BHAKTA 27-07

BHAKTA 27-07 took a turn in its final seconds of creation. Some say for the better. Some say for the worse. But there is no question of the culprit: Mssr....

The Frenchman's Folly: BHAKTA 27-07

BHAKTA 27-07 took a turn in its final seconds of creation. Some say for the better. Some say for the worse. But there is no question of the culprit: Mssr....