1990 … The beginning of the beautiful years of my childhood, my first friendship (lasting until today), carefree, joy, warm summer. Those are my memories. In 1990, the war in the Persian Gulf began, the reunification of Germany took place and the cult films Pretty Woman and Dancing with Wolves had their premieres due to […]
This time I would like to meet an extraordinary producer. Janneau is quite unique in the armagnac world as they’re 1 of 3 producers with pot stills and a classic armagnac column still. Produced blends are a mix of both column and pot still and this, despite all the technical differences, reminds me of a […]
Life gets weird sometimes. I had the pleasure of exchanging a few words with Marc Darroze, the producer and person of the world of armagnacs, before I even tried his products. Several months have passed and I am in touch with Darroze again. This time, however, it is about the armagnacs themselves, which is what […]
Before I move on to the main topic, I will start with a small digression. In addition to the explosion of whisky popularity, there has also been a slight revolution in the interest in gin. By some strange coincidence, the gin has not shone in Poland so far. For my argument, I will include gin […]
This is a continuation of the test. I’m moving to an even higher age category, which is XO. This is, the same age class for armagnac and cognac, however each producer selects distillates within the XO class at their own choice. The final product must meet the minimum age requirement of the youngest component. ABK6 […]
I continue my journey through Gascony. Let’s leave the duel between cognacs and armaniacs for a moment. This time my taste buds are wandering to the heart of Armagnac land, namely Chateau Garreau. History Behind every product, behind every created composition enclosed in a glass bottle, lies the history of the place and people. In […]
This is a continuation of my test. This time we will have another skirmish between V.S.’s and one round boxing match in the V.S.O.P. category. ABK6 VS Pure Single versus Armagnac de Montal Special Reserve (VS on the back label) At first ABK6 VS cognac. Nose: intensely citrus, not very volatile, well hidden alcohol, lime, […]
I would like to say that cognacs and armagnacs are often confused with each other. The truth, however, is somewhat painful to the disadvantage of the latter. Everyone has probably heard about cognac, but almost nobody has heard of armagnacs. I feel obliged to make a small comparison. What connects these two French brandies ? […]
Each industry has its visionaries, inspiring individuals, charismatic leaders pushing to action both those who are in doubt and those who experience moments of weakness. The world of rum is inspired by people such as Luca Gargano, Richard Seale and Joy Spence. When it comes to whiskey, I bet on Billy Walker. For armagnac this […]
This time my post will have slightly different formula. Visiting a magnificent bar (about which later) located in the city center of Warsaw, with a really rich offer, I decided to conduct a spectacular clash of flavors. I selected Lauvia (first vintage armagnac on the blog) and Marquis de Montesquiou (so-called fine armagnac). Lauvia 1990 […]
