Two French spirits to discover

We got lots of super positive feefbacks from our latest cognac, so we decided to select a new grape brandy for lovers of exceptional rums.

To tell you the truth, at the blind taste test, many thought they were drinking a rum.

As for the tasting, this is an extremely fine, complex and above all gourmet spirit: prunes, figs and chocolate are all present.

Definitely a treat for those who appreciate a gourmand/rich, layered molasses rum !

The Domaine d'Espérance, owned by a descendant of the musketeer d'Artagnan, is located in the heart of Bas Armagnac, in the famous triangle d'or du Bas Armagnac. This terroir benefits from particularly rich soil, thanks to a vein of tawny sand for which the region is famous.

Of the four “main grape varieties” of armagnac, Folle-Blanche is the most delicate and most susceptible to disease, but also the most refined. This armagnac is made exclusively from this variety, offering great finesse on the nose. Surprisingly, its structure on the palate is more reminiscent of a baco or rum.

Distilled in 2001 by M. Roumat, an itinerant distiller in Villeneuve-de-Marsan, this armagnac aged for 24 years in the estate's Bartholomo n°1 cask, in a semi-dry, semi-wet cellar.

Distilled at a very low alcohol content (52%), this spirit has never had water added at any stage of production. This explains its richness of aroma and congeners, and gives it a rare complexity, while retaining a beautiful intensity at 49.1%.