My uncle Jack taught me how to drink Cognac correctly, when I was about 14 or so. When I asked him why I should know how to drink it correctly, he said It'll come in useful some day.He was absolutely right.

Antero wrote:I got some Chateau de Pellehaut reserve armagnac. It's tasty. No kidding. Holy shit this stuff is incredible. Good brandy makes me want to drink all the time.

K&L in Cali is carrying Chateau de Pellehaut L'Age de Glace, which is a good young armagnac, sub-$30, intended to be consumed on ice. It's an amazing way to make poor decisions - you can tear through the bottle in a night without much trouble.

madmanmunt wrote:Antero wrote:armagnac, sub-$30, intended to be consumed on ice.Scares the shit out of me.You kind of blink and the bottle disappears.

enframed wrote:Osocalis Thanks for the heads up on these dudes. Also: holy shit.

Alright, so here's what I've been fortunate enough to try lately:Osocalis Rare Alambic, VSOP, Soquel, CA. Cognac style brandy from Santa Cruz County, made with California grapes. Distilled in an antique still from Cognac. Pretty exceptional stuff. A little hot throughout but really nice mid-length finish. Many herb and fruit notes. Osocalis XO. This stuff is holy shit good, like incredible. All brandy in the blend is ten years old at least. I'll say Holy Shit one more time, just cuz.Chateau de Pellehaut Blanche D'Armagnac. Think of it as 'silver' Armagnac, never sees oak. Hot throughout, but inoffensively so. Lots of pear, cherry, raisin. Fantastic for cocktails. Goddamn, I love brandy. Been sleeping especially good, too.

Antero wrote:K&L in Cali is carrying Chateau de Pellehaut L'Age de Glace, which is a good young armagnac, sub-$30, intended to be consumed on ice. It's an amazing way to make poor decisions - you can tear through the bottle in a night without much trouble.I read about that the other day, haven't seen that around here yet, though.dabrasha wrote:enframed wrote:Osocalis Thanks for the heads up on these dudes. Also: holy shit.Which did you try?

Never had it. I do know that Christian Brothers, that at least began as an actual Christian group that made wine to sell to finance its operations, was one of the few wineries to remain open during prohibition making wine for use in church and medicinally. Distilling their own brandy came after prohibition, I think.

Antero wrote:armagnac, sub-$30, intended to be consumed on ice.Scares the shit out of me.

Tommy wrote:Please discuss this bottom shelfer:You need to start a Bottom Shelfin' It thread.