Darroze Blanche d'Armagnac Folle Blanche 49% 70clGrowing up in his father's restaurant Francis Darroze was exposed to all of the wonders of southwest French food and drink. This lead him on a series of visits to the growers and distillers of Bas Armagnac, and eventually to begin bottling small lots of brandy of his own. Now watched over by his son, Marc Darroze, they source eau de vie of all ages from 30 different domaines across Armagnac, always with an eye for exceptional quality. The Blanche

Their philosophy is simple: "create authentic wines without make-up to express the true nature of the vineyards they come from"

It develops continuously adding new notes of clotted cream and salted caramel

and help the fruit fulfill its destiny

The wine is aged for 20 months in used oak

Having worked in his father's small cabinet shop during his upbringing

cleverly named to highlight its cooler-than-Stellenbosch origin

Incredibly complex and superbly balanced

this deep gold single grain whisky is at a remarkable age

with the rounded fruit balanced by broad acidity

in the early 1900s

we think they are well worth seeking out

and then subsequently aged