Domaine d'Esperance - Cobrafire Eau de Vie (750ml)
Price: $54.99
| Producer | Domaine d'Esperance |
| Country | France |
| Region | Armagnac |
| Style | Cognac & Armagnac |
| Sku | 676497 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Domaine d'Esperance Description
Ok, this thing is 51.3% alcohol, so it won't exactly go down like milk. If it does, you're handling breakfast wrong.
Yes, there is a Cobra on the label. The word “fire” is displayed. So what? Taste it. Try it without water first. Give it a chance as is. You’ll see. You’ll be surprised. It ain't what you think it is.
What’s Blanche d’Armagnac? Well, that’s been our issue for years. Blanche is an appellation launched in 2015 to somewhat capitalize on the vodka/white spirits craze with the idea of getting Armagnac more play behind bars. Let’s face it - who is mixing with Armagnac? Pretty much nobody. So, having a “white” Armagnac - the unaged version of the brown stuff - seemed appealing.
Often times bottled at 40 or 42% abv, in a round bottle (other bottle shapes are permitted but a specific bottle has been deemed the Blanche bottle), we felt that the Blanche appellation was the answer to a problem that did not exist, making sales of an awesome distillate more complicated than needed. So, we decided to change that. Get more of this fantastic liquid to the mouth of the people who care about good booze.
Teaming up with Claire de Montesquiou, the owner of fabulous Domaine d’Esperance located in the Sables Fauves - a sandy part of the Bas Armagnac sub-appellation of the Armagnac region – I embarked on a project to get unaged Armagnac the recognition it deserves.
Distilled to proof, e-g no water added, from a blend of 50% Baco and 50% Folle Blanche grape varieties harvested in 2017, rested in a stainless steel tank for 3 months before bottling, the juice in this bottle is highly drinkable. No additives, no coloring, no sweetener. Pure, unadulterated, unaged distillate. What’s in the bottle is the true essence of unaged French brandy. Essentially, you’re looking at Blanche d’Armagnac, bottled at full proof. By now you’ll have understood that we like full-proof, unaged Armagnac. A lot.
This is the stuff one drinks fresh of the still during the distillation campaign (winter). Usually distilled in a small column to anywhere between 50% and 60% alc, the well-made stuff is powerful yet displays this elegance so specific to brandy. Highly aromatic, it tends to offer a weight on the palate, a sort of sweetness, that is extremely pleasing. (from the importer)
