Armagnac is a distinctive kind of brandy, or eau de vie, made with similar grapes as Cognac and undergoing the same ageing in oak barrels. Armagnac is from the French region of Gascony. This area of France is the home of Charles De Batzcastelmore, Seigneur D'Artagnan or better known as one of Three Musketeers.

Armagnac being very s...

Armagnac is a distinctive kind of brandy, or eau de vie, made with similar grapes as Cognac and undergoing the same ageing in oak barrels. Armagnac is from the French region of Gascony. This area of France is the home of Charles De Batzcastelmore, Seigneur D'Artagnan or better known as one of Three Musketeers.

Armagnac being very similar to Cognac is still made from the grapes of hundreds os small farmers. Gascon grapes tend not to be as delicate as Cognac grapes therefore the distillate tends to less complex.

Armagnac tends to be broken down into three main regions, Tenareze, Bas Armagnac and Haut Armagnac.

Armagnac has some very ancient vintages and as such 1893, and 1904 were very good years.  At the Purveyor we stock Janneau which is very popular.