Gary,
This show was one of your best. The key was to find a cohort in the business, and hopefully at least second generation. This guest was absolutely great. thing of how many second or third generation winemakers/spiritmakers with some charisma and knowhow are out there for you to interview. I absolutely loved this show. I definitely learned something new from an insider. Thank you so much for a wonderful show. Keep up the phenmnal work.

Thanks for the diversity and for covering Armagnac on your great show.

QOTD: Use a young or Blanche Armagnac instead of rum in a LT Blender Mojito in a Bag mix for a fantastic cocktail experience 🙂 Yum!!!

I have had a sidecar made with Armagnac. It is mostly Cointreau and Cognac or Armagnac. I am still confused about vintages etc. with any spirit. I have distilled alcohol from many different bases including wine and fruit juices at least in legal small batches and everything seems to depend on what you do with the neutral spirit afterward such as aging in oak barrels or filtering through charcoal etc. So why vintages and what difference does it make where the neutral spirit comes from, isn't it still going to be neutral even if distilled from wine? Seems you would lose whatever the essence was in the first place.

This was a long, but interesting episode. I have not had an armagnac and knew nothing about it. Thanks for educating us about another interesting drink. I will do some research to see where I can get some and if I can afford a bottle.

F—-ing SPECTACULAR! Seriously…so amazing! I will be making cocktails and following up. I will also be serving ice cream and Armagnac at my next bed picnic! Foie gras, dark chocolate, “Roaring 40's”…this show was a (I hate the word foodie) dream for the culinary obsessed! Bonus: Is there anything better than a French accent? I'm dying over here!

Turbo episode, great content, learned tons and the guest was very articulate and entertaining. Let's work on that Armagnac cocktail!!

Very intriguing show. I learned a lot and teh interaction was quite lively.
A show like this is nice when surrounded by the short format shows.
I'd seen Armagnac while wandering through the old Sam's in Chicago. I was curious, but the price points ran me off. Too $ rich for something I knew nothing about or had not tried before.
More likely to try it now, but probably by the glass – straight.

That was friggin' awesome. I'm a big scotch drinker but have always been curious about other distilled spirits, especially armagnac and cognac. This was really really informative and was very engaging!

Excellent Show! Thank you! Pls do more on spirits!

qotd: I have always wanted to try Armagnac all the notes i have read, it seems like it can be so different from Cognac [which Im not the biggest fan of, I love Scotch]

Fantastic! Chateau de Laubade is an amazing house and they have a lot of treasuries in their cellar.. for ongoing hedonism!!

Amazing show – I really enjoyed the education on Armagnac. Like you said, I've had single malt Scotches, I've had Cognacs, but I think I may have only had one Armagnac over the years. Great guest, too! Denis was very engaging and interesting and very passionate about his family's business and about Armagnac in general.

QOTD: Sorry, I don't have any Armagnac cocktail recipes, but I'd love to try one some time.

Great Show… love learning about items we see so little of here on the West Coast of Canada. Greatly looking forward to SA Chenin show as I was just down there on a buying trip and came a cross some killer examples that would be far cheaper in the US than here.

this is why i love your show! im a geek who is always looking to learn about something new. not only learning about armagnac, but also cognac, and a little history…all provided by a charming and clearly knowledgeable man.

With duck, the British call it Armagnquack.
Seriously, a great show. Lots of good information. Let's all go to Gascony!

bad ass show. loved the guest. you both interrupt eachother well. i still have yet to try armagnac. i really dont like congnac at all so im apprehensive. as soon as i give a $350 bottle a taste ill post more. thanks again gary.

Gary's not trying to prove anything, he's just exploding with enthusiasm. And just so you know, he gets told about this all the time, no bravery required. He's a good guy.

Judging by the fun they are having, I think we should all take up drinking armagnac

QOTD: Classic cocktail with Cognac is the Sidecar, so i'd like to try one with other aged eaux de vie!

I loved this show , I didn't know anything about the suject, thank you Gary you have taught my girlfriend and I so much.

qotd I haven't, seems like a really interesting idea though.

Great guest, loved hearing about Armagnac, you don't hear enough about it

Thank you SO MUCH for this video. I have been wondering about Armagnac and now I am definitely going to give it a try.

wow, so dense with information. I may have to re-watch this a few more times.

funny that you guys mentioned the crossover between single malts and armagnac, I made the switch this past summer.

qotd – no, im a straight, no ice, no chaser kind of guy. I’m sure it would work very well for those that like cocktails though.

Just got a 1961 vintage Chateau de Laubade, and this episode got me very excited about opening it next week — at a dinner celebrating some 50th birthdays (including mine!).

Sorry to hear that 1961 was not one of the great years for Armagnac, but I’m hoping it’ll be good anyway.

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