This amber-gold offering from the Bas Armagnac appelation has dried apricot and gingerbread on the nose and plenty of oak. A great fire-side sipper or flask-filler, with a little extra kick at 45.5 abv.
De Montal's 1952 vintage! Drink in honour of Volcán de Parícutin's nine-year-long hostile takeover of Mexican farmer Dionisio Pulido's cornfield, begun in '43 and ending in February of the year this was fruit was harvested.
This cask-strength (brut de fut), 50.1 abv distillation of only Folle Blanche grapes, released in a limited run of 1000 bottles, will make a great addition to the obscure, special-occasions-only shelf of any liquor cabinet.