Famous Five - Directors List
The Famous French Five – COGNAC & ARMAGNAC Directors List
Calvados – Chateau Du Breuil - £3.95
So called after the region of Normandy where they have been distilling the essence of their apple orchards for countless generations. As near as you’ll get to the single variety Calvados, this domain uses only three varieties to produce a truly fresh and lively spirit that captures the moment your teeth puncture the apple
Cognac: Chateau Beaulon – Folle Blanche -7 years old - £4.75 A rare indeed in a world of blended cognacs – a single estate, Chateau Beaulon, single varietal, Folle Blance, brandy. The resulting liquor is imbued with a finesse and elegance rarely found, gently rounded off for 7 years in Limousin Oak.
Cider Brandy – Summerset (English) - £4.25
Distilled from the finest vintage cider apples, matured in oak barrels. A testament to the magic and traditions Somerset and its apples and orchards. 10 years maturing for a smooth complex brandy.
Armagnac: Chateau Millet Bas Armagnac – 5 years old - £4.40
Unlike its younger brother Cognac, this less explored region is littered with small produce, creating wildly individual masterpieces. Full of dusky age and an antique burr of gnarled walnut, it glimmers in the shadows like burnished bronze…
Armagnac: Chateau Millet Bas Armagnac – 1979 - £6.95
Unlike its younger brother Cognac, this less explored region is littered with small produce, creating wildly individual masterpieces. Full of dusky age and an antique burr of gnarled walnut, it glimmers in the shadows like burnished bronze…its old age just adds to the smoothness of this Aged Armagnac
Floc de Gascogne – Chateau de Millet - £3.95 – After Dinner digestive!
Our sommelier has been looking for this in the UK since he sipped it in a Gascon farmhouse some 20 years ago. An Armagnac diluted with grape. Served like a Sherry it has the freshness of the grape and the guts of an Armagnac
The Fiery Three! ARTISAN SINGLE MALTS
Glen Rothes : 1994 Un-Chillfiltered 46% - £4.25 Smooth Speyside classic matured for 17 years in sherry butts to enrich its caramel qualities. How whiskies used to be!
Bunnahabhain : 1997 Cask Strength 52.3% - £6.75 Islay style of complex peaty whiskey. Matured in hogsheads, malty notes of honey, walnuts & spice.
Laphroaig : 2000 Un-Chillfiltered 46% - £4.95 A sprightly 10 year old version of this most distinctive of Islay Malts, its no exaggeration to say you’ll encounter a whiff of the medicine cabinet.
