Brand of Armagnac

Answer 1

Marie Duffau Napoleon (2 times Best Buy Spirits in Wine Enthusiast), Marie Duffau Hors d'Age (Top 10 Best Armagnac in Wine Enthusiast and Ultimate Recommendation at 2010 Ultimate Spirit Challenge), Delord Napoleon (Gold Medal), XO (92 points at the Ultimate Spirit Challenge), Delord 25 years (Gold Medal, Top 10 Best Armagnac in the Wine Enthusiast), Dartigalongue XO and Hors d'Age (both 4 stars in the Wine Enthusiast and Spirit Journal).

Answer 2

Here are 5 Armagnacs that are considered to be the very best (in my humble opinion, of course)

Baron de Sigognac - specialist in old single vintage Armagnacs, but very good blends too

Castarede - quite widely available, good value

Domaine Boigneres - extremely small production, but extremely highly regarded, muc bigger and more powerful than other Armangnacs

Gelas - produce quite a lot of Armagnac from single grape varieties, which is unusual. Boigneres have a lot of single grape variety brandies too

Janneau - probably the best, most widely available brand (at least, I see it around a lot in the UK)

Answer 3

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