SMOOTHER AND ROUNDER than most eaux-de-vie, Armagnac blanche is no less potent. Richer and warmer than vodka, its no less versatile. It shares a name, grape varieties and a region (Gascony) with its venerable cousin Armagnac, but its a cleaner, clearer spirit.

This clear blanche has big, funky, fruity flavors, with a robust alcoholic twang and a long brute of a finish. Use for mixing into cocktails.