BAR AGRICOLE CALIFORNIA BRANDY 46% 750ML FRESNO, CA

BAR AGRICOLE BIODYNAMIC CALIFORNIA BRANDY Region: California AVA Product Type: Small batch aged Brandy Primary Botanicals: Black muscat and palomino grapes Botanical Source: Marian Farms, Fresno Farming: Demeter certified Finished ABV: 46% Method of Production: Grapes naturally fermented in stainless steel then twice distilled in a German pot still. Blend of barrels between 8 and 15 years old. Try this in a: Old fashioned, Manhattan, Harvard Cocktail Notes from Bar Agricole: The only Demeter certified Biodynamic® brandy in the US, this offering is a truly agricultural spirit. Fermented, distilled in a German copper still and aged on the premises by Gena Nonini, whose family has farmed here for generations, the Marian Farms brandy is one of our all-time favorites. In France, this blend of casks would be an XO, but we are in Northern California where this single-estate, grower-producer brandy is made completely free of additives and occupies a category of its own. The nose is floral but also offers candied orange peel, piloncillo, and grilled pineapple. Complex palate with caramelized orange, honey, browned butter, and sweet spice but also fresh concord grape, and overripe apricot. While it begs to be drunk neat, let us remind you: many of the great whiskey drinks were also brandy drinks. Try it in your Manhattan; try it in your old fashioned.