De Montal

De Montal is a Bas-Armagnac, a French grape brandy from Gascony in southwestern France, produced by the Compagnie des Produits de Gascogne. It is single distilled in copper column stills and bottled at 40% ABV. The Liquor Barn stocks De Montal VSOP in 750ml and the Vintage Showcase, a set of 1970, 1980 and 1990 vintage Armagnacs in 200ml bottles.

Armagnac is distilled once, while Cognac is distilled twice, so Armagnac tends to be richer and more rustic, with notes of prune, dried fruit, spice and wood. The De Montal VSOP is aged at least four years in French oak and is an easy everyday sipper. The VS is younger and more fruit-forward, good for cocktails like a Sidecar.

Vintage Armagnac is a De Montal specialty. The Vintage Showcase lets you taste three decades side by side, and single-year bottles like the 1958 make a memorable birth-year or anniversary gift when available.