Germain-Robin - The Finest Distilled Spirit In The World

This is what they claim. Based on my own albeit limited experience, this could very well be true.

The Germain-Robin story is something to appreciate. A craftsman of the old school, displaced from his work when his employer moves to modern distilling methods and mass production, discovers an antique still in an abandoned distillery, salvages it, and with the help of a backer begins producing alambic brandies with an innovative twist. He uses fine pinot noir table wine, rather than the inferior wines that have traditionally been the sources of brandy.

The result? An excellent brandy, very flavorful, very smooth. So much so that I find the taste of even such top line producers as Hennessey and Remy Martin to be unsatisfactory in comparison.

Germain-Robin also produces a rare brandy called Anno Domini, a limited annual release of just over one barrel, blended from their finest aged brandies. The components aree produced from world-class Pinot Noirs, with a touch of old-vine Palomino, which is normally used in the making of fine sherry. Rigorously selected for extended aging, the brandy is brought to full maturity in air-dried Limousin oak.  This brandy is not cheap, selling for neighborhood $350 a bottle. Some say it is equivalent to a $5000 brandy. I wouldn't know. I have never tasted a $5000 brandy. But I HAVE tasted Anno Domini and it is far and away the best brandy that has ever crossed these lips.

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California residents may purchase Germain-Robin brandies from:

http://www.caddellwilliams.com/germainrobin_main.html

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