Armagnac (brandy) often sold as vintages, with the bottles containing Armagnac from a single year, the year being noted on the bottle. Ten different varieties of Armagnac grapes are authorised for use in the production of Armagnac. Of these, four are most common: Armagnac (brandy) Armagnac (; ) is a distinctive kind of brandy produced in the Armagnac region in Gascony, southwest France. It is distilled from wine usually made from a blend of grapes including Baco 22A, Colombard, Folle blanche and Ugni blanc, traditionally using column stills rather than the pot stills used in the production of cognac. The resulting spirit
Downslope Distilling Downslope Distilling Downslope Distilling is a craft beverage distillery in Centennial, Colorado, United States. Until recently nearly all beverage distillation was a result of very large operations. The reason for this consolidation was the heavy administrative burden involved in the collection of excise taxes by the United States Treasury Department through the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (Formerly Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives). As a result of several simplifications to the excise regulations and the reduction of required Surety Bonds for small beverage alcohol producers, a number of small craft distillerys began opening with an emphasis