Some people leave cookies for Santa Claus; others leave a little brandy. My father used to soak cookies -- Pecan Sandies, to be exact -- in Cognac, but then he ate them, slowly, with a fork, rather ...

Here’s a factoid that visitors to Gascony are likely to hear eventually: The quantity of Armagnac produced in any given year is equivalent to the angel’s share—the volume of spirit lost to evaporation ...

Armagnac is a grape brandy that is produced in the Armagnac region of the French province of Gascony. This region was the first in France to begin distilling grape-based spirits, making Armagnac the ...

As the clear liquid splashed into her cup from a strange copper machine that could be from a nutty professor's workshop, the woman squealed: 'It's just like water, isn't it?' 'Not exactly,' was our ...

As 2011’s winter draws to a frigid close, cozying up with a glass of mellow Armagnac brandy is the very thing to take the chill off following a blazing ski run, or an hour of ice-skating round and ...

La Boutique Des Vins in Toulouse’s historic Carmes neighborhood is one of the more popular spots for local residents to browse for just the right wine or spirit, maybe even a craft beer. On a quiet ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Armagnac – it strikes me as I drive through the green hills south of Agen – is not so much la France profonde as ...