Frapin VIP XO Cognac Retailer:32 and caramel notes

and caramel notes

which revived the island's former shipyard glory

groupies in the backstage and the volume cranked up to 11

the grain is smoked and dried with local fruitwoods instead of peat

but this non-age-statement dram in the inconspicuous bottle is rumored to have the same mash bill — Buffalo Trace #2 — as our perennial favorite Blanton’s

Frapin VIP XO Cognac Retailer:32 and caramel notesAn elegant French masterpiece beyond age. Starting as Winemakers, the Frapin family has been producing Spirits in Southwest France since 1270. Think about that for a moment nearly 750 years! More than twenty generations They started distilling a few hundred years ago and now nearly all of the fruit from their 316 hectare estate is planted with Ungi Blanc grapes and used to produce Cognac. All Cognac spend a quarter of their aging in new Limousin oak