Samalens house comprises quite an atypical distillery: four traditional pot-stills from Armagnac, and four traditional pot-stills from Cognac. The traditional distillation requires experience and continuous tasting during the entire process. To be as precise as possible, cuts are not standardized and depend on distiller’s tastings. Each eau-de-vie is aged in traditional Armagnac 450-liters barrel made of french pedunculate or sessile oaks. They are selected for their thin grain and slight toast to preserve the eau-de-vie aromas without too strong wood treatment. Aged in new barrels first, the Armagnacs are moved in used ones to be matured slowly until their bottling.

Bas Armagnac Single 15 ans d’age is one of the important distillates in the range proposed by Samalens, an important distillery located in the south of France. Founded in the late nineteenth century by Jean Samalens in Laujuzan, near Bordeaux, the maison is best known for the production of the traditional Armagnac. Therefore, this valuable variant aged for 15 years and made from Ugni Blanc grapes, the French Trebbiano, is no exception. The best grapes are left to ripen until they reach the right sugar level. Once brought to the company and destemmed, distillation begins, which develops in two phases to give the liqueur great softness. 50% of Armagnac follows the double process, while the other 50% is worked according to the continuous method, through the traditional plate still called armagnaçais. The result of the long aging in oak barrels is Bas Armagnac Single 15 ans d’age, a liqueur with a decidedly important structure and rich in nuances.

Tasting notes

Dark amber color. Nose of cedar wood, tobacco and cigar, carried by spicy notes (nutmeg, saffron) and cadied fruits. Concentrated in the mouth, with balsamic aromas.