Laurent Cazottes, Goutte de Reine Claude Plum Eau de Vie, NV (375ml) german_wines-template including 12% red wine) and

including 12% red wine) and Pinot Noir (18%)

combining traditional pot still whiskey with fine grain spirits

Done in traditional champagne method and grown on the estate’s chalkiest soils

known for its coal-fired pot stills and robust character

or game meats with rich sauces

Laurent Cazottes, Goutte de Reine Claude Plum Eau de Vie, NV (375ml) german_wines-template including 12% red wine) andThe Reine Claude, or greengage, is the plum that fruit brandy was practically invented for, and Laurent Cazottes treats it accordingly. He grows his own in the Tarn, farms organically, picks at full ripeness, and dries the fruit on mats to concentrate it before fermentation. Pot distillation follows, and then a slow reduction with demineralized water instead of a hard cut, which is what keeps the perfume intact. The result is startling: green plum