Youngs Market Companys Craft Spirits Specialists

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FROM THE BAR STOOL
December 2012
Our guide to new
products, things we
have learned, people
we have met, places
we have visited, and
upcoming events
that are getting us
excited
Whats New In Youngs Market
Companys Craft Spirits Portfolio?
INSIDE

Whats the Story?

-Cognac
Boutique Cognac & Brandy Portfolio
-Delamain
-Tesseron
-DeLuze
-Germain Robin
-Maison Surrenne
-Remy Martin

LOS ANGELES EVENTS

December 3rd: Boulevard Brewery
Tasting and Food Pairing
Location: Steingarten LA
December 4th: Repeal Day Party
Location: Coles @ 6pm
December 5th: 86 Spirit of the Times
followed by Repeal Day Cocktails
Location: Sassafras
December 10th: Carpano Antica
Video Award Show
Location: Dim Mak Studios
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Issue No. 5
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WHATS THE STORY? COGNAC!
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Named after the town of Cognac in France, is
a variety of brandy. It is produced in the wine-
growing region surrounding the town from
which it takes its name.
For a distilled brandy to bear the name
Cognac, an Appellation d'origine contrle, its
production methods must meet certain legal
requirements. In particular, it must be made
from specied grapes, of which Ugni Blanc, is
the one most widely used at the present time.
The brandy must be twice distilled in copper
pot stills and aged at least two years in French
oak barrels from Limousin or Tronais.
Cognac matures in the same way as whiskies
and wine when aged in barrels, and most
cognacs are aged considerably longer than the
minimum legal requirement.
The Cognac region six zones are: Grande
Champagne, Petite Champagne, Borderies,
Fins Bois, Bon Bois, & Bois Ordinaire.
A blend of Grande and Petite Champagne
Cognacs, with at least half coming from
Grande Champagne, is known as Fine
Champagne.
Cognac is made from fruit brandy, called eau
de vie in English, produced by double
distilling the white wines produced in any of
the growth areas.
Grapes
The grapes produce a wine that is very dry,
acidic, and thin, "virtually undrinkable", but
excellent for distillation and aging. Cognac
may be made only from a strict list of grape
varieties, if it is to carry the name of one of
the crus (ex. Delamain- Grand Cru) then it
must be at least 90% Ugni Blanc (known in
Italy as Trebbiano), Folle Blanche &
Colombard, and 10% lesser known varietals.
Cognacs which are not to carry the name of a
cru are freer in the allowed grape varieties,
needing at least 90% Colombard, Folle
Blanche, Juranon blanc, Meslier Saint-
Franois, Montils, Smillon, or Ugni Blanc, and
up to 10% Folignan or Slect.
Fermentation and distillation
After the grapes are pressed, the juice is left
to ferment for two or three weeks, with the
region's native, wild yeasts converting the
sugar into alcohol; neither sugar nor sulfur
may be added.
Distillation takes place in traditionally shaped
Alembic copper stills (pictured), the design
and dimensions of which are also legally
controlled. Two distillations must be carried
out; the resulting eau-de-vie is a colorless
spirit of about 70% alcohol.
Cognac
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Aging
Once distillation is complete, it must be aged
in oak for at least two years before it can be
sold to the public. As the cognac interacts
with the oak barrel and the air, it evaporates
at the rate of about three percent each year,
slowly losing both alcohol and water. Because
the alcohol dissipates faster than the water,
cognac reaches the target 40% alcohol by
volume in about four or ve decades, though
lesser grades can be produced much sooner
by diluting the cognac with water, which also
makes its avor less concentrated. Since oak
barrels stop contributing to avor after four or
ve decades, cognac is then transferred to
large glass carboys called bonbonnes or
demijohns, then stored for future blending.
Blending
The age of the cognac is calculated as that of
the youngest eau-de-vie used in the blend.
The blend is usually of diferent ages and (in
the case of the larger and more commercial
producers) from diferent local areas.
This blending, or marriage, of diferent eaux-
de-vie is important to obtain a complexity of
avours absent from an eau-de-vie from a
single distillery or vineyard.
Cognac Classication
V.S. ("very special"), designates a blend in
which the youngest brandy has been stored
for at least two years in cask.
V.S.O.P. ("very superior old pale") designates a
blend in which the youngest brandy is stored
for at least four years in a cask, but the
average wood age is much older.
XO ("extra old") designates a blend in which
the youngest brandy is stored for at least six
years but on average for upwards of 20 years.
In April 2016, the minimum storage age of the
youngest brandy used in an XO blend will be
set to ten years.
Fun Fact: The names of the grades are in
English because the historical cognac trade,
particularly in the 18th century, signicantly
involved the British.
Cognac
COGNAC REGION!
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DELAMAIN COGNAC !
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The Art of Making Cognac
DELAMAIN COGNAC!
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Pale & Dry X.O.
A blend produced
exclusively from Grande
Champagne, the rst cognac
growth, and aged for many
long years, comes draped in
extremely bright, light amber
robes, clear and shot through
with ashes of gold, that
subsequently reveal its
remarkably delicate elegance
and distinction.
Vesper X.O.
This Grande Champagne,
older than the Pale & Dry
X.O, has been crafted in a
different, more classic style,
with a more pronounced
amber colour, with bright
ashes of pure gold.
Tres Venerable
This blend of extremely old
Grande Champagne cognacs
has beneted from maximum
barrel aging. It expresses all
the nobility of the truly great
eaux-de-vie when they reach
the peak of their development.
Delamain Cognac
GRAND CHAMPAGNE COGNAC
DELAMAIN COGNAC!
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EXTRA
Older than Pale & Dry XO and
Vesper, the EXTRA de Grande
Champagne shows deep
maturity and a full-bodied
bouquet. It is the perfect
expression of an old Cognac
from Grande Champagne.
The EXTRA de Grande
Champagne is an original
decanter, designed and blown
for Delamain. The shield on the
decanter, comes from an
original plate made by Henry
Delamain in 1762 at his
delftware factory in Dublin for
the wedding of his nephew
James Delamain to Marie
Ranson.
Reserve De La Famille
Not a blend, but an eau-de-vie
from a single barrel and from
a single estate.
This cognac has beneted
from maximum barrel ageing,
where by its alcoholic
strength has dropped
naturally, with only a simple
adjustment to 43% vol. being
required.
The magnicent deep, old
amber colour is typical of
these extremely old cognacs.
The bouquet is powerful and
long, offering a harmony of
fragrances, with oral
touches, a rarity for such an
old cognac.
Delamain Cognac
GRAND CHAMPAGNE COGNAC
COGNAC TESSERON!
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Cognac Tesseron has been producing and
distilling Cognacs since 1905 and selling off aged
stocks to the negociants. In 2000 proprietor Alfred
Tesseron made the decision to create his own
brand and use the houses vast stocks of
paradis to produce extremely well-aged XO
Cognacs only.
Tesseron produces a portion of the base wines
used for distillation from their estate vineyards,
composed primarily of Ugni Blanc, with small
percentages of Colombard and Folle Blanche.
The base wine is low in alcohol (9-10%) and high
in acidity. All of the houses Cognacs including
their estate vineyards come from the most
prestigious Petite and Grande Champagne
subregions, with high proportions of chalk and
limestone in the soils. A very small portion of Lot
90 Slction comes from Fins Bois (less chalk &
limestone, more clay in soils).
Tesseron distills the wines on the lees (sur lies)
in the estates own double alembic still. In the rst
and second distillations (over 2 days), only the
hearts are retained the heads are discarded,
and the tails are separated, re-distilled separately
to isolate yet more hearts. At this point the spirit
cools down to about 60% alcohol. The distillation
process must be complete by March 31 following
the harvest; at this point the aging process
begins.
Minimum aging for XO Cognacs is 6 years...
Tesseron XO Cognacs
are extraordinarily aged
-Lot 90 is 15 years old
-Lot 76 ages for an average of 30 years
-Lot 53 is 50 years old
-Lot 29 is a 100 year old Cognac
(30% of the current bottling is 1906 vintage)
Tesseron ages its Cognacs entirely in Limousin
oak, which with its looser grain produces more
age-worthy Cognacs with ner tannins. Sur lies
distillation and aging also produces more complex
and smooth Cognac.
After aging for a maximum of 80-100 years in oak
in Tesserons numerous Paradis, or very humid
aging vaults scattered through town, the Cognacs
are racked into glass demijohns for further aging
and preparation for bottling. The humidity in the
cellars helps prevent evaporation of water and
thus keeping alcohol levels in balance.
Extremely Well Aged XO Cognacs
COGNAC TESSERON!
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DE LUZE Cognac
This ne Champagne Cognac is produced by the
Boinauds, a family of well- established wine
growers and distillers in the Grande Champagne
Region of Cognac, who with over 20 generations
of precise knowledge and experience monitor and
control the total production process, from the
vineyard to the glass. The Boinard philosophy is
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distilled.
2. Age longerto enhance the full Cognac
experience.
3. Add Nothingonly natural color and natural
taste, no caramel or sugar, only pure Grande
Champagne water from their 270m deep well
on the estate.
The Tasting Age of any Cognac is the expression
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aging wheel recognized and used by the
profession. Time spent in the barrels is time
during which the spirit interacts with the oak, its
tannins and the air outside the barrel and this
brings out avors from the grapes which would
never be expressed otherwise.
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EVOLUTION OF EAUX-DE-VIE OVER TIME
The Evolution of Eaux-de-vie
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Discover the Tasting Age of Cognac
DE LUZE ALFRED Fine Champagne Cognac 43%
Colour : Polished Yellow-Amber Gold

Texture : Silky Duvet

Floral Notes : Wild Carnations

Fruity Notes : Cooked Prunes, Candied Apricots

Spicy Notes : Vanilla, Walnut, Leather, Peppery

Tasting Age : 15 years with the odest eau-d-evie coming from the
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ABV : 43% alc. vol.
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Texture : Rich Velvet

Floral Notes : Spring jasmine flowers, Iris

Fruity Notes : Ripe fig, Candied Orange, Juicy plums

Spicy Notes : Fresh, Slightly minty, Grated cinnamon, Toffee,
Cigar box

Tasting Age : 20+ years, with the oldest eau-de-vie coming
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Texture : Thick surah

Floral Notes : A generous nose of jasmine, narcissus, violets

Fruity Notes : Thick concentrates of fruit, juicy mandarines,
cherries, figs and dried fruits.

Spicy Notes : A well-balanced spicyness of vanilla, chocolate,
nutmeg, leather and sandalwood with the
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Length in Mouth : 30 minutes

ABV : 40% alc. vol.
DE LUZE EXTRA DELIGHT Fine Champagne Cognac
GERMAIN ROBIN BRANDY!
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wine grapes
100% premium Mendocino County
wine varietals. No one we know of
distills grapes as good as ours.
old pot still
Antique cognac still.
All the controls are operated by hand.
It takes 48 hours to distill one barrel.
boman beings
varietal brandies
CRSP CA apprcnticcd for scvcn
ycars with Hubcrt Gcrmain-Robin, thcn
foundcd Grccnway Listillcrs in 200. His
Rosc Liqucur was sclcctcd world's Ecst
Liqucur" by RCEE REPCRT in 2008. Thc
SPRT JCLRAL gavc his rcccnt Gcrmain-
Robin Absinthc a +++++ rating:
unblcmishcd clarity. Stands alonc".
JCE CCRLEY apprcnticcd with Hubcrt
Gcrmain-Robin for 6 ycars bcforc
bccoming Gcrmain-Robin's distillcr
and ccllar-mastcr in 2004. His rcccnt
Grappa of Syrah-Zinfandcl was
tcrmcd an act of distilling gcnius" by
Paul Pacult, who gavc it +++++/
Highcst Rccommcndation.
NAGGE CANPEELL works with
Joc Corlcy. Shc startcd out in
winc but got thc distillation bug
at thc Stranahan and Lcopold
Eros. distillcrics in Colorado. n
thc photo, shc's sipping on an
Cscar Pcppcr 1916 bourbon.
ASLEY CCALE, Prcsidcnt of Craft
Listillcrs, co-foundcd Gcrmain-Robin
brandy in 1982, Hangar Cnc vodka
in 2002, and morc rcccntly Nczcalcro
mczcal. n 2003, hc foundcd Craft
Listillcrs to markct craft-mcthod spirits:
Aqua Pcrfccta, Gcrmain-Robin, Los
ahualcs, Naison Surrcnnc, Nczcalcro....
Hundreds of separate, individual distillations, slumbering in Limousin oak. Cellar work is 80% of our time.
Wbat's special aboot
SINGLE-BARREL BRANDIES Choscn for thcir distinctivc varictal quality.
What using hand mcthods on primo winc grapcs is all about. Singlc-malt ancionados
tcnd to apprcciatc thc structurcd focus.
VARIETAL GRAPPAS Listillcd wholc-bcrry from scrious varictal winc grapcs.
Grappa sccs no oak, so thc varictal charactcristics comc right through, with plcnty
of rich dccp avor. Thcsc grappas makc you undcrstand what's spccial about an old,
hand-opcratcd cognac still: clcgancc and softncss. Thc 2006 Syrah was FCCL & WE
NAGAZE's grappa of tbe year". Thc 1999 Zin won gold at Monterey.
Smootbness & elegance rarely encoontered in grappa" - EW YCRK TNES
ANNC DCMINI Annual scrics of +/- 300 bottlcs/ycar. Cur nncst agcd pinot noir,
an astonishing mi of brilliancc and softncss. Nakcs Rcmy's Louis X sccm clumsy.
Soperior to Paradis and eqoal to tbe best very old single-vintage, small prodocer
cognacs" - R W APPLE, EW YCRK TNES
PINCT NCIR. Perfect brandy" (Paul Pacult's SPRT JCLRAL). Erilliant, focuscd
intcnsity, likc grcat pinot noir winc, but conccntratcd by hand-distillation. Cld cnough
for dccp complcity, young cnough for lovcly, lovcly fruit. Amazingly purc.
CCLCMBARD. Thc 1994 rclcasc was scored 97(!!!) by WE ETHLSAST. Thc rich
fullncss is likc cognacs distillcd a ccntury ago (bcforc ugni blanc rcplaccd colombard in
Cognac's vincyards). Evcr so soft, and wondcrfully rich.
SEMILLCN. Listillcd in 1992, bottlcd in 2008. Rich & intcnsc, with cnormous scmillon
volumc. Long, structurcd, complc nnish. Wc know of no othcr scmillon brandy.
SYRAH/ZINFANDEL. Syrah richncss and body, amazingly Zin fruit.
VICGNIER. Thc varictal's rcnowncd aromatics: apricot & pcach/pcar. Supcrb intcnsity.
WE ETHLSAST ratcd thc 2004 a 97, highcst of any grappa thcy havc rcvicwcd.
ZINFANDEL. Thc WE SPECTATCR gavc it a full-pagc writc-up. Elackbcrry/raspbcrry/plum
nnish (Zin, right?) and crisp structurc.
specialty bottlings
SMALL BLENDS Somc 3-4 cascs, asscmblcd from individual barrcls aftcr tasting
through our rich invcntory of bcautifully distillcd varictal brandics.
NC. 1 (released NCV, 2011): 1983 Hildrcth Colombard, 1990 Austin Pinot, 1994 Clos
du Val Pinot. NC. 2 (released Feb, 2012). 1984 Lovin Gamay, 1989 Austin Pinot, 1989
Hildrcth Colombard.
SELECT BARREL XC Astonishing quality. 80% brandics from pinot noir. Tcn
barrcls/ycar of thc brandy that gaincd us most of thc rcvicws on thc nrst pagc. Complc,
clcgant, vcry smooth.Tbe deptb and ricbness of tbe XC are extraordinary" - FRAK
PRAL, EW YCRK TNES
CRAFT-METHCD BRANDY Nakcs wondcrful cocktails. Cutscorcd Lclamain
Palc and Lry, Nartcll Cordon Elcu, Rcmy VSCP, and 3 othcr notcd cognacs in cpcrt
blind tastings in 1989. Wondcrful fruit ovcrtoncs, outstanding clarity of avor and aroma.
Beaotifolly crafted... better tban most cognacs" - LLERGRCLL WE JCLRAL
APPLE BRANDY Local fruit, many from hcirloom varictals. distillcd by hand on
our cognac still, blcndcd aftcr oak aging. Fruiticr and livclicr than calvados, but plcnty
rich and long.
CCAST RCAD RESERVE Supcrior to XC cognacs. A substantial admi of oldcr
pinot noir for a long complc nnish. Evcr so smooth.Lccp and, fragrant, lots of fruit.
Searcb for and enjoy" - SPRT JCLRAL
osoally available
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THE GERNA-RCE LSTLLERY 1982
CRAFT - METHOD BRANDY

gcncrations of craft-mcthod distilling skills

small antiquc pot-still (formcrly uscd for cognac)

innovativc usc of old Europcan craft mcthods

world-class prcmium winc grapcs

small-barrcl aging in air-dricd Limousin oak

Ecst on thc planct - SPRT & CCCKTAL NAGAZE Thc grcatcst in thc world - RCE ALLEY/LEPARTLRES NAGAZE
World's bcst liquor - RCEE REPCRT Thc bcst this country has cvcr offcrcd - SPRT JCLRAL
Lic Ecstcn dcr Wclt - VCVERLN/SWTZERLAL Equal to thc vcry bcst - EW YCRK TNES
Cnc of thc world's top tcn distillcrs - PALL PACLLT/LELTA SKY NAGAZE Lnmatchcd quality - CCCSSELRS GLLE
Somc of thc world's nncst - ATHCY LAS ELLE/EC APPETT Thc bcst madc - WE EWS
Somc of thc world's bcst - NATT KRANER/FAST CCNPAY Thc bcst in thc world - LALLAS NCRG EWS
o cognac is as good as Gcrmain-Robin - LA EERGER/L A TNES
FROM MENDOCINO COUNTY, CA
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MAISON SURRENNE COGNAC!
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Ancienne Distillerie Petite Champagne
Lot 1991 A beautiful cognac from the
ancienne distillerie in Jarnac, a 19th Century
stone building directly on the Charente river.
Lovely fruit, wonderful balance, a delight to
drink. Bottled in August of 2001.
The vineyards of Petite Champagne, which
encircle the famous grande champagne, grow
in soils whose chalk is more compact and in
a climate more inuenced by the sea and the
continental mass. Cognacs from this district
are softer, fruitier, and more accessible than
their austere grande champagne cousins,
with appealing oral overtones. Lighter and
less ponderous, most petite champagne
cognacs tend to age fairly rapidly. (bottled
young, they preserve the wonderful soft
fruitiness, which would disappear with
lengthy aging.
Distillerie Galtaud unblended Borderies
Lot 1986 CASKS 6, 8, & 14 From the single-
still Galtaud distillery, founded in 1800 in the
village of Mainxe. The single-vintage Galtaud
has unusually rich fruit with the regions
typical attributes: profound volume with hints
of violets and nut kernels. Bottled August 3,
2001.
The tiny borderies district contains soils
deposited in ancient times by the Charente
river. These heavier soils impart substance,
and borderies cognacs are typically used to
give body to more delicate blends. Many
plantings have a southern exposure, so that
the best borderies grapes are known for their
rich fruitiness. Borderies cognacs do not
require extensive aging.
REMY MARTIN COGNAC!
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Youngs Market Company also proudly represents
Remy Martin Cognacs
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