Laurent Cazottes, Goutte de Prunelart Eau de Vie, NV (375ml) photo search and a savory

and a savory

This iconic Dublin distillery has perfected their craft since 1780

The oak is present but beautifully integrated

or just sip it slowly as a post-dinner sipper

and clocking in at a hefty 100 proof

Laurent Cazottes, Goutte de Prunelart Eau de Vie, NV (375ml) photo search and a savoryPrunelart is a nearly extinct grape from the Tarn and an ancestor of Malbec, and Laurent Cazottes grows it organically for the express purpose of distilling it. The fruit is harvested ripe and dried on mats to concentrate the sugars and aromatics, then fermented and pot distilled, with the proof brought down slowly using demineralized water instead of a brutal cut. This is a grape eau de vie rather than a marc, and it shows: darker and more brooding