Laurent Cazottes, Goutte de Prunelart Eau de Vie, NV (375ml) photo search or just sip it slowly

or just sip it slowly as a post-dinner sipper

After fermentation the spirit is pot-distilled to high proof

and clocking in at a hefty 100 proof

spicy finish that invites slow sipping

and smooth texture make this a perfect sipper

Laurent Cazottes, Goutte de Prunelart Eau de Vie, NV (375ml) photo search or just sip it slowlyPrunelart 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