armagnac

• “The only thing which makes it a little tricky, is that it requires 30 "prunes in armagnac," which must be made at least 2 weeks earlier.”

  Paula Wolfert's Prune and Apple Tart with Filo Rosettes

• “a vanilla bean, split prunes in armagnac 30, in 5 tbsps of their syrup melted clarified butter 1/3 cup orange flower water 1/2 sp armagnac 2 tsps strudel or filo leaves, thicker "country style" filo, if available. confectioner's sugar or sanding sugar”

  Paula Wolfert's Prune and Apple Tart with Filo Rosettes

• “Wait a minute though: if your armagnac is currently being poured by the Púca at The Lonely Crossroads (which is indeed in my corner of Clare, even.”

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• “If you would like to try this, and it is really not terribly hard - just needs a little planning - you will first need to make some prunes in armagnac.”

  Paula Wolfert's Prune and Apple Tart with Filo Rosettes

• “I am drinking a bottle of armagnac which is older than you; this is not at all depressing.”

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• “Kingsley Amis, in the "Mean Sod's Guide" section of his book "On Drink," suggested that the mean sod (that is, cheap host) can avoid the expense of serving a post-prandial cognac by presenting his guests a "rather exceptional" armagnac: "a watered-down cooking brandy from remote parts of France or from South Africa.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Cognac's Cousin From Gascony

• “Visit Bastide d'Armagnac (labastide-darmagnac.net) with its enchanting square colonnaded central place; Notre-Dame des Cyclistes (notredamedescyclistes.net), a tiny 11th-century chapel where Tour de France competitors come to pray; the exquisite hamlet of Larressingle (and taste its equally exquisite armagnac – tinyurl.com/6z7yo22); the food market of Eauze and buy foie gras, croustade and armagnac direct from artisan producers. (tourisme-gers.com).”

  The Guardian: Budget wine trips in France

• “I once had an author come over from France smuggling some armagnac in his luggage and the cork popped.”

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• “Firstly I had a typo last night and too much armagnac this afternoon after a long lunch!”

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• “In it you will find his grandmother's recipe for walnut leaf aperitif (take 50 walnut leaves, 40g of orange peel, a litre of armagnac, a kilo of sugar and five litres of red wine; macerate for eight days, stirring twice a day; sieve, bottle, and store in a cool place for three months).”

  The Guardian: Pierre Koffmann: 'Not enough British chefs cook from the heart'

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