Blanche

Reference

Gascony

ABV40-48%
Sub-styles
White ArmagnacUnaged Armagnac

Tasting Notes

Clean, transparent, fruit-forward (varies by base), no oak influence, mineral, fresh. The common thread across all blanche spirits is transparency and purity. What you taste is the raw material and the distiller's skill, unmediated by wood.

Brand Guide

Varies by parent category. Armagnac blanche: Tariquet ($22-28). Fruit blanches: Massenez range ($30-50). Absinthe blanche: Kubler ($35-45). The term spans multiple categories, so brand tiers follow the specific spirit type.

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The Story

Armagnac before the barrel — raw grape spirit from Gascony's copper stills, bottled young to capture orchards in glass.