French Spirits

The Dèche family have been working their own vineyards, making their own wines, & distilling their own Armagnac for five generations! From the harvest of 2000, this single vintage bottling—bottled after 21 long years!—offers... Read More

From a family grower-producer distilling & aging brandy from their own vineyards, this XO is aged much longer than required by law—between 20 & 30 years! Generous & pleasantly fruity for its age, it displays the desirable... Read More

Distilled in Charente-Maritime from 100% French wheat, this is a clean, bright vodka perfect for sipping but also priced well for cocktail applications. Smooth, precise, & easy to drink!

From the famed Calvados producer Christian Drouin, this affordably-priced offering is delicious to sip—clean, pleasantly sweet & apple-y—but also priced well for use in cocktails, cooking, and baking. Perfect for all... Read More

From one of Normandy’s most respected producers, this brandy is distilled from bitter, bittersweet, sweet, & sharp cider apples before aging in used casks, some of which contained fortified wine. Fruity and dense, with hints... Read More

From one of Normandy’s most respected Calvados producers, this unique gin is distilled from a cider made from 30 apple varieties. Each botanical is infused into the spirit separately during a second distillation before final... Read More

Armagnac, located just south of Bordeaux, isn't as 'well-known' as Cognac in the United States, but produces incredibly soft, aromatic brandies that are well-worth exploring. One of our favorite producers in the region,... Read More

For this special release, two barrels were built from staves seasoned & dried at an island oyster farm, then toasted to separate levels & used to finish stunning Cognac from the 2011 harvest. Mineral and fresh in style, with well-integrated... Read More

Giffard makes many of France's finest liqueurs. The 'Fleur de Sureau Sauvage' is a higher quality, more delicious alternative to St.-Germain made using only wild elderflowers. Excellent in gin cocktails or in sparkling... Read More

A classic overproof Rhum Agricole at a great price! Distilled at the same facility as better-known Rhum Clément, this versatile spirit offers bold aromas & flavors of ripe tropical fruit, wildflowers, white pepper, and... Read More

Opened in the late 19th century, HSE is a premier producer of Martinique’s classic Rhum Agricole style. The VSOP is aged in a combination of ex-bourbon and French oak casks, resulting in a fruity, spicy, and pleasantly rich... Read More

Crafted by Cognac’s greatest independent grower-producer, this XO bottling is composed of barrels no less than 20 years in age, brought down to 90 proof through natural evaporation, and bottled at natural color without adulteration... Read More

The small production Burgundian brandy & liqueur experts at Jacoulot make the best cassis in the world from indigenous blackcurrants farmed in Dijon. Sweet and luxurious; mix, sip, or use for baking!

Cognac and Armagnac fans, you HAVE to try this! Fine Bourgogne is Burgundy's expression of the traditional French brandy style, a la Cognac or Armagnac. Instead of distilling from a wine made of high-yielding, cheap varieties... Read More

The third release in L’Encantada’s ‘Tattoo Series’ collaboration with PM Spirits is a marriage of six single casks of Armagnac between 13 and 36 years of age before extended finishing in ex-Weller bourbon... Read More

The original ‘tonic’ entrusted to the Carthusians in 1605 and developed into a final product in 1764, this is made from a mysterious recipe of 130 plants and said to cure ills and give rise to “long life.”... Read More

Coming from an officially-designated heritage producer, this classic French absinthe is produced only from real plants and seeds, rather than botanical extracts. Each is macerated and distilled individually before final blending... Read More

From a historic Cognac house with over 300 years of experience, this pocket-sized brandy is an exceptional example of VSOP Cognac: bold, fruity, and surprisingly rich, with hints of peach syrup and butterscotch. Way better than... Read More

Cognac master Jerome Tessendier sources 3-year-old rum from Barbados and then finishes it in two different types of French oak cask before bottling without added color or flavor at an accessible 92 proof. A stunning sipper at... Read More

Jérôme Tessendier blends unaged rums from Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago before resting the blend in used Cognac casks for a brief period. The result is by all measures a superb white rum for classic tropical... Read More

Bottled by La Maison du Whisky, this single cask selection of Armorik was lightly peated and aged 7 years in a refill sherry butt. One of 255 bottles, it displays a familiar coastal style: notes of sea spray and moss, with hints... Read More