Posts Tagged ‘Samalens’

Aug
18

On tour in Armagnac Part 2: Samalens

by Will Lowe, http://www.bibendum-spirits.co.uk/

The team arrive at Samalens Armagnac

Our second distillery of the day, Samalens, was an absolute delight. We were greeted by Pierre, the great-grandson of John Samalens who founded the distillery in 1882. Located in the heart of Bas Armagnac, the landscape was notably different from Tenareze – not least by the surprising abundance of sunflower …

Dec
24

Spirits Team French Visit Part 1 – Samalens Armagnac

By Nick Rodgers

Samalens distillery

Samalens distillery

It’s a 5am start, and we’ve got a busy schedule for the next three days – a visit to our new Armagnac producers in Gascony, then it’s off to Cognac. Conveniently Easy Jet’s only flights to Bordeaux leave early Wednesday and come back late Friday night. Wait a minute, I obviously did not connect those words – ‘Easy’ …

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