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Armagnac

NOUN
  1. dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of France

How To Use Armagnac In A Sentence

  • The space left by evaporation is called the ullage, while the liquid lost is sometimes called the ‘angels' share’ and is particularly financially significant in the production of older cognac and Armagnac.
  • Jamie ordered fillet of beef wrapped in pancetta with port, shallot and foie gras ravioli, while I chose the loin of venison with fresh sage and honeyed Armagnac sweetbreads.
  • It's presented on a block of glass strewn with herbs, along with three Armagnac grapes encrusted in cornflakes and a foie gras parfait topped with a capering silver monkey.
  • Bucking the trend, however, is Armagnac, France's lesser-known brandy from the Gascony region in the south-west.
  • Deglaze the pan with the Armagnac and vermouth and simmer until almost dry.
  • These included white and red floc lightly fortified, chilled aperitifs, some unidentified red liqueur derived from cognac, red and white table wines, and a dessert-accompanying concoction made by pouring an unaged, 40-percent-alcohol Armagnac into a saucepan, dumping in a handful of sugar cubes and setting the liquid ablaze until the alcohol burned off, which took about 15 minutes. The Foie Gras Wars
  • For the suckling pig, in a small bowl, combine the Armagnac and raisins and set aside.
  • To finish, we had the trio of crème brûlée with biscotti, and the rice pudding with armagnac prunes.
  • Armagnac is always aged in oak casks before being bottled and sold.
  • Curious marriages and blatant mismarriages persist, however, because people are desperately keen these days to promote wines by showing how good they are with food - and not just wines: I have suffered food with whisky, port and Armagnac.
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