What the Floc???

We ran out of armagnac a couple of weeks ago, so had to do an emergency mission to Euze to restock. Sunday afternoon seems to be perfect time to visit the distilleries (mostly family owned), as everyone is drunk after Sunday lunch, and the free tastings are liberal. We were fortunate enough to taste an armagnac from 1942.
Armagnac is cognac made in the Armagnac region. Or, if you are from the south of France then cognac is armagnac made in the Cognac region. Floc (de Gascogne) is an aperitif made from grape juice and armagnac, comes in white and red, and can be pretty tasty or a bit too sickly sweet.
Generally I am not greatly excited by cognac or armagnac, but we discovered one at a Christmas market last year which is something like the nectar of the gods: a 23yr old from the Château Berrit. The only place I knew to buy it from is the château itself, a fairly run-down old building inhabited by Felix Knutty the distiller and his family. When we visited they said they could send a few bottles by post, but the trip there is kind of fun.