Pour de France: Ring Ring Ring (Piles and Piles)

We hit the West Coast and the Cognac region for some famous and forgotten French brandies, an eaux-de-vie vodka and a Pineau des Charentes. Starring, Monsieur Roger Leclerc from 'Allo Allo, P.Diddy, Rene Descartes, Jean Paul Sartre and Fred Serieux.

Show Notes

This week, we have mostly been tasting the following:

• Hennessy XO from Whisky Exchange 
• Hine VSOP Cognac from Whisky Exchange
• Domaine de Canton from Whisky Exchange
• Ciroc Vodka from Whisky Exchange 
• Camus Il de Re Island Fine Cognac from Whisky Exchange
• Chateau des Beaulon Pine au des Charantes from Whisky Exchange
• Tom's article about Last Drop's Cognac hidden from the Nazis
• Picture of Rene Discartes/Fat Jay Rayner 
• And evidence of our P.Diddy joke winning an award at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

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