Brandy Saint Louise Brandy Pale and Old

Bright notes of crisp apple, white grape, and chalk open the nose, moving into flavors of baked apricot and nectarine, with attractive dried fruit, vanilla, and leathery caramel invigorated by nutmeg and clove spice.

Brandy Sainte Louise was created by Jennifer Querbes in 2018 to fill a gap bartenders had been asking about for years, a classic, fruit forward French brandy built in the style used in most nineteenth and early twentieth century cocktail recipes, at a price nowhere near true Cognac. Made primarily from Ugni Blanc grapes grown just outside the Cognac AOC and blended by a Cognac master