Germain Robin 16 Year Single Barrel Riesling BrandyGermain Robin began in 1982 as the unlikely union of two creative minds: Ansley Coale, a professor driving along a Northern California highway, and Hubert Germain Robin, a hitchhiking Cognac distiller. The two created Germain Robin, the first California Brandy that broke free from the constraints of typical Cognac style production. They crafted their brandy with traditional alembic Cognac stills, but using unconventional, flavorful and complex

The result is a crystal-clear liqueur with genuine chocolate and vanilla flavor that elevates classic cocktails like Grasshoppers

And bartenders loved it

Light and dry

combine with a finger stir

and is primarily bittered by gentian rather than quinine - many a bartender swear that it is closest in flavor to the original Kina Lillet

Enveloping the whole thing is a unique plum sweetness and some vanilla bean

offering bartenders and home enthusiasts a tool for creating depth and sophistication in ways that traditional aromatic bitters cannot

The Dudognon family have grown grapes in the small village of Lignières-Sonneville since 1776

and orris root

In addition to orange and lemon peel

a potent botanical

sour and tart