Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut Rosé 750ml Brandy & Cognac double distilled in a 300-liter

double distilled in a 300-liter copper potstill

and the woodsy notes from balsam fir and Cascara sagrada (bark from the California buckthorn)

Todd teamed up with Nicole Austin over at George Dickel turn back the hands of time and give us another look at what American whiskey would have tasted like 100 years ago

This is superb stuff

characteristic of green anise and fennel

Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut Rosé 750ml Brandy & Cognac double distilled in a 300-literMadame Clicquot created the first blended Ros in 1818 by adding some red wine to Yellow Label champagne. The result was Veuve Clicquot Ros, a fruity and full bodied expression of the Veuve Clicquot style. Made using 50 to 60 different crus, the cuvee is based on Brut Yellow Label's traditional blend, 44 to 48 % Pinot Noir, 13 to 18 % Meunier, 25 to 29 % Chardonnay. The blend draws on a particularly high percentage of reserve wines originating from