Dressed in a sauce that marries port and Armagnac in a river of butter.

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He has his own 50-year-old cognac and 25-year-old armagnac, both of which are made explicitly for him.

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It was never for lack of lip-smacking satisfaction that the brandies of Armagnac came to be overshadowed by those of Cognac, 100 miles north.

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Distillates -- like cognac, Armagnac and brandy -- are an oft-overlooked category in the bar industry, according to Pour Vous general manager Steve Livigni.

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But if you're overwhelmed by the list of 25 cocktails, containing unfamiliar ingredients like Velay Jaune (a herbal liqueur) and Bonal (a wine-based aperitif infused with herbs), Livigni recommends the Le Samourai cocktail, made of Armagnac, raspberry, rhubarb and umami.

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