I dipped into armagnac and found the experience to be very rewarding and figured for $20 this was worth a shot. Why? I don’t know but time to stop with the random bottles. Or maybe not. Rusty amber in color. The aromas of concord grape and strawberry jam along with banana and vanilla rise from chest height. There is a flinty-funk at the chin, slight leather and more Sherry with a hint of salt. The palate is lightly viscous and mildly warming. There are no sharp or off-putting notes, no ethanol. The flavors come along like a frontal weather pattern. Rich vanilla and fig predominate and then a bit of banana, caraway and leather and tannins. Some of the flint from the nose shows up in the palate but is something I think I’m particular sensitive to. I get that note on a lot of cognac finished bourbons. Overall this lands well, albeit with a few predominant sweet notes. I miss the wood and tobacco of a well aged armagnac (coming from bourbon) but this doesn’t disappoint. Very jammy and lasting finish with less raisin than straight Sherry but with the proper neurologic sequelae of higher ABV. Nice bedtime alternative to a fiery pour of bourbon and less complex than a sherry finished scotch. More likely to become a mixer than a sipper but nothing wrong with sipping either.