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Armagnac|ɑːˈmænjæk|
A superior brandy made in the district of France formerly called Armagnac (department of Gers).
1850A. K. Johnston Dict. Geogr. 539/2 Gers, a dep. in the S.W. of France... Wine is produced..and a good deal of it is converted into Armagnac brandy. 1910Encycl. Brit. XI. 904/2 The remainder [of the wine produced in the department of Gers] is chiefly manufactured into brandy, known by the name of Armagnac, second only to Cognac in reputation. 1920Saintsbury Notes on Cellar-bk. 119 You may drink Armagnac after Burgundy now and they won't quarrel. |