# Traveling Bas Armagnac **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-topic: Other spirits\ **Created:** [May 7, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/traveling-bas-armagnac/15598 "2024-05-07T12:25:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/moparrules/32/27754_2.png) [@MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/u/MoparRules)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/traveling-bas-armagnac/15598/1 "2024-05-07T12:25:12Z")
Bon jour, a few travel impressions from my recent short trip (Sunday 5th of May until today) to Bas Armagnac (pronounced Ar-Mack-Nack according to my German Google Maps). ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/b/9/b905e76fbb14fa0509eb07897f933dfb421b0d36.jpeg) a very remote, cosy and tranquil area ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/7/37679070cb478cf811fce76641ac0b806c69a954.jpeg) The french! A typical frog farm in the region. ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/7/17fcbc51ebc98ea118a2372e9954a0b9afd8b652.jpeg) But there is more then frogs… ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/9/c98eb5c58c3862a4cbb621890a46881a3005799e.jpeg) ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/a/9acdf75ef20bac2a2b3faaef0c509cb1c807a7aa.jpeg) and finally, Chateau Garreau ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/3/a302b14f9bd9d84133d954eb545eb2a59dc88971.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/moparrules/32/27754_2.png) [@MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/u/MoparRules)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/traveling-bas-armagnac/15598/2 "2024-05-07T12:33:26Z")
An amazing place sitting on top of a hill overlooking the vineyards and countryside ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/4/7426b05b2c99f02a030a7647c6c26df7e79e59a1.jpeg) ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/a/aa9970bad0e6729efeb462a41ae08179711a694c.jpeg) ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/b/5b9797199d3f1719eb5f58d8841f8170fb356a58.jpeg) great selection of old vintage ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/3/c3f003612709feec79eef3ed62fd788c438717df.jpeg) The stills ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/6/8/68fc3ae314fc04d2655788c741a4279d39cee541.jpeg) ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/a/1ab733e2b5ff976fc83b08543d0fa5c421a73aa3.jpeg) The cellars ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/a/8affbb945ab9ec03dca59a5c968f25d1e1362bce.jpeg) We had great tastings from the 2000 years down to the 1960s. A very warm welcome by Gregory and the owner Carole. Many thanks from here for the hospitality and amazing day! ---
**Author:** ![MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/moparrules/32/27754_2.png) [@MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/u/MoparRules)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/traveling-bas-armagnac/15598/3 "2024-05-07T12:42:46Z")
Some more pictures ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/b/2b3adb945e168dcfce15f59241f4c10aea4c5948.jpeg) ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/7/f7a05867d59899ce791a51dcf30ef0130d599a5a.jpeg) ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/7/4735e7556e46aacaa528caaf81418d5a4c58151d.jpeg) And right there when the Sin was labeled! ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/3/237786417f6272c0255bd10b4b01fd0a7cf8d978.jpeg) ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/d/cd45b9ffc915acda7fe21b7a0763301eaa0d58b0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/moparrules/32/27754_2.png) [@MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/u/MoparRules)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/traveling-bas-armagnac/15598/4 "2024-05-07T12:49:09Z")
Conclusion: Beautiful, remote region, warm and friendly people and great heritage with the Armagnac. The spirit is great between 15-30, maybe 40 years but doesn’t necessarily improve after. The older vintages are becoming slightly more bitter but not necessarily more balanced. We tried some very young that were amazing. The cask is the secret. That’s it, back home to the rum shelf. ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/leo/32/12636_2.png) [@Leo](https://community.rumx.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/traveling-bas-armagnac/15598/5 "2024-05-08T16:04:59Z")
Wo hast die übernachtet und wie habt ihr euch vor Ort bewegt bzw wie war allgemein die An und Abreise. ---
**Author:** ![MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/moparrules/32/27754_2.png) [@MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/u/MoparRules)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/traveling-bas-armagnac/15598/6 "2024-05-08T22:10:23Z")
Flug nach Bordeaux, Mietwagen und eine kleine Pension in der Nähe, Lepoutic > **[Le Poutic](https://www.lepoutic.fr/en)** reizend geführt, persönlich, welcoming. Allerdings gibt es dort in der Gegend auch nichts im Sinne von nichts ausser Wald, Schweine, Enten, Reben und eben Nichts. Das Essen in dem kleinen Ort mit Thermalbad in der Nähe erfüllt nicht die Erwartungen, die man an Frankreich hat, wir sind eben nicht in Lyon. Das geht in Deutschland besser. Und in Italien sowieso. Oder der Bretagne. Arme Gegend aber sehr schön mit sehr netten Menschen. Und Armagnac. Man kann ja nicht ständig in die Karibik fahren.