How about this for a cocktail?

I need a name for this one too:
1 shot Janneau 5
1 shot creme d'orange
1 shot creme de banane
1 generous shot of whipping cream
Shaken on ice, finished with cocoa powder with a little cinnamon.

I think this may actually be my favourite creation so far. Heaven. Absolute heaven. Don't drink it too quickly.
Enjoy!

Name that cocktail!

I need a name for this utterly gorgeous cocktail:
1 shot Tesco VSOP (it's actually Montesquiou! - fab value at £17.49 for 70cl!)
1 shot Creme de Cacao
1 Shot Creme d'Orange
1 generous shot of whipping cream
Shaken on ice, and finished with cocoa powder with a little cinnamon
Enjoy!

The Handsome Stranger

Thanks to Sarah Townley for naming this cocktail: "deceptively alcoholic....smooth at first but has its way with you eventually". So what's in it?
1 shot Janneau 5 year old Armagnac
1 shot Amaretto
1 shot white port
1 shot boiled and chilled finest chinese green tea
1 teaspoon runny honey
1/2 slice lime
Stirred, not shaken, on ice. Enjoy!

Baron de Pibrac: Sigognac at Oddbins!

On the 29th April I spent three hours in the late afternoon with Thomas Guasch of Baron de Signognac/Chateau Bordeneuve. A humble genius. It was a privilege. You can see his new planting of 4ha of Ugni Blanc here and his continuous still. He is in charge of everything - from planting to vinification to distilling and ageing. He only uses local Gascon oak. Half an hour before I arrived, I had tasted a complex blend of some of the best vintages between 1865 and 1974. Then, up first at Sigognac, was Thomas' VS. It really hit the spot for me. Wonderfully fresh, aromas and flavours of orange, apricot, honey and peach. Very smooth and very good length. 1/3 Baco Blanc and 2/3 Ugni Blanc. 3 years in oak. As I walked through the bottling operation I saw a palate of Baron de Pibrac - exclusive to Oddbins (I used to sell it to cognac-wanting customers at Christmas! I couldn't possibly sell them a cognac when I had something much superior to offer: Pibrac). He told me it was the same product as the Sigognac VS. Oddbins are selling this for £16.99 for 70cl. It has to be one of the best grape spirit bargains to be had in the UK. A must-have. Available from Oddbins stores or have it delivered at http://www.oddbins.com/products/productDetail.asp?productcode=87000. Even with £5.99 delivery, it is still a bargain.

Bernard's tour of the Chateau de Laubade Paradis

28/04/10/ Around 3pm. The Paradis at Chateau de Laubade. Cellar-master, Bernard (genius), shows Amanda Garnham, her daughter Georgina and myself the Treasures. They are all coded so we can't tell what's what. But he knows. Beautiful. And after Bernard telling Amanda that he thought I was a very good taster, this man made my day!