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Louis XIII Cognac is a stunning study in alchemy

Not bad for a couple of corporate marketing refugees who combine forces to become the first licensed distillers in Washington since Prohibition

They’ve had a handful of over-twenty year-old releases over just the last few years and they’ve briskly sold out

most multi-layered Whiskies in Speyside

and a few other fiddly things

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