Colour: a beautiful bright color, clear, with opalescent pink tints. Scent: an aroma of fresh-blown flowers, delicate and tangy. Flavour: very pleasant floral taste, fresh and aromatic, well-balanced, with a final hint of acidity.

A wine-based aperitif, Byrrh has the specific characteristic of being flavoured with quinine. Its alcohol content is 18°. The basic grapes, mainly the Carignan and Grenache varieties from the hillsides of Roussillon, are transformed into mistelles (partly fermented grape juice), which are then blended with selected dry red Roussillon wines. Byrrh is drunk as an aperitif. It is best served cool, at approximately 16°, and goes well with a twist of lemon zest or a little Crème de Cassis.

Pierre Ferrand Amber Cognac has a rich glowing amber colour. It is aromatic and complex on the nose. It has surprisingly little wood influence. Instead, there are flavours of lightly spiced cinnamon and vanilla with notes of rose, fruit pastries and almond. The average age of the blend is 6 years or V.S.O.P equivalent. Perfect as a premium house mixing and sipping Cognac.

Pommeau de Normandie is a blend made of three parts of fresh cider apple juice and one part of calvados. The appellation requires a minimum ageing of 14 months in oak barrels after the blend is made. However this is aged from three to four years. This extra ageing enables Comte Louis de Lauriston to obtain a better balance with no apparent alcohol. Its apple aromas, fruit exuberance and moderate sweetness make it many people's favoured aperitif.

Colour: lively, pink. Scent: very fruity, very aromatic, fruit ripened in the sun. Flavour: very fruity, flavoursome, perfectly ripe fruit, lingering mellow and sweet.

Colour: clear with pale golden highlights. Scent: very fruity, pear pulp and juice. Flavour: very fruity, powerful, cool and creamy with a lingering finish.

Colour: bright shiny cool red. Scent: smooth, bright and very fruity. Flavour: refreshing, very flavourful with pleasant acidity and a beautiful finish.

Colour: shiny and colourless. Scent: very aromatic, exotic with a touch of raspberry. Flavour: very fruity, powerful and elegant.

Colour: shiny and colourless. Scent: very expressive, nicely floral, with warm tones, finely peppered with subtil notes of vanilla. Flavour: full and mellow, with floral notes of aromatic marshmallow and exotic blossoms. Alc./Vol.: 18%