This One Of A Kind Wine Is The Best To Sip Before And After Dinner

Discover Delicious Pineau des Charentes Cocktails That Elevate Your Sipping Experience

Ready to shake up your cocktail routine? Pineau des Charentes, or Pineau, known for its one of a kind taste profile is the best sip to serve before and after dinner. It is the kind of French treasure that deserves more buzz. Originated in the Charente and Charente-Maritime regions of France (the same area where Cognac is produced), Pineau des Charentes is crafted from a combination of fresh grape juice and eau-de-vie from Cognac. As an aperitif, it offers a smooth, slightly sweet profile that makes it surprisingly versatile. Served chilled, it is perfect to drink on its own or mixed into cocktails, and pairs well with food. Whether you are hosting a gathering or want to elevate your sipping experience at your favorite bar, Pineau des Charentes should be your new go to. This guide will share the most delicious Pineau ds Charentes cocktails to enjoy.

Part of what makes it an exciting beverage is Pineau’s exceptional stylistic range and versatility. With a 17% ABV, Pineau des Charentes is lighter than a spirit but more robust than a wine, blending the fruit flavors of the wine with the distinctive kick of the Cognac. There are many different ages and styles of Pineau des Charentes, and there is no singular taste profile, making it a one of kind wine to sip. Different variations offer an array of notes ranging from apricot to walnut, peach, honey, vanilla and more.

Featuring different ages and styles, Pineau des Charentes can be enjoyed in many different cocktails thanks to time spent in oak barrels. Young Pineau des Charentes is normally fruit-forward and clean, with a dry refreshing finish, where Old and Very Old Pineau des Charentes, typically aged 5 to 10 years in oak are nuanced and complex with layers of dried fruit, nuts, honey and spices.

Served neat, with a slight chill, or an ice cube, Pineau is an excellent choice as a base ingredient for low-ABV cocktails, or can be used as a modifier to enhance rich spirits like rum, brandy, or whiskey without overpowering them. To illustrate the versatility and quality of Pineau des Charentes, we visited the best bars in NYC to experience the multifaceted spirit.

Refreshing Pineau des Charentes Cocktails

Lullaby

Often a substitute for vermouth in a stirred cocktail Lower East Side bar Lullaby likes Pineau des Charentes cocktails in a shaken libation. Try Lullaby’s riff on the classic cognac cocktail , Champs-Elysees. In this mixture, Pineau is the main spirit, with Green Chartreuse, lemon juice, basil, and a touch of salt. Using Hardy Le Coq D’Or Pineau Des Charentes which highlights notes of dried fruit, honey, and lime trees.

Lullaby Serves The One Of A Kind Wine That Is Best To Sip Before And After Dinner

Double Chicken Please

Reminiscing the Japanese childhood favorite butter raisin biscuit, Double Chicken Please created stirred Pineau des Charentes cocktails with Chateau de Montifaud Pineau des Charentes by having it slow cooked with black raisin for 12 hours and then fat washed in brown butter. Chateau de Montifaud Pineau des Charentes involves notes of caramel, candied oranges, nuts and sweet spices.

Double Chicken Please Serves The Best Wine To Serve Before And After Dinner

Double Chicken Please created a stirred cocktail involving The Best Wine To Serve Before And After Dinner

Banzarbar

Located above Fremans Restaurant, Banzarbar creates Pineau des Charntes cocktails stirring Jean-Luc Pasquet Pineau des Charentes with 12 yr. Scotch, dry vermouth, Mango Eau-de-vie, peach liqueur, and orange bitters. Jean-Luc Pasquet Pineau des Charentes features tasting notes of dried fruit with lingering flavors of pear and honey.

Discover elegant Pineau des Charentes cocktails that elevate your sipping experience. Sweet, smooth, and perfect for summer soirées.

Daintree Rooftop and Lounge

This oasis atop the Hendrick’s Hotel near Bryant Park is serving flavors of Pineau des Charentes cocktails including the Martinelle, featuring Montifaud Vieux Pineau des Charentes White, Genepy des Alpes, orange bitters, Absinthe, and lemon. Or try the Golden Hour, at Daintree all summer with Vallein Terciner Pineau des Charentes White, pisco, lemon, allspice, orgeat and egg whites or a refreshing P&T, a Pineau and Tonic with Park Pineau des Charentes White, tonic Water, grapefruit and thyme.

Sip It chilled, mix Pineau des Chartentes cocktails, or pair with dessert. Discover delicious ways to enjoy Pineau like a pro!