Armagnac is France's oldest eau-de-vie, distilled in Gascony from Folle Blanche, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, and Baco Blanc, and aged in local Monlezun oak. Unlike Cognac, which mandates double-distillation in pot stills, the traditional armagnac alembic is a continuous still: a single pass that retains more congeners and more of the raw distillate's character. Single-vintage dating in armagnac predates the Cognac equivalent by decades bottles from the 1920s and 1930s are regularly available from the principal houses. Three crus define the region: Bas-Armagnac (lighter sandy soils, the most sought-after sub-region), Tenareze (clay-limestone, rounder), and Haut-Armagnac (small production).

Bouchon's armagnac range is built around two distinct sourcing models. Darroze a Paris-based selection house founded by Francis Darroze sources from single-domain estates across all three crus and releases each domaine as a separate expression, with vintages going back to the 1940s. Delord is a family house in Lannepax (Tenareze) that grows its own vines, distils, and ages in one place. Around them sit Gelas & Fils and Castarede (established Gascony family houses) and Tariquet, known mainly for its estate Colombard white wine but distilling a clean, early-drinking bas-armagnac from the same property.