The Fat Thumb moniker comes from the Gold Rush days when mechants would take payment in the form of pinches of gold dust. Successful merchants were said to have had a "fat thumb" when taking their pinch. Indeed, when coaxing these brandies from the still - the Master Distiller had one herself. The largest blending leg of this release of Fat Thumb is 32% 7 year old alembic pot colombard distillate. After that, it ranges from a small portion of 4 year old up to many different 9, 11, and 16 year old distillates. It's a stupendous brandy that showcases how exciting California spirits can be. At 86 proof, Argonaut Fat Thumb Brandy offers baked apple cobbler, caramelized pear, toasted oak and coconut, vanilla, nutmeg and clove, red apple, overripe pear, traces of caramelized banana, rich, silky mouthfeel.