During the California Gold Rush, gold dust served as the preferred currency. A miner would open his purse of gold, offering merchants and barkeeps to take a pinch of dust as payment. Prosperous merchants were said to have ÑFat Thumbs,' thanks to a reputation for taking generous pinches of gold. In blending Argonaut Fat Thumb, our Master Distiller showed she too had a ÑFat Thumb' when pulling from our alembic brandy stocks. The resulting blend showcases the quality of some of our more scarce blending legs.