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The Fun Really Begins – Cognac Guide: The Ageing Process
There are no rules to this next step in making Cognac, which is an exception in this over-regulated industry. A chais, or ageing warehouse, as it is known in English, is, basically, a building where the Cognac producer stores the casks and produces the final product. Here comes nature again. The location of the chais…
read full article 0 The Next Important Step – Cognac Guide: The Oak Barrel
When talking about making Cognac, it is very important to understand the interaction between man and nature. One of the best examples of this is at the ageing and blending stages of production. First, however, we need to make a short trip northeast of the town of Cognac, to the thousands of hectares of oak…
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XO is Set to Get Older
Both Cognac and Armagnac are soon to have new limits to earn the label XO on the product. From 2013 for Armagnac and 2018 for Cognac all XO will have to be aged for at least 10 years. And whilst many XOs are already that age or older, this new ruling will firmly place XO…
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Cognac Jean Grosperrin – Unique in so many ways
You might or might not have heard of Cognac Jean Grosperrin – but the house has been around for hundreds of years and certainly is different from most of their competitors. The first thing that’s different is that the house doesn’t actually produce cognac directly. No blending, added sugar or added colour Instead, they buy…
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Crown Royal Whisky Finished in Cognac Casks: No. 16
Diageo’s best-selling Canadian whisky in the USA, Crown Royal Cask No.16, surely has to lend some of its amazing popularity to the wonders of cognac. Is Crown Royal Cask No 16 a Cognac? No. The whisky, which was introduced to the Crown Royal range in 2007, is produced from a blend of over fifty different…
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More Storage Space for Eaux-de-Vie
Oreco, a storage company for nearly 15 per cent of the eaux-de-vie produced in the region of Cognac, is currently increasing its storage space. Already offering its customers storage for 250,000 barrels, Oreco was granted permission by the city council in February to increase its storage capacity to 71,000 m3. Work has now begun at…
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