eaux-de-vie
Distilling cognac with Alambic pot stills: Bad wine for great brandy
Distillation takes place in traditionally shaped copper stills, also known as “Alembic Charentais”. Also known as alambic, depends on the language. The design and dimensions of the pot stills are legally controlled. Two distillations must be carried out; the resulting eau-de-vie is a colourless spirit of about 70% alcohol (the aging process afterwards makes the…
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One sip worth $140! Rémy Martin introduces a $20.000 Cognac
Luxury Cognac Rémy Martin has released a super premium Cognac that costs $20,000 per case. The Cognac Louis XIII Rare Cask 43,8 was apparently created by Rémy Martin’s cellar master Pierrette Trichet. Already the packaging is special: The Cognac comes in an extraordinarily handcrafted carafe created by known French glass-maker Baccarat. The bottle is made…
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