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Win a Perfume from Cognac Producer Frapin
Hello there! Today you can win a Frapin fragrance: Frapin, a cognac maker that also creates perfumes. We thought: Now that is interesting. Perfume produced by a cognac house. When we were at Vinexpo this year we received a sample from Frapin – and we must say, some of these perfumes are quite good! You can…
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To blend or not to blend? – Cognac Guide: Eaux-de-vie and Cellar Masters
Here the classic debate between tradition and economies continues. First of all, there are many producers who do not blend in the classical sense. This means they do not blend eaux-de-vie from different crus, so Grande Champagne is forever Grande Champagne and so on. What they might do is to blend eaux-de-vie from the same…
read full article 0 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…
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Interview with Hennessy’s New Distillery Director Olivier Paultes
Cognac-Expert features the first exclusive interview with Olivier Paultes as the new “Directeur des distilleries et de la communication du savoir-faire eaux-de-vie”. Just recently, Olivier Paultes took over a dream job at Hennessy, the biggest cognac house (in the world). Monsieur Paultes had left the cognac house of Frapin some months ago. Cognac-Expert.com: Congratulations, Mister…
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It’s All Change At Hennessy: Fillioux Hands Over the Cellar Key
It’s been months in the making, but Hennessy have now announced the major restructuring of some of the key company players – brought about in part by the advancing years of current cellar master, Yann Fillioux. Now aged 65, the question of his successor is only a matter of time (although 65’s not exactly over…
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25 Killer Cognacs: Most Exclusive Cognac Auction in The World “La Part des Anges 2011″
Here comes the list with all 25 (unique) cognacs that will be part (and sold) at the famous Cognac auction at the Monnet cellars in Cognac, La Part des Anges 2011. The event is hosted by the BNIC, the cognac organization. The 2011 edition is saddened by the recent death of Bernard Guionnet, President of…
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