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The musée des savoir-faire du cognac (M'CO) presents both the history and heritage of the region, but also the great human, industrial and commercial adventure of cognac. From the vines to packaging and advertising posters, the M'CO offers a better understanding of the different know-how and trades that make it possible to obtain this internationally renowned eau-de-vie: cognac.
- Touring Hennessy Cognac
- Visiting The Chateau de Cognac
- Touring Martell Cognac
- Touring Rémy Martin
Hennessy has been in business for about 250 years, and has about 40% of the world cognac market. It’s the brand favored by musicians like Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog, both of whom do sales no harm by dropping the name of Hennessy into their lyrics. Hennessy is also unusual in that they don’t have a master blender, like all the other houses do, but instea...
Next door to Hennessy is the Chateau de Cognac, built in the 15th century and the birthplace of King François I. It’s such a grand and historic setting that even the other cognac producers must be jealous, as it now houses the cognac makers Baron Otard. The original Baron Otard bought the chateau when it was sold off after the French Revolution in ...
A little away from the river, Martell also has one of its cellars, with another larger cellar and Visitor Centre outside the town. Here I learn some interesting things about matching cognac with food. Martell has a variety of tours on offer, and I discover that their Cordon Bleu cognac is a perfect match for dark chocolate, while their Martell XO i...
There are tours, too, at one of Cognac’s other big names, Rémy Martin, founded over 300 years ago by Rémy Martin himself and still family-owned. Like Martell they have a Visitor Centre in the town with their main site just outside Cognac. This sprawls over seven acres and has 29 huge houses containing the cellars. Here we’re given another tip for t...
Cognac is situated on the river Charente between the towns of Angoulême and Saintes. The majority of the town has been built on the river's left bank, with the smaller right bank area known as the Saint Jacques district. The town is situated on one of the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela and is home to the French Air Force training ...
Nov 27, 2020 · The town of Cognac is home to several major producers including Hennessy, Martell, Otard, Camus and Remy Martin. Courvoisier and HINE are about 10 miles away in the town of Jarnac. You can get to the region by taking the TGV train directly from Charles de Gaulle airport to Angouleme and then renting a car or getting a taxi at the station.
Meeting with Marie Picard, head barmaid at the Officine du Louvre, the Parisian bar that hosted the first edition of the 2020 Cognac Cocktail Cognac series. Discover this inspiring place where plant-based cocktails express an incredible aromatic intensity.
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The town of Cognac, located north of Bordeaux and southwest of Paris in the “Charentes” department, dates back to prehistoric times some 2400 to 1800 years before the birth of Jesus Christ, as evidenced by its famous dolmen of Sèchebec. Prehistoric dolmen in Cognac. A twenty-mile area called the ‘golden circle” of cognac production ...
