Did You Know? Massougnes

The house of Massougnes is no more, but in its day was the biggest supplier of cognac in the Charente. The house was famous as ...

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The Brandy Bottle – Monteru Eau de Vie No1

During our travels in Cognac we often come across and taste new products, this time it’s with a difference. Monteru ‘Eau de Vie No 1 ...

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The Brandy Bottle – Hermitage 1914 Borderies

It is perhaps something of a rare treat to find a Borderies cognac, let alone a decent Borderies cognac. Most of the nutty and rich ...

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Did You Know? The First Pineau

The Summer months are the best time of the year to consider the cool and refreshing Pineau des Charentes - a drink that has found favour ...

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Harvesting in the Armagnac region – The Perfect Perfume of Cognac

The House of Frapin, world famous for their cognacs, also produce a small range of perfumes and colognes.  Since the launch in 2002, their most ...

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Cognac sales exceed €2 billion in the last twelve months

Sales of cognac have risen 21 per cent in value to record levels. Sales figures to the end of July 2011 show that more than ...

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The Good & Great Cognac Houses – UNICOOP

No history of the great and good would be complete without mentioning Unicoop, the Charente farmers co-operative for the wines and eaux de vie sold ...

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110 Hectares of Fins Bois sold to Russian Vodka Producer from St Petersburg

It seems that the Russians are moving into Cognac as several growers and cognac houses have sold out to Russian interests. The latest to do so ...

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The Good & Great Cognac Houses – Tiffon

Tiffon is now owned by the ubiquitous Braastad family whose name has been synonymous with a number of cognac houses including Delamain, Bisquit, Courvoisier. In the ...

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The Brandy Bottle – Hermitage 1999 Grande Champagne

It is always difficult to highlight one of our own cognacs, but we believe rightly that all cognacs are reviewed under an equal status, no ...

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