Grand Marnier COGNAC
COGNAC IS A FINE SPIRIT WITH A FASCINATING STORY. THE CRAFT OF GRAND MARNIER COGNAC HAS REMAINED THE SAME OVER CENTURIES AND HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN BY GENERATIONS OF DEDICATED MASTER BLENDERS.
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“GRAPES ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF COGNAC. DURING THE HARVEST, WE SOURCE UGNI BLANC GRAPES FROM THE COGNAC REGION. THIS LATE-RIPENING VARIETY HAS GOOD RESISTANCE TO GREY MOULD AND PRODUCES A WINE WITH TWO FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS: A HIGH LEVEL OF ACIDITY AND A GENERALLY LOW ALCOHOL CONTENT.
THESE CHARACTERISTICS ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE ACIDITY NATURALLY PRESERVES THE WINE BEFORE DISTILLATION, WHILE THE LOW ALCOHOL CONTENT ALLOWS A HIGHER CONCENTRATION OF AROMAS. UGNI BLANC GRAPES ARE THEREFORE PERFECT FOR DISTILLATION AND THE PRODUCTION OF DELICATE, FLORAL EAUX-DE-VIE.”
COGNAC DOUBLE distillation
WE USE TRADITIONAL METHODS TO TURN GRAPES INTO OUR COGNAC. UNLIKE OTHER SPIRITS, EACH BATCH OF COGNAC IS DOUBLE DISTILLED IN COPPER STILLS TO GIVE IT ITS COMPLEX CHARACTER. THIS PROCESS HARNESSES THE HIGHLY AROMATIC “HEART” OF THE LIQUID, PRODUCING THE EAU-DE-VIE THAT WILL DEVELOP INTO OUR GRAND MARNIER COGNAC.