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In Cognac, Distillation Is All About the Details
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Cognac Distillation Season
In Cognac, the distillation season begins following harvest after the grapes (mostly Ugni Blanc) are fermented into a low-alcohol wine. There is no official kick-off date distillation generally begins in October/early November, and, by official decree, must end by March 31 the following year. In Cognac, master distillers painstakingly tend to their stills using years of experience and all of their senses to craft this exceptional spirit. Read on to discover insights from Cognac producers.
Transforming Wine into Spirit
Distillation concentrates a wine s aromas and flavors, creating an exceptional elixir with fruity and floral notes and long-aging potential. The general distillation recipe is the same for all cognacs and nine (9) liters of wine are needed to produce one (1) liter of cognac!
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Centuries-old Cognac collection heads to auction 20th January, 2021 by Nicola Carruthers
Five rare Cognac bottles with vintages ranging from 1777 to 1914 will go under the hammer at the end of January.
The five rare Cognacs were part of Jacques Hardy’s private collection
The bottles from 1777, 1802, 1812, 1906 and 1914 come from a private collection from the late Jacques Hardy, part of the Cognac-producing Hardy family.
Each Cognac comes with a certificate of authenticity penned by Hardy. The current owner of the Cognacs purchased them directly from Hardy in 2003.
Described as the ‘jewel of the collection’, the 1777 vintage was given to Jacques’ uncle, James Hardy, on his wedding day by his in-laws, the Yvon family. The liquid was distilled at Domaine de la Vie in the Grande Champagne area, and aged in an oak barrel for around 100 years. It was then moved into a demijohn and bottled in 1936.