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Cognac

Origin and material

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Origin & grapes

  • Cognac is a wine spirit from the delimited region around Cognac in western France.
  • Ugni Blanc is its principal grape variety.
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Double distillation

  • The grapes produce an acidic, low-alcohol white wine, then distilled twice in a Charentais pot still.
  • Maturation takes place in oak.