2012
MSC Melody Cruise & Italy & France
Part 11 Section 2
Road trip to Cognac 20th March
2012.
The plan was to go on a tour of one of
the distilleries, but unfortunately all were closed for the month.
So stopped to take a few pics along the way
and did a quick tour of Cognac.
Cognac is situated on the river Charente
between the towns of Angouleme and Saintes
The town gives its name to one of the world's best-known types of brandy. Drinks must be made in certain areas around the town of Cognac and must be made according to strictly-defined regulations to be granted the name Cognac.
Cognac is a unique spirit in that it is double-distilled. This process can be viewed in one of the many "Grande Marque" Cognac houses which all have visitor centres. Most central in the town are Hennessy, Martell, Otard, Camus and Remy Martin. About 15 km (9.32 mi) East of Cognac is Jarnac, home to Courvoisier.
My trip was coming to end - three more
days and I would be on my way home.
Fly to Cape Town on the 23rd
March 2012
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