About the preheater on our cognac potstill
Video Category: Brandy
Cognac Potstill: the porte
About the porte on our cognac potstill
Cognac Potstill: the condenser
About the condenser unit on our cognac potstill
Limousin oak barrels from Vicard
Why we use Limousin oak barrels to age our brandies in, plus why we get to buy them from Tonnellerie Vicard
Brandy from French Colombard grapes
This is about our “workhorse” brandy grape, with a lot of info about aging…
Cognac Potstill: the swan’s neck
About the swan’s neck on our cognac potstill
Cognac Potstill: the chapiteau
About the chapiteau on our cognac potstill
Why we use copper stills
Crispin Cain explaining why we use copper stills
Making the Seconds cut/brandy run
The “Seconds” are cut when we have distilled the best part, the heart, of a brandy distillation run.
Using faibles
Adjusting to bottling proof using aged and under-strength brandy