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...Since more than four centuries, the Cognac constitutes the principal richness of Charentes, gilt liquor which occurred in Grande Champagne one day remote of the beginning of XVIIth century. One pretend that the innovator, the knight of the Maron Cross, imagined, one does not know too much why, of new burning his first distillation.

 

...From this new passage in boiler was born thus an alcohol with the taste makes original: Cognac. In fact, the first distillations go up with the beginning of XVth century but it was after many tries that one was able to use the still such as it currently functions.

 

...Whereas the majority of alcohols of this period were to undergo innumerable modifications before getting rid of the taste of " flegme ", it was noted that the wines of Charentes produced pure brandies and of good taste as soon as the first heating.

 

...Since more than 13 generations, produced family BAUDRY brandies in the country of Saintonge. (Into 1610, Jean BAUDRY already exploited a vineyard! See the genealogy)