Private day-tour from Angouleme: Facets of Cognac : Brand, Distillery, Cooperage
Overview
In this full day private tour, explore the Cognac country with an English-speaking cognac expert / local guide driving you to a famous Cognac house (Rémy Martin, Martell or Courvoisier).
Naturally, you will have the opportunity to have a cognac tasting at the end of the visit.
After lunch (not included), you will go to a cooperage and finally to a craft distillery which is supplying major brands and producing its own cognacs.
Enjoy your tastings and meetings with craft people living in this charming terroir and do not worry about driving, your expert guide will take you to all the places in a comfortable private vehicle.
Naturally, you will have the opportunity to have a cognac tasting at the end of the visit.
After lunch (not included), you will go to a cooperage and finally to a craft distillery which is supplying major brands and producing its own cognacs.
Enjoy your tastings and meetings with craft people living in this charming terroir and do not worry about driving, your expert guide will take you to all the places in a comfortable private vehicle.
Inclusions
- Cognac tastings
- Driver - cognac expert guide
- Transportation by a private air-conditioned car or minivan - Bottled water provided
- Visit of a world famous cognac brand estate ending by a tasting of some products
- Visit of a craft distillery, meeting the family owner who prosent their products for a tasting.
- Visit of a craft cooperage under operation (week days).
What to expect
Stop At: Jarnac, Jarnac, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Jarnac is the town of the late French president Mitterrand.
There, you will appreciate the Charente river with buildings of several cognac trading houses along it.
A visit will take place in one of these cognac houses
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Segonzac, Segonzac, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Segonzac is the capital city of the Grande Champagne vineyard, where the best cognacs are elaborated.
The village gathers a number of craft distilleries.
You will visit one of those distilleries with the owner. At the end of the visit, you will taste some of the products elaborated by the family of the owner.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Sample Menu
• Choice of the traveller, Not included in the offer - Travelers can choose between the different restaurants suggested by the guide, from a place frequented by the locals to a gourmet restaurant.
Jarnac is the town of the late French president Mitterrand.
There, you will appreciate the Charente river with buildings of several cognac trading houses along it.
A visit will take place in one of these cognac houses
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Segonzac, Segonzac, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Segonzac is the capital city of the Grande Champagne vineyard, where the best cognacs are elaborated.
The village gathers a number of craft distilleries.
You will visit one of those distilleries with the owner. At the end of the visit, you will taste some of the products elaborated by the family of the owner.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Sample Menu
• Choice of the traveller, Not included in the offer - Travelers can choose between the different restaurants suggested by the guide, from a place frequented by the locals to a gourmet restaurant.
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Minimum age for tastings is 18 years
- Adult pricing applies to all travellers
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Please note that on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) and in July and August, cooperages are closed. The visit is replaced by a winery visit.
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- The rules defined by the French government are applied at the time of the excursion
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 3 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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October 2023
Incredibly overpriced although very interesting. I would suggest that you do the various tours individually without going through a tour operator unless money is no object.
Incredibly overpriced although very interesting. I would suggest that you do the various tours individually without going through a tour operator unless money is no object.ADWx
August 2019
Excellent tour with good balance btw learning and experiencing. We followed end2end process: making the casks (visit1), then grapes > distillation > aging/blending to cognac with tasting (visit2), till how cognac > pineau (visit3) Explanation was excellently balanced to ensure the audience (kids...
Excellent tour with good balance btw learning and experiencing. We followed end2end process: making the casks (visit1), then grapes > distillation > aging/blending to cognac with tasting (visit2), till how cognac > pineau (visit3) Explanation was excellently balanced to ensure the audience (kids aged 10 and adults) never lost track or got bored. Full group feedback: fun, interesting and learned a lot Also sufficient time for tasting and purchase ;-) Excellent English spoken (we are Dutch speaking)