Where you think you can taste fine brandies surrounded by authentic items French growers and winemakers? You thought that to do this you only have to go to France? Actually, it’s much easier and possible to experience right in the heart of Moscow.
Our experience offers you to become a true connoisseur of this noble drink to learn new facts from the history become a bit more of a “gourmet” expert, and indulge into the elegance and romantics. Saturday’s tour will open many new things for you, and may also become a beginning of a new culinary round for your whole family. This trip is also a great gifts for your loved ones, as well as an interesting beginning of a romantic relationship.
After meeting with our guide in the center of Moscow, you’ll be invited into the fascinating world of a cozy little France, while walking along the cool cellars, where are stored oak barrels with the divine drink. We guarantee that after such journey will understand cognac flavors much better.
You will learn how to decipher such inscriptions as «V.S.» (Very Special), «XO» (Extra Old), «V.S.O.P.» (Very Superior Old Pale). Once in the interior of this very unusual museum, you will be immersed in the atmosphere of unattainable aristocratic life, fireplace evenings, small talks of high society. As before, brandy, without exaggeration, can be attributed to very elite drinks. It is drunk slowly, in a quiet and modest surroundings, with a very narrow circle of like-minded people. And as opposed to champagne it is not intented to be consumed at the crowded and noisy anniversaries, celebrations, commemorations.
Amazing atmosphere of the museum and the authentic history of each item will transfer cognac connoisseurs to France, into the magical world of wine makers, whose skills and experience are passed on from generation to generation. A long way of this noble drink birth will be vividly reproduced in the museum starting from the stage of vine growth and up to the production of the mature, seasoned flavored brandy in the oak barrels. Guests of the museum will be shown genuine tools of French growers and coopers, some mysterious accessories of cognac masters, immersed in darkness brandy store as well as the gem of the collection – old Charentaise Alembic, created in 1900. You will also see yourself the flasks, storing most common of Cognac flavors – raisins, hazelnuts, cinnamon, chocolate, oak chips. And the culmination of the program will be tasting several varieties of cognac 4, 6 and 8 years of aging.
And after the tour you will be invited to the cozy company store, where you will be offered the best examples of cognac products at wholesale prices and a 10% discount available for the tour guests.
~ 4 hours
– Return transfer
– English speaking guide
– Tour
– Cognac degustation
Please bring passports with you for the tour. This is required to make a special named passes for the territory of the distillery factory.
Guests should be older than 18 years
Starts at 25 EUR per person