Cognac

Cognac is a city in the French département of Charente.

This is the town that gave its name to the drink, a kind of brandy, which must be produced in the region around the town of Cognac in order to be called cognac. Additional requirements must be fulfilled:

• it must be produced from wine using certain grape varieties;
• it must be obtained through double distillation;
• it must age in oak barrels, which give it its color and part of its taste.

Many of the cognac producers in the town allow visitors to taste their product.