Day two Bourdeaux - Cognac

The second day in distrikt Bordeau opened with the same beautiful weather and a long bus journey to Jarnac and Cognac.

Mile after mile with wineyards can be a little bit boring, but knowing what the grapes are used for, makes the two hours trip from Bordeaux to Jarnac acceptable.

First stop on our tour to Charente district was the town Jarnac and the estate of the "norwegian" owned Braastad Cognac.

Braastad is a brand of cognac. It's a range of product from the cognac House Tiffon. The name Braastad was introduced when Sverre Braastad (1879 – 1979) from Gjøvik, Norway, married the daughter of cognac producer Tiffon, Edith Rousseau, in 1913, and took over Tiffon, founded by Médéric Rousseau in 1875.

The family Braastad was a gret experience to meet.

 Here our guide Richard Braastad are showing us a more than hundred years old Grande Fine Napoleon Tiffon bottle and below one of the barrels in the store room that has cognac (Grande Champagne) older than 100 years.

We were guided through the complete process (here from the destillery), got the smell of first time "head", second time spirit and even tasted the final result of an XO Fine Champagne.
Be aware of the shape of the glass. This is how Cognac shall be served.

Then it was time for lunch at Braastad´s family castle

Chateau Triac was a special experience and our host Jan Braastad gave us an excellent lunch included what ever you may think of regarding food and drinks.

I must admit that the visit to the city Cognac became a more downturn after the Braastad experience, but at least we have been there

The Lieutenant´s House from 1703

Francis I of France in the city center and below the city church and a warm vife in ab +30C