In Cognac, everything begins with a simple white wine—dry, taut, and bright. But it is in the still that the eau-de-vie is truly born. At Maison A. de Vacqueur, a large part of our signature comes from double Charentais distillation, the historic method that has shaped the elegance of Cognac for centuries. A still designed for precision The Charentais alembic is an instrument of patience. Its shape, copper, and volume allow for slow, steady heating and perfect control of arom