Taxi Bordeaux → Cognac

Cognac is a small town bearing the name of one of the world's most prestigious spirits. The great houses — Hennessy (founded 1765 by an Irish officer), Rémy Martin (1724), Martell (1715, the oldest), Courvoisier and Camus — have established their centuries-old cellars here where millions of litres of eau-de-vie age in Limousin oak barrels. The very air of Cognac is infused with the 'angel's share', that alcohol evaporation that feeds a black fungus (Baudoinia compniacensis) covering the town's walls and roofs — a phenomenon unique in the world. The Charente, a peaceful river flowing through Cognac, was once used to transport barrels to the port of Rochefort and the ocean. The town offers understated elegant architecture, pleasant public gardens and refined Charente gastronomy (grillons charentais, chabichou goat cheese, Charentes-Poitou AOP butter). A taxi is ideal for this journey, especially for those wanting to combine distillery visits and tastings: no driving concerns after glasses of VSOP and XO.