Le Cognac d’Elisabeth L.89

As the daughter of vintners, Elisabeth grew up with harvest and distillation punctuating the seasons of her childhood. She dreamed of international travel and worked in the tourism industry before returning to the Charente in 1982. Her father, Paul, had built a cognac house from scratch just after World War II and she would become a part of it, reinventing sales and marketing for “La Grange du Bois”.

She also became a master distiller and blender, learning from her father. This cognac, distilled in a 20 hectoliter wood and charcoal-burning potstill, was harvested just a few years (seven to be exact) after her homecoming. Situated close to the Charente river in Julienne, the eaux-de-vie are aged in old, humid cellars. These casks remained downstairs until we selected them in early 2020. They needed no aeration nor reduction as they were at their perfect proof already. 

Until 1997, she worked alongside her father, Paul. When he passed away, she continued to work with her older brother, Philippe, who worked on the property until his demise in 2002. Surviving her father and her brother, Elisabeth kept her share of the vineyards and cognac stocks maintaining what her parents and brother had built during their lifetimes.