This cognac is a reminder of when our ancestors began to age their eaux de vie in oak barrels in La Rochelle on the west of France, before these barrels travelled for several months at sea. This aging stage gives them all the natural sweetness still present today.

At this time, these matured cognacs were tasted using a small wooden or metal goblet without a stem or handle; “kodde” in Dutch, “godet” in French. Over time, drinking from this glass became a ritual, to such a degree that the colloquial expression “boire un godet” (drink a goblet) became commonplace in French to describe sharing a cognac with friends.