Gourmet Secrets: Meet the cognac connoisseurs

Three young men, of the Godet family that owns a boutique cognac brand, carry on a family business worth talking about

Cognac has always represented luxury and is the most sought after, after dinner drink. While in France a few months ago, I was invited to Poitiers and La Rochelle to meet the Godet family who own a boutique cognac brand, which is still family run. This is unusual in the world of brandy and cognac, most of which has been taken over by the big boys of alcohol - Courvosier, Remy Martin, Hennessey and Martel.

The history of Godet cognac started in 1588

The Godet family owns a boutique cognac brand

The newly-launched Antartica, which is an eau de vie or wine spirit

The Godet mansion