The Virtual Master Blender Experience is the illustrious Maison Camus offering the exceptional opportunity to be initiated, online, to the secrets of blending by an ambassador of the Maison!
An initiation which will also result in the composition of its own XO cognac according to its tastes and desires!
Camus, family and independent house since 1863
Since its foundation in 1863, Maison Camus has belonged to the family of the same name and has been for five generations … Camus is in fact the only Cognac House that has remained in the hands of its family. The fifth generation is represented by Cyril Camus. It is an understatement to say how much the values of transmission are at the heart of the development of this prestigious cognac. The fifth generation is represented by Cyril Camus. It is an understatement to say how much the values of transmission are at the heart of the development of this prestigious cognac.
This is because… the Camus family has always cultivated their land with passion, respect and innovation – land which, moreover, constitutes one of the largest production areas in the Borderies.
The origins of cognac are in fact the cru des Borderies. Borderies, a name like a reference to the names of the farms that once produced cognac. Borderies, a name like a reference to the names of the farms that once produced cognac.
This is a particular terroir since it is made up of 50% vines and 50% forests – which constitutes the microclimate of the Borderies – and a soil covered with flint which gives the mineral side, almost “fresh pencil lead” with cognac!
The Borderies cru; the smallest and rarest of the Cognac areas. And it is this terroir that gives Camus cognacs their fiery, exquisite flavor and their sought-after complex aromas! And it is this terroir that gives Camus cognacs their fiery, exquisite flavor and their sought-after complex aromas! So sought after elsewhere that Camus cognac was the official cognac of the court of Tsar Nicolas II in the 19th century. And when one knows the precise and grandiose good taste of the court of the last Tsar of Russia, one can only admire Camus’s know-how. And when one knows the precise and grandiose good taste of the court of the last Tsar of Russia, one can only admire Camus’s know-how.
The Virtual Master Blender Experience: Assemble, Learn, Taste
For nearly 20 years, Maison Camus has offered the Master Blender Experience in the heart of a Cognac cellar to introduce the general public to this know-how, which is regularly awarded by its colleagues!
But this year, the Maison has chosen to innovate again by creating this Online Experience to meet amateurs wherever they are in France or around the world.
And it is a Camus ambassador who plays the role of guide in the unprecedented process of composing a Camus XO Cognac to the image and taste of the customer!
The Virtual Master Blender Experience: 2 hours in the shoes of a Master Assembler
After receiving an elegant box purchased on Camus.fr including all the equipment for the perfect Master Blender to work (a card of Cognac appellation vintages, four watches of 5 cl of XO cognacs from Fins Bois, Borderies, Petite Champagne and Grande Champagne and a 5cl watch in which to place your assembly without forgetting the necessary glasses, pipette and test tube), it remains to connect with the ambassador of Maison Camus.
The digital version of the Maison Camus Master Blender Experience offers a very immersive approach. For two hours, we immerse ourselves in the Camus universe, as we make our own XO cognac. Guided, step by step, step by step, by one of the Maison’s ambassadors. For two hours, we immerse ourselves in the Camus universe, as we make our own XO cognac. Guided, step by step, step by step, by one of the Maison’s ambassadors.
Because where the Virtual Master Blender Experience takes on even greater importance in the minds of cognac lovers, is that it reveals the best kept secrets of Camus cognac. The Master Blender will indeed unveil all the subtleties that forge the exquisite and exceptional character of XO cognac and in particular the aromatic secrets of eaux-de-vie over 10 years old (XO quality) used for its composition. Brandies extracted from four vintages: Fins Bois, Borderies, Petite Champagne and Grande Champagne. The Master Blender will indeed unveil all the subtleties that forge the exquisite and exceptional character of XO cognac and in particular the aromatic secrets of eaux-de-vie over 10 years old (XO quality) used for its composition. Brandies extracted from four vintages: Fins Bois, Borderies, Petite Champagne and Grande Champagne.
We will then be able to understand the why and how of a great cognac, before embarking on the assembly of a cognac in its image! Assemble, learn, taste… Assemble, learn, taste …
Frédéric Dezauzier, Former Cellar Master and Global Camus Ambassador, is the man who guides us through this experience…
“We had the idea for this Master Blender to support those looking to deconstruct cognac. This Master Blender is designed to reveal the ingredients of a cognac and thus help everyone to understand these blends in order to create their own cognac.”
At the end of this exceptional experience spent in smelling, tasting and composing and breaking down your own XO Camus nectar, this same cognac will be sent home in a 50 cl bottle. A doubly unique blend, therefore, since it will reflect a House of excellence and each person’s personality. A doubly unique blend, therefore, since it will reflect a House of excellence and each person’s personality.
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