French brandy on the move

THREE GENERATIONS OF DISTILLERS: Mr Marc Saint-Martin at his old still installed in the cellar of Domaine de Tauriac in Seailles near Vic-Fezensac, in the south-west of France, last month. The Saint-Martin family have been itinerant distillers for th
THREE GENERATIONS OF DISTILLERS: Mr Marc Saint-Martin at his old still installed in the cellar of Domaine de Tauriac in Seailles near Vic-Fezensac, in the south-west of France, last month. The Saint-Martin family have been itinerant distillers for three generations, visiting cellars of south-western France to produce Armagnac, a brandy named after the region in which it is produced. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
THREE GENERATIONS OF DISTILLERS: Mr Marc Saint-Martin at his old still installed in the cellar of Domaine de Tauriac in Seailles near Vic-Fezensac, in the south-west of France, last month. The Saint-Martin family have been itinerant distillers for th
WOOD WORKS: Mr Saint-Martin feeds the furnace of his still to keep the fire going for the distilling process. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
THREE GENERATIONS OF DISTILLERS: Mr Marc Saint-Martin at his old still installed in the cellar of Domaine de Tauriac in Seailles near Vic-Fezensac, in the south-west of France, last month. The Saint-Martin family have been itinerant distillers for th
OLDEST BRANDY: Armagnac, the oldest brandy distilled in France, flows from the still. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
THREE GENERATIONS OF DISTILLERS: Mr Marc Saint-Martin at his old still installed in the cellar of Domaine de Tauriac in Seailles near Vic-Fezensac, in the south-west of France, last month. The Saint-Martin family have been itinerant distillers for th
STILL ON THE WAY: The historic still is towed from cellar to cellar. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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January 10, 2021 at 5:00 AM

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