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I think that when you are born in the
Cognac region, from a young age you dream

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of being part of a cognac house and
Rémy Martin is certainly the best in my mind.

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Cooperage Manager

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Three years ago, Baptiste put his trust in me
and invited me join his team

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as Cooperage Manager.

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My predecessor had left me around
two hundred thousand casks,

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a very high-quality stock.

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Now I want to maintain this store of casks

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properly and, even better, expand it.

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The team is composed of nine people

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who really love this profession
and are passionate about it.

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These people have a real expertise

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and each individual is essential to our work.

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We are truly the guardians of
Rémy Martin’s store of casks.

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I take care of purchasing new casks
and selecting the wood.

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I am also soon to be responsible for
the cask repair workshop

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where, each year, we will be repairing
around two thousand casks.

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The excellence of our cognacs is a
direct result of the excellence of our casks,

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and so it is very important for us
to respect this expertise

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and the way these casks are made.

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It is a true pleasure to be able contribute

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my relatively lengthy experience.

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My greatest wish is

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to pass on my expertise to my teams.

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This is about a passion for the wood
and for doing things well.

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We want to bring the very best of us
to the House every day.