This film contains scenes of a sexual nature
BIRDSONG
TRAFFIC RUMBLES
Bonjour, Monsieur.
THEY CHAT SOFTLY
BELL RINGS
INDISTINCT CHATTER
You have an hour to unpack, and then we'll go and visit Baussony cellar.
..and you'll give me your passports.
Everybody's here, yeah? Yeah. Yeah. OK. So, Lewis...
And, er... Just a moment.
Oui.
INDISTINCT CHATTER
OK?
STEPHANE COUGHS
DOOR OPENS
DOOR SLAMS
MOBILE BUZZES
Hello.
MOTORCYCLE WHINES
Oui?
Bonjour.
Oui.
STEPHANE BREATHES DEEPLY
MOTORCYCLE REVS
Ah! Stop!
STEPHANE SIGHS
STEPHANE BREATHES DEEPLY
DOOR BANGS
AUDIENCE MURMURS
DIN OF STUDENT CHATTER
INDISTINCT
Bonjour. Bonjour.
Excusez-moi. Oui.
CLEARS THROAT
Oui.
Et, er....
Er...
Wow.
BUS HORN
BIKE BELL RINGS
THEY LAUGH EXCITEDLY
THOMAS TUTS
BARREL SLAMS
ECHOING SLAMS
Allez! Allez!
BARREL RUMBLES
That's the right decision.
WORKERS CONFER
As you know, they are made-to-measure by hand
by our cellar workers, by our coopers.
Um, they will rest for decades,
if not centuries.
Because you can remember, of course, we are here to celebrate...
We want the cognac you taste today
to be exactly the same as the one you have in Dallas,
in New York,
in Shanghai.
Ah! Er...
Lucas, is this from the same lot we distributed in California last year?
Whooo!
MURMUR OF TOUR GUIDE'S TALK
Ah?
Zchuuh!
DOORBELL RINGS REPEATEDLY
FOOTSTEPS POUND ON STAIRS
MURMUR OF LUCAS' TALK
INDISTINCT
Sorry. Excuse me.
Er...
Ah!
Er...
Um...
Er...
Um...
Mm-hm.
STEPHANE SIGHS
THOMAS LAUGHS
MUSIC: Ca C'est Vraiment Toi by Telephone
Allez!
Whooo-hooo!
I love you.
Je t'aime.
Quoi?
INDISTINCT
GENTLE CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS
Ah!
Bonsoir.
Hey!
HUBBUB OF VOICES
Sorry, let me introduce you to someone.
Someone who was based in London for many years,
and there invented a lot of cocktails
using cognac as the principle ingredient.
So, I will demonstrate some of them
and show you which cognac to use
depending on the desired results,
as you are often asked that question in stores, right?
Yeah, absolutely. Hi, guys! Hi!
Hi!
Hi, everybody. Mr Belcourt knows very well the United States.
Oh! He lived there for many years.
He did? Where?
San Francisco.
Oh! Maybe we should fly you over to talk about cognac.
Our customers love the whole culture meets terroir combo.
It's so French! Yeah!
Yes. But, sorry, I would be a terrible spokesman.
I wish I could be a drinker but alcohol doesn't like me.
It's true!
It reminds me, the last time I got drunk,
I was in your great country trying to write a book,
I was in a famous bar in West Hollywood -
you can't write every day, you know!
Ah! Can you?
And I noticed a bottle of pastis
among all the liquor bottles on the shelves.
You know what it is, pastis?
Of course we do. From Marseille.
Very typical. Yeah?
Yeah. Anyway, I was a little bit homesick, so I asked for a glass.
And the bartender smiled, embarrassed,
obviously no-one every asked him such a drink before!
So, he hesitated, and then he took a huge glass,
and guess what?
He filled it to the top! Like, nine or ten shots! No way!
I know it's hard to believe,
but I didn't have the courage to tell him how you must serve pastis.
So, I drunk the whole glass,
without water, till the very last drop!
I didn't want him to feel bad.
And the truth is, he was 20,
and he wore a tank top with very deep armholes.
So, that night, I could bring him back home with me,
and, because of all the alcohol he gave me,
perhaps I wasn't the world's greatest lover,
but I could explore his armholes!
Yes.
Well, Samuel, I think it's time to start.
Yeah. Sure. Sure-sure.
So, first of all, welcome.
I'm very happy to be here today
to show you how to make a few cognac cocktails.
So, when you think about cognac,
you don't very often think about cocktail,
but if you look at any old cocktail book from the 19th century,
you'll find a lot of cognac cocktail recipes.
DOOR BANGS
Um...
Ah!
INDISTINCT CHAT
Oh, Stephane!
I'm sure you'll make an exception to taste the latest Baussony creation.
Er, that's a little bit...
I've got to go. I'll just borrow this young man five minutes.
Watch out, Lucas! Don't pour him any pastis.
GUESTS GASP
Lucas, are you OK?
GAELLE CLEARS HER THROAT
STOP!
STUDENTS CHATTER AND SQUEAL
RECEPTION BELL RINGS
Mm.
Ah.
Non.
Et...
Stephane?
STEPHANE SOBS
THUNDER RUMBLES
STEPHANE SIGHS
Hey, Lucas! Hi, Lucas! Morning! Hi!
Morning. I'll be there in a minute.
Did you guys sleep well? Oh, yeah.
So you're ready for the big day?
HE BREATHES DEEPLY
RECEIVER CLICKS
Hello?
Oh, sorry. Excuse me. Sorry.
Non.
MOBILE RINGS
Attends.
Ah.
BELL RINGS
Oui. Bon.
Le Temps Des Cerises. Oui. Oui.
Ah! La Java Bleue!
VOICES FADE
GUITAR TWANGS TUNELESSLY
Ahem. Er...
STEPHANE SIGHS
Bon.
Merci.
INDISTINCT
Er...
COACH ENGINE STARTS
Lucas!
Come on, buddy! We're going to be late.
I love you.
SHUTTER CLICKS