Cointreau Museum, Angers, France

Cointreau’s history began in 1849 when Adolphe and Edouard-Jean Cointreau founded a distillery in Angers to create spirits using local fruits. This was the starting point of 150 years of success story build step by step by four generations of the Cointreau family.

The Carré Cointreau, (the name of the distillery and museum) is open to the public for tours. While Cointreau is dedicated to keep their special recipe a secret to outsiders, visitors to the distillery can still tour many areas where the orange liqueur is made and visit the museum, where you can learn more about the history of Cointreau. Visitors also get a free Cointreau cocktail at the end of the tour.

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Jo Ann Kirby (6 months ago)
Alberto did a great job! We are visiting from California and loved the tour! It was fantastic. What a beautiful story he shared about the Cointreau family and brand!

Kathleen Jones (7 months ago)
Such a wonderful visit! Super informative and helpful! Richard gave a great presentation and we learned so much about the history of Cointreau and its various uses! Thanks so very much from Vancouver!!! Bisous ?????

SVC (9 months ago)
We could book online easily. The price was good. Around 20 people on a Saturday for the tour in French. You can learn the story of the company and about the production process. There is a bit too much marketing perhaps. The ticket is priced. At a vodka manufacturer tour we did our own cocktail, that would be fine.

Baptiste Gougeon (15 months ago)
Really interesting visit. Capucine our tour guide was outstanding and really know her topic. The tour is well structured and finished with a lovely cocktail

Tony Ebinger (2 years ago)
Had a great afternoon at Cointreau, Camille was very knowledgeable about the Cointreau experience despite only being 19. Making cocktails at the end was great fun and worth the entrance fee alone, I would recommend anyone in the area to come and try.

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