There Is a Cognac For Everyone (Cognac Prices)

Cognac is known as the “mother of brandy,” and often called one of the most expensive drinks. Although cognac can be expensive depending on its quality and how long it has been aged, not all cognac are priced high. Some range between $0 to $50 and then there are some that are well over $2000. We have been active on twitter and other community platforms and one of the questions that we mostly get is how much does a cognac cost? Well, there definitely isn’t an exact price to quote but we thought we would bring a cognac price menu which might help you pick one. If you are a cognac drinker you probably already know the price range but for anyone trying to give cognac a shot for the first time, hopefully there are some answers in this post for you.

We will start the post with some of the most expensive cognacs. Once we are done taking a look at the expensive ones we will move to cognacs that are budget friendly.

Here we go,

Some of The Most Expensive Cognac

Remy Martin Cognac Louis XIII 750 ml – $1,900

Hennessy Richard Cognac 750 ml – $2,000

Courvoisier Erte #2 Edition 750 ml – $3,500

Courvoisier L’Esprit Cognac 750 ml – $5,000

Hardy Cognac Perfection 750 ml – $6,000

Frapin Cuvee 1888 Rabelais 750 ml – $6,500

Delamain Le Voyage Cognac 750 ml – $7,000

Martell Creation Cognac In Handcarved Baccarat Decanter – $7,500

Remy Martin Cognac Black Pearl Louis XIII1.75 ml – $28,000

Henri IV Dudognon Heritage Cognac Grande Champagne – approximately $2,000,000 (2 million US Dollars)

Wow! Now that we have seen some of the most expensive cognac, its time to wind down and take a look at some that might suit the taste and fit the budget. Below is a list of 15 cognacs that can be purchased for anywhere between $0 – $500. Please note that the prices may vary depending on how long it has been aged.

Cognac Ranging From $0 – $500

1. Martell Cognac 375 ml (VS)
2. Alize Cognac 375 ml (VS)
3. Hennessy Cognac 375 ml (VS)                       
4. Angevin Cognac 750 ml (VSOP)                    
5. Frapin Cognac 375 ml (VS)
6. Kelt Cognac 375 ml (VSOP)                              
7. Hennessy Cognac 750 ml (VS)                       
8. Remy Martin Grand Cru (VS)                          
9. Martell Cognac 350 ml (XO)                           
10. Maison Prunier Cognac 750 ml (XO)
11. Hennessy Cognac 750 ml (XO)
12. Remy Martin Excellence Cognac 750ml (XO)
13. Martell Cognac 750 ml (XO)
14. Hennessy Cognac Paradis 750 ML
15. Courvisier Cognac 750 ML (XO)

There it is. We know there are a lot more out there but we certainly couldn’t include them all here on this post. We will try and do more price breakdowns as we go on. Please take a minute and share with us your thoughts, questions or any suggestions you might have.

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17 Responses to “There Is a Cognac For Everyone (Cognac Prices)”

1. Jonathan says:

   January 31, 2009 at 8:56 pm

   The thing that bothers me about the Henri IV Dubognon is the bottle. I absolutely abhor the practice of making a “most expensive” beverage simply by taking an exceptional product and pouring it into a bottle that has been described thus:

   “handcrafted crystal, dipped in 24-karat yellow gold and sterling platinum and decorated with 6,500 certified brilliant cut diamonds. ”

   Sheesh. I’ll stick with my Remy XIII.
2. Ann says:

   February 13, 2009 at 10:40 am

   what would you suggest as the first bottle i buy for my bf for his 30th bday?
3. Elias says:

   February 18, 2009 at 4:35 am

   I bought some Hennessey Paradis Extra around my 30th Bday for $300. It smelled & tasted DIVINE! It depends what U wanna spend, Ann. Some of the XOs are around $150 & are worth it.
4. Stan says:

   March 29, 2009 at 8:55 am

   While I have only tasted a few of the lower priced cognacs, I do have this to say about them:

   Prunier V.S. – Personal favorite, most interesting flavor (to me), little to no ‘burn’, very affordable. (under $40)

   Martell V.S. – Complex, very warm-you-up feeling like brandy, tastes like it’s worth the money. Would definitely be my choice to replace any cheap brandy. (around $50)

   Courvoisier V.S. – Tastes watered down, cheap. Will never try another Courvoisier no matter what the price. (under $50)

   Hennesey V.S. – Overpowering taste. I think this would be a love/hate relationship with the flavor. You either love it or hate it. I didn’t like it at all. (under $50)

   Clearly I am no expert and I have yet to try/taste Remy/Martin which I’m told is superb.
5. joel says:

   March 31, 2009 at 1:26 am

   For a 30th Birthday I would say to try Remy Extra Perfection.

   Nothing is close to it for taste and smoothness, without going into really $$$.

   Once someone tries this, they will be spoiled for any other
   mid priced Cognac.

   I see it on ebay for about 240-250 !
   (regular price is much higher)

   Retail store don’t carry it. Louie XIII is just too over priced.

   Remy XO is quite good for the low price.
6. Denny Laudal says:

   March 31, 2009 at 2:46 pm

   My wife bought me a bottle of Martell Cordon Bleu for my birthday. It was very smooth with a wonderful flavor. I think a bit of heaven is having this cognac with a small amount of fine dark Godiva chocolate. At our store this cognac cost about $115 US.
7. John says:

   May 3, 2009 at 6:49 pm

   I have a bottle (set) of Hardy Perfection. It is worth considerably more than the Perfection pictured above. (Was done in a series) What I have is from the first in the series, comes in a locking, wooden, casket style box, is bottled in a numbered, Daum decanter, includes matching numbered certificates of authenticity, as well as a signed, numbered, matching lithograph by Carzou, entitled “Cognac Perfection”. I believe there are less than 50 left in existence (from this the original series).
   The Perfection Cognac is over 140 years old, and is an unblended, Pre-phllorexa spirit.

   The only one I could find for sale was selling (asking price) for $39,000. The last 2 sales I could get information on, a few years ago, were in the $30K range.

   Anybody have any additional information??
8. Peter Hellstrom says:

   May 9, 2009 at 1:41 pm

   Perhaps you would like to include the different qualities from the Delamain Cognac House in your list. The Réseve de la Famille is, if not the best cognac in the world, at least in the top three. Delamain also provides a range of vintage cognacs that are well worth a try.
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   July 28, 2009 at 6:22 pm

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10. Keith J. Huggins says:

    August 23, 2009 at 7:24 pm

    I believe that I have a rare bottle of JAs Hennessy 84 proff Cognac. Produce in France imported through Schiefflin & Co. approximately in the late 1800’s.
11. Thuong le says:

    August 26, 2009 at 3:34 am

    I have one Martell Creation Cognac In Handcarved Baccarat Decanter which I bought 12 years ago. How many of these still available ?
12. Peter Hardy says:

    October 16, 2009 at 3:51 pm

    I have a 1/16 pint (1 oz.) bottle of JA Hennessy Cognac vintage 1954 and was inquiring it’s worth and if there is market for it?
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    October 23, 2009 at 5:41 am

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14. Ken Gower-Brown says:

    November 24, 2009 at 4:48 pm

    I have 1 bottle of 1812 Jules Rauine Fine Champagne Cognac and 1 bottle of 1933 Malvazia Madeira Brandy which I would like to sell can you please advise the best way of doing this.

    Regard’s
    Ken Gower-Brown
15. Michele says:

    December 5, 2009 at 1:32 am

    I have a bottle of 1800 E’sprit Courvoisier and I would like to know how many bottles of this sprit is still around?
16. Jason XIII says:

    December 27, 2009 at 12:03 am

    I like Cognac.
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    March 1, 2010 at 11:50 am

    I didn’t think there were any sites with content this good. There sure is a lot of trash out there online. I’ll definitely be back to check out future posts…Thanks