Cognac Brands

Rémy Martin's LOUIS XIII THE INFINITY WHEEL - THE INFINITY EXPERIENCE tour is a celebration of the unique and irreplaceable artisanship behind each LOUIS XIII decanter. Every decanter is handcrafted by crystal Masters and reflects the heritage, terroir, and wisdom embodied by the LOUIS XIII Cognac it contains. The INFINITY EXPERIENCE is the latest visionary step by LOUIS XIII to shape a legacy that will live forever. By bringing their decanter back into a...

Pierre Ferrand Cognac is a renowned cognac producer based in the heart of the Grande Champagne region of France. The company has a rich history spanning over 300 years, making it one of the oldest cognac houses in the world. Pierre Ferrand Cognac was founded in 1702 by Pierre Ferrand, a wine merchant from the town of Ars in the Charente region of France. The company quickly established a reputation for producing high-quality cognacs, and...

NYAK cognac was created by a team consisting of the CEO of Detroit Equities, Dennis McKinley, former VP for Remy Cointreau, Patrick Charpentier, and Jerome Hyafil, a former EVP of Seagram’s Spirits and Wines. Since its inception, NYAK cognac has rapidly risen to success, becoming one of the fastest-growing cognac brands in in the United States with an unprecedented growth rate reaching the top 10 leading cognacs . NYAK cognac, created in 1830, has been...

Beatrice Bernard, of Courvoisier, Reveals Their History, Their Cellars, Their Process, and Napoleon's Taste for Cognac in our Exclusive Interview.   And, they announced their tour information. The Courvoisier tour is not to be missed if you are visiting the Cognac region of France.   The setting is beautiful, their facility is first rate, the information provided is unique, and the staff is among the friendliest. Tour information for Courvoisier can be found here: https://www.courvoisier.com/tours-and-experiences http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qucPAY37p38

The Tesseron family has been producing exceptional cognac since 1905 when Abel Tesseron founded Maison Abel Tesseron. Abel's vision was to build up a stock of eaux-de-vie that he carefully conserved in a twelfth-century cellar. He relied on two separate estates, one situated in Grande Champagne and the other in Petite Champagne, to distill, age and blend his exceptional eaux-de-vie. Since 2018, Noé Tesseron, Alfred’s son, has contributed his skills to the family legacy,...

Nicola Carruthers writing in The Spirits Business has written that Cognac brand Larsen is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its Viking ship-shaped bottle with the release of a limited edition expression adorned with 24-carat gold. The Anora Group-owned brand has sold nearly 100,000 limited edition bottles since the Drakkar Viking ship-shaped bottle was first released in 1952. The bottle is a symbol of the Nordic heritage of the brand's founder, Jens Reidar Larsen, and represents...

A Sweet Tea Sidecar Variation from Hennessy In "Cointreau and Coganc", we noted that orange flavors are an excellent complement to cognac. This natural pairing of citrus and cognac led to the creation of Grand Mariner, an orange flavored cognac-based liqueur in 1880. Later, in the 1920's, the mixing of orange flavored liqueur, Cointreau with cognac resulted in the popular cognac cocktail, the Sidecar. The standard Sidecar recipe that mixes Cognac, Cointreau (triple-sec) and lemon...

Last week the Cognac World welcomed a new member to its community. Rivente Cognac, an American-based company, announced that it had launched three new cognacs, Rivente VSOP, Rivente XO and Rivente Napoleon. Rivente builds off a partnership with the Raclie family with a 100 year history of cognac making and whose century old traditional Charentais copper still is still in operation. Rivente describes its cognacs as being blended with the mixologist in mind. Rivente cognacs...

Cointreau is the leading brand of triple sec, an orange flavored liqueur made from sweet and bitter orange peels. While Cointreau is not a cognac, its connections with cognac run deep. For starters, Cointreau is owned by the French spirits conglomerate Rémy Contreau, an entity that also owns Cognac House Rémy Martin. More importantly, triple sec, particularly Cointreau, seems to be the perfect flavored liqueur to compliment the rich complexities of Cognac. For nearly a...

Dobbé cognac is a family-run business based in Salignac-sur-Charente, a charming village near Cognac in France. The Dobbé family has been producing exceptional cognacs for ten generations, starting from the acquisition of a few acres of vines by their ancestors around 1787. Over the years, the family has developed their vineyard estate, which covers 35 hectares of land, two thirds of which are located in the Petite Champagne area. Petite Champagne is one of...