World Record Breaking Cognac Collection

Over one thousand individual bottles of cognac have been amassed into a unique and prestigious collection that will be sold at auction in June.  Of ...

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Asian demand forces cognac prices upwards

Demand for cognac in China increased by another 15% last year with Singapore also seeing a 10% rise.   This continuing trend exerts even more pressure ...

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Minimum age of XO cognac debated – Regulation could change again

In three years’ time the minimum age of XO cognac is set to change to 10 years in the cellar but this was agreed before ...

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Another Cognac House Falls – Larsen Cognac sells to Remy Martin

Larsen, the Norwegian owned cognac House in Cognac has been bought by Remy Martin for an undisclosed sum. The firm was known for their Viking ...

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Update – Cognac prices all but guaranteed to rise in 2013

At a meeting in Cognac this week, we have received confirmation that some cognac distillers are being offered prices for cognac 22% above this year’s ...

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Cognac and Armagnac prices to increase again in 2013

We have already had notification of some key cognac price increases and much as we have been saying all year, the wholesale cognac prices are ...

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Cognac Masters 2012 award-winning cognacs now available to Chinese importers

Hermitage Cognacs have introduced two new luxury cognacs under the name Siécle d’Or for their export customers. The Provenance 10 year old and Provenance 20 ...

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Hermitage Diamond Jubilee Cognac

There are many times when we are asked to provide a cognac of a certain vintage or age. Whilst this may seem a relatively simple ...

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Chinese Fake Brandy Market is Booming – HK$1000 for €1 Bottle of Grape Brandy

The Bottle is King, or so the big houses would have us believe. So much so that selling I year old grape brandy, bought for ...

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Some unusual brandies from South Africa

The big exhibitions are always good places to see the latest innovations in the brandy world and the recent Vinexpo in Hong Kong has been ...

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