Cognac is a grape-made brandy produced in or around Cognac, France. As one of the most famous spirits in the world, a bottle of high-end cognac can really be worth a suite. Today we will take stock of the world's 10 most expensive cognacs published by Wine Searcher, an internationally renowned wine comparison website.
Note: The price is the international average price excluding tax, which will change at any time and cannot be used as a reference for domestic prices.
1. Hennessy Centennial Jubilee Cognac
Hennessy Beaute du Siecle Cognac
International pre-tax average price: 1,780,477 yuan / bottle
Hennessy is one of the world's most talked about top spirits brands and the world's best-selling cognac brand, co-owned by luxury giant LVMH and liquor giant Diageo. Its creative VS, VSOP and XO grading standards remain the benchmark for the entire Cognac industry today and are incorporated into the cognac legal grading.
Limited to 100 bottles worldwide, this cognac is a treasure specially created to celebrate the centenary of the centenary of the soul who created Hennessy, Mr. Kilian Hennessy, whose bottle is made of Baccarat crystal glass, and on the outside of the bottle is a box made of extraordinary Rococo crystals, plus 4 hand-blown glasses of Murano. It is a collection of centuries-old european art and elegant and romantic French legends, which is magnificent.
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Louis XIII de Remy Martin Rare Cask
International pre-tax average price: ¥203,972 per bottle
Remy Martin is one of the oldest Cognac brands in France, and its flagship Louis XIII is synonymous with the world's top cognac and is known as the "King of Spirits". Every bottle of LOUIS XIII has been aged in oak barrels for at least 50 years, far exceeding the average XO.
Rare Cask is Louis XIII's most high-end and proud work, and has long been the champion of cognac's most expensive list. The wine was created by master brewer Pierrette Trichet, who is said to have discovered an extremely concentrated, mellow barrel of wine in 2004 and named it Rare Cask, which was launched as Heavenly Energy 43.8. After 5 years of patient searching, I accidentally found a second bucket of Rare Cask, which is Tianyun 42.6. At present, the Tianyun series has only 2 barrels, which is very rare.
3, Rentou Road Easy Thirteen Black Treasure Crystal Cognac
Louis XIII de Remy Martin Black Pearl
International pre-tax average price: ¥182,429 / bottle
The second cognac from the Cognac family, the Head Horse family, makes the list. This wine is a limited edition to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the LOUIS XIII brand. There are 775 bottles, each with a unique number, of which cognacs are taken from a Tilken oak barrel kept by the Rémy Martin family at Melbin Estate. This is the artistic crystallization of Louis XIII in collaboration with the crystal master Baccarat, which combines classical elements with a modern sense that transcends time and space, and is also inlaid with a unique crystal in the middle.
4. Jules Robin Vintage Cognac
Jules Robin Vintage Cognac
International pre-tax average price: ¥144,158 / bottle
Jules Robin is a long-established cognac wine merchant dating back to 1760. By sourcing the original wine from the cognac distillery, the company has accumulated a wealth of original wine resources, and for single vintage barrels of outstanding quality, they are aged for a long time to produce the rare Vintage Cognac. Available in only 3 vintages from 1858, 1845 and 1789, the bottle is affixed with a traditional wax-sealed bottle and an age-old label.
5. Imperial Deer 250th Anniversary Edition Crystal Bottle Cognac
Hine '250th Anniversary' Limited Edition with Baccarat Decanter Cognac
International pre-tax average price: ¥111,840 per bottle
Founded in 1763, Hine has been known for its outstanding quality over the past 250 years through the perseverance of six generations of the family, and vintage cognac is the perfect interpretation of The Royal Deer. In 1962, the Royal Deer was awarded a Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and the Royal Deer has remained the only royal cognac in the British Royal Family to this day.
To celebrate the winery's 250th anniversary, Mika unveiled a limited edition 1953 vintage single-barrel Large Champagne Region Cognac, crafted from Baccarat crystal reminiscent of a rough-cut gemstone, and an aromatic wooden box resembling an expensive jewelry box on the outside. Cellar master Eric Forget once praised: "Since I worked at Otoko, this is the most exquisite cognac I have ever tasted".
6. Hardy Spring Crystal Bottle Cognac
A. Hardy Le Printemps Lalique Cristal Decanter Cognac
International pre-tax average price: ¥107,174 yuan / bottle
Hardy (A. Hardy) was founded in 1863 and has always been known for its traditional brewing process and high-quality cognacs. The company's name comes from an English gentleman, Anthony Hardy. Due to the needs of his profession in the wine and spirits industry, he often left London to test the quality of wines on various estates in the French province of Charente, and was attracted to settle down. Hardy has always focused on the high-end, luxury market, high-end products are rare and expensive, and are designated by the Las Vegas casinos in the United States and the Venetian Macao to entertain VIP customers.
7. Hennessy Eternal Cognac
Hennessy Timeless Cognac
International pre-tax average price: ¥101,378 / bottle
Eternity Cognac is the culmination of 11 vintages of the 20th century, produced in a limited edition of 2,000 bottles worldwide, and has been sought after by collectors and connoisseurs since its launch. The delicate balance of aromas and the crystal bottle designed by Thomas Bastide, the world's famous crystal brand baccarat, is the dream wine of the best cognac lovers.
8. Martell's first voyage cognac
Martell Premier Voyage Cognac
International pre-tax average price: ¥94,243 / bottle
Martell is one of the 3 most famous brandies in the world (the other two being Hennessy and Rémy Martin) and the oldest and most famous brandy in the world. Launched to mark the company's 300th anniversary, this Master Limited Edition Cognac is a blend of 18 precious cellars of "Eau de Vie" by Chief Winemaker Benoit Fil and tailor-made art bottles by renowned French artist Bernar Venet, each with its own number and signature, perfectly illustrating Martell's 3 centuries of craftsmanship and relentless pursuit of quality.
9. Hardy Summer Crystal Bottle Cognac
A. Hardy l'Ete Lalique Crystal Decanter Cognac
International pre-tax average price: ¥93,696 / bottle
Hardy has been working with crystal manufacturers since 1981 to design cognacs in crystal bottles, named after the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. This summer crystal bottle is similar in shape to a spring bottle, except that the top becomes an amber carved crystal stopper. The bottle is a mixture of six nearly 100-year-old "Eaux-De-Vie", all crystallized from the finest soils of Grande Champagne and hand-selected by the cellar master armand Hardy between 1919 and 1940.
10. Hadika Utah Grand Crystal Bottle Cognac
A. Hardy Privilege Caryota Lalique Crystal Decanter Cognac
International pre-tax average price: ¥85,205 / bottle
Hardy's high-end crystal bottle cognac, which was used in blending Eau de Vie, dates back to 1914. Bottled in 1983 by Jacques Hardy, the bottle is a long-necked bottle called "Caryota" with a design inspired by Marie-Claude Lalique, a crystal bottle that is handmade and protected by wood and leather. Limited to 333 bottles, each with the signature of Benedicte Hardy, a direct descendant of the company's founders.
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