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This year is the 100th anniversary of Martell’s most iconic product; their Cordon Bleu.
The Martell Cordon Bleu Centenary cognac features the infinity sign to represent the figure 100 and is also available as a special edition, presented in a wooden giftcase with silver trims and a magnetite opening system, engraved with key historical dates relating to Martell Cordon Bleu and decorated with 100 silver metallic squares in honour of the occasion. 

A. de Fussigny cognac is proud to announce the launching of four rare and exclusive vintage cognacs as part of the A. de Fussigny Vintage Collection.
The Vintage Collection is attractively presented in a luxurious, uniquely designed orange lacquered wood box and is available in limited and small quantities.
Four vintages are released: 1969, 1970, 1975 and 1988.

Folle Blanche is the most elegant grape variety in the Cognac, Grande Champagne is the best cru of all Cognac regions. A combination of these two is very hard to find, only some very old (pre-1895) are to be found…
Luckily Raymond Ragnaud made the Folle Blache Vintage 2002, and we tasted it at the Vinexpo! It is truly an exceptional Cognac!

Courvoisier just launched a totally new product, called C by Courvoisier!
C by Courvoisier offers an innovative, new option in the cognac category. It’s a intense blend of small-batch-produced cognac specially selected from 50 winegrowers in the Fins Bois Cru and goes through a double-barrel aging process to produce a smooth, full-bodied taste experience.

The original bottle of L’Essence de Courvoisier was released back in 2009.  Offering an blend of over 100 rare eaux-de-vie from the Grande Champagne and Borderies cognac crus
Now Courvoisier brings out a Special Edition Cognac to celebrate the Chinese Year of the Dragon, limited to 500 decanters.

The Last Drop Distillers Limited announced their second release; this time just 487 bottles, the remaining contents of two casks that had been ageing in their little chais deep in the Charente region of France since 1950.
 
It has, says Tom Jago, one of the founders, what they always seek and seldom find, great maturity combined with youthful freshness. It is, he claims, ‘as perfect as a distilled spirit can get’.

DougieDog Hot Dogs, known for its creative all-natural hotdogs, has just added the Dragon Dog to its menu.
The hotdog features a foot-long bratwurst infused with hundred-year-old Louis XIII cognac, which costs more than $2,000 a bottle. Quite crazy in our opinion…

Remy Cointreau’s total turnover was EUR821 million for the first nine months of the 2011/12 financial year, an organic increase of 22.9% (18.2% published), achieved on the back of strong 2010 comparatives. Group brands reported organic growth of 28%.

Rémy Cointreau just unveiled a new promotional platform for Rémy Martin Fine Champagne Cognac using the latest three-dimensional display technology.
The Rémy Martin ‘Experience the Heart of Cognac’ is a pilot project at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, it includes cutting-edge hologram technology displaying virtual 3D graphic animations based on a classic Rémy Martin XO decanter. Sounds awesome!

Cognac house Hennessy and Schiphol Airport Retail unveiled the limited edition Beauté du Siècle at the retailer’s Finest Spirits & Cigars store at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
The edition was created to mark the centenary of the birth of Kilian Hennessy, the sixth generation of the family after the founder of the Cognac house, Richard Hennessy.