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Cognac

Food and Drink

Cognac and Armagnac⁠—Tracing the Origins of France’s Great Brandies

The French connection.

Food and Drink

The Allure of Louis XIII Cognac

Patience and fortitude.

Its bottle is immediately recognizable, the robust circular decanter and regal neck stopper drawing people in, enchanting them with the liquor it guards so dear.

Food and Drink

Louis XIII Le Salmanazar

Notably special.

The treasured cognac is carried in what is being billed the largest crystal decanter in the world.

Food and Drink

Richard Hennessy

The finest.

A full experience of what cognac should be.

Food and Drink

Louis XIII L’Odyssée d’un Roi

Royals.

To honour its exploration through the ages, Rémy Martin has enlisted the help of three other iconic French luxury houses: leather and fashion purveyor Hermès, silversmith Puiforcat, and crystal-maker Saint-Louis.

MONTE Blog: Cognac

Food and Drink

Louis XIII Cognac

A hundred years from now.

Rémy Martin asked Robert Rodriguez to direct, and John Malkovich to star in, a film that will not have its premiere until 2115.

MONTECRISTO: Brandy and cognac

Food and Drink

Brandy and Cognac

Burnt wine.

Wine is fine, but brandy is dandy—and so thought the Dutch, whose word brandewijn translates to “burnt wine”, a rudimentary description of distillation.

MONTECRISTO: Hennessy

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Hennessy’s Paradis Impérial

The drink.

Armed with the finest cognacs in their cellar, Hennessy has kept favour with many royalty.

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