Cognac, with its variety of shades, flavors, and aromas, is the liquid quintessence of luxury. This variety of brandy is named after the French city of Cognac and is produced in the surrounding wine regions. The taste of the drink varies from brand to brand, but the most common flavor characteristics are caramel, vanilla, fruit, honey, a combination of nuts, and/or various spices.
Even a bottle of inexpensive cognac provides a delicious taste for most people. However, the true essence of cognac is available only to the richest people. After all, only they can afford the most expensive cognac, the price of which has exceeded hundreds of thousands of dollars.
10. Hennessy Ellipse - from 10 to 12 thousand dollars.
Hennessy, one of the most famous and respected cognac producers, offers this product (an updated version of Hennessy Timeless) in an unusual bottle. Its design was developed by designer Thomas Bastide from Baccarat. Seven hemispheres, which are placed on the bottle, symbolize seven magnificent assemblages of cognac spirits.
The Hennessy Ellipse production is limited to only 3,000 copies, so the prices for this cognac are rising year after year.
9. Camus Cuvee 5.150 – $13,500
The Camus Cognac was the fifth release in the "Masterpiece Collection" created to celebrate the company's 150th anniversary. Only 1,482 bottles of this noble drink were produced.
This specific cognac contains a mixture of five different rare varieties of grape spirit from five regions of France. And this is indicated by the number 5 in the name of the drink. And it is also a symbol of the five generations that have changed in the Camus family, starting in 1863 (the time of the creation of the Camus company).
8. Rémy Martin Black Pearl Louis XIII - $16,000
Named after King Louis XIII, the cognac has a very structured taste and aroma, with notes of dried roses, plum, leather, oak, fig, honey and passion fruit.
But the first thing that catches your eye is the unique design of the bottle, which was inspired by a flask found in 1850 on the battlefield between the Catholics and the Huguenots at Jarnac.
In 2007, designers at Baccarat combined the beauty of the past with the pure iridescence of hand-made crystal, in which they “packed” cognac from Rémy Martin. Even without the expensive alcohol inside, this elegant decanter is a work of art.
7. Hardy Le Printemps Lalique Cristal Decanter - $16,134
Inspired by the works of French jeweler René Lalique, the Le Printemps decanter imitates a bottle of fine perfume.
Printemps is the first in a series of four crystal decanters, each released at two-year intervals. The vessels are named after one of the four seasons:
- spring (printemps);
- summer (l'ete);
- autumn (autumn);
- and winter (l'hiver).
The cognac is a blend of Grande Champagne batches made around the end of World War II. It is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the House of Hardy (founded in 1863).
6. Remy Martin's Louis XIII Grande Champagne Très Vieille Age Inconnu - $44,630
Rémy Martin has earned another place in the top 10 most expensive cognacs in the world. In 2013, a decanter of this cognac was sold in Hong Kong for almost 45 thousand dollars.
The deal was organised by DFS Group (a luxury travel retailer) and was the world's first invitation-only spirits trade show.
It is curious that it was under the brand name Tres Vielle Grand Champagne — Âge Inconnu that the first decanter of Louis XIII was registered. This happened in 1874 at the court of Angoulême.
5. 1762 Gautier Cognac - $59,500
This 1762 cognac was bottled in 1840 and is one of the oldest known authentic vintage cognacs.
In November 2015, a group of Polish collectors bought this unique bottle for just under $60,000.
Interestingly, this cognac is found not only in bottles, but also in luxury watches. The Cognac Watch model, released by Armin Strom in collaboration with the Polish company Wealth Solution, is equipped with a capsule containing a small amount of precious 1762 Gautier Cognac.
This capsule is located on the dial at 5 o'clock.
4. Cognac Brugerolle 1795 - $149,943
This bottle is believed to have accompanied Napoleon himself on various campaigns and was later requisitioned by officers of the French revolutionary army.
Cognac Brugerolle 1795 is the last of its kind in the world. It was put up for sale by Dutch collector Van der Bunt and sold at auction in the United States in 2012.
3. Croizet Cognac Leonie 1858 - $156,760
It is said that exactly the same bottle of cognac was smuggled out of France during World War II and opened by President Eisenhower.
But the untouched bottle was sold at auction in September 2011. Well, not many people in the world can boast that they drank the same cognac as the American president.
2. Hennessy Beaute du Siecle Cognac - $194,927
The second most expensive cognac in the world is a unique blend of the rarest Hennessy cognac spirit, which is between 45 and 100 years old.
Only 100 bottles were produced, each one handcrafted and of exceptional beauty and finesse. This is not surprising, considering that Beauté du Siécle translates as “Beauty of the Century”.
1. Henri IV Dudognon Heritage Cognac Grande Champagne - $2 million
Yes, your eyes are not lying - the price of the most expensive cognac in the world is really 2 million dollars. That is the price paid for it in 2009 by a buyer at an auction in Dubai
This divine nectar is made by the direct descendants of the French King Henry IV. It comes in a crystal bottle covered with 24-karat gold (approximately 4 kg) and platinum, and decorated with 6,500 certified diamonds. It was created by the famous French jeweler José Davalos.
Although you can appreciate the beauty of the decanter in the photo of the most expensive cognac in the world, its price is determined not only by its external but also by its internal content. Henri IV Dudognon is based on cognac spirits of the highest quality, aged for a century in barrels that were dried in the open air for 5 years before that.
Surprisingly, cognac is not the most expensive alcoholic drink in the world, for example, the most expensive vodka costs $3,750,000, and wine and champagne are inferior in price.
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