Judge this cognac by its bottle
Cognac bottles come in all shapes and sizes. In fact the relatively new Cognac Museum has a whole room dedicated to their historical evolution. Some look like wine bottles while others look more like perfume bottles.
In this assortment of bottles, which one do you think is the most expensive? And the least expensive? And how about your faves? Have your say in the comments!
In a future post, I’ll tell you what’s what–and how much.
tags: cognac | bottle design
On February 5th, 2007 at 9:28 pm ,Anonymous wrote:
#1 is horrendous.
#3 is pretty cool.
They all look pricey.
On February 6th, 2007 at 2:19 pm ,Anonymous wrote:
The only one I would consider buying is #2. All the others scream “style” (or rather questionable taste) over substance.
On February 10th, 2007 at 11:22 am ,Anonymous wrote:
#4 can’t, or at least doesn’t seem to be a new design. That would place it in the “old cognac” catagory, which, unlike beer, would make it very expensive.
On April 10th, 2007 at 7:34 pm ,anne marie wrote:
I love the expensive looking bottles such as 4,6 and 7……cognac to me is an expensive drink and to do it justice it should be bottle in an expensive looking bottle, something that can be put on show…..why not
On April 11th, 2007 at 10:26 am ,Moulinneuf wrote:
1) Meukow Cognac ( looks like XO )
http://www.meukowcognac.com
Price : 134.71
2) Delamain Cognac ( Réserve de la Famille )
http://www.delamain-cognac.com
Price : 303 € / $400.00
3) Richard Hennessy Ellipse
http://www.hennessy-cognac.com
Price : 3940 € / $4,000.00
4) Louis XII of Remy Martin
http://www.remy.com
Price : 1365 € / $1,500.00
5) Hardy Cognac Perfection Series Air
http://www.ahardyusa.com/cognac/Hardy_Perfection_Series.html
Price : 5990 € / 6500$ – 9000$
6) Rabelais of La maison Frapin
http://www.frapin.com
Price : $4,500.00
7) L’Esprit de Courvoisier of Courvoisier
http://www.courvoisier.com
Price : $6,050.00
On November 26th, 2007 at 2:48 am ,Faraway wrote:
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am interested in L’Esprit de Courvoisier’s auction record.
would you like to inform me how highest price this cognac has auctioned?when?where?
Please kindly suggest me,if you would also like to do so.
with best regards,
Faraway(webname)
On December 18th, 2007 at 10:31 am ,Dr Vino’s wine blog » Blog Archive » Bling update: $200k Hennessey Cognac, $50k whisky, $10k Dom wrote:
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On February 4th, 2011 at 1:47 pm ,Alexandre wrote:
The Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac is amazin. It’s one of the most exclusive Cognacs in the world, is a blend of more than 1000 different eaux-de-vie aged up to a 100 years, almost everything from the Grande Champagne Cru of the Cognac region.
It gets promoted in Asia:
http://blog.cognac-expert.com/remy-martin-louis-xiii-comes-in-a-beautiful-showcase-at-airport/