Cognac

A blend of Grande Champagne cognacs obtained by Armand Hardy shortly after the First World War, this is a delicate, floral and rare cognac presented in a Daum crystal decanter called Rosebud.

A super-luxury Courvoisier, L'Essence is blended from over 100 ancient eaux-de-vies from Grande Champagne and Borderies and is presented in a Baccarat teardrop decanter suspended in a frame complete with a finely crafted crystal stopper, inspired by the signet rings given by Napoleon Bonaparte to commanders in his army in recognition of noble acts.

An old bottling of Rémy's jewel in the crown, the peerless Louis XIII. We reckon this is from the 1980s.

A legendary cognac from the prestigious house of Remy Martin, containing Grande Champagne eaux-de-vie aged between 40 and 100 years and packaged in a gorgeous Baccarat decanter.

An extraordinary vintage cognac from the Petite Champagne region, Last Drop was distilled in an old-fashioned alembic in 1950 and only bottled in 2010 after an astounding six decades in cask. Just 478 bottles of this rare treasure were released.

In 1791, Thomas Hine left Dorset to learn French, but got rather more than he bargained for - he fell in love with Francoise Elizabeth, the daughter and heiress of a great Cognac family. This famous 'Mariage de Thomas Hine' bottling, presented in an iconic Baccarat crystal decanter by the company that still bears his name, was released in 1991 to celebrate the great man's 200th wedding anniversary.

An old bottle of 1893 vintage cognac bottled by Adet, who later became Adet-Seward before being taken over and subsumed in about 2000. We think this was bottled in the 1920s.

A 1990s bottling of Hennessy's super-premium Richard Hennessy Cognac, blended from their finest eaux-de-vie and named for the founder of the house. The package is rounded off with a beautiful and understated crystal decanter.

A bottle of very old pre-phylloxera cognac, distilled in 1875 and bottled by Louis Valérie & co as 'Choice Old Liqueur Brandy'.

A very impressive bottle of cognac from Château Paulet, distilled from Grande Champagne grown grapes and then aged for over 100 years in casks before bottling. An incredibly old and rare cognac.

The top end in the permanent Hennessy range, this is named after former mercenary Richard Hennessy, an Irish aristo who founded his Cognac house in 1765 on land granted by a grateful Louis XV of France.

An old bottle of Adet cognac from the 1887 vintage, around the time of the phylloxera epidemic. A very rare slice of history.

A very old, rare 19th-century vintage cognac made by Croizet and packaged in a simple, but elegant bottle.

An 1875 vintage cognac from J G Monnet, produced during the opening years of the Phylloxera epidemic which led to a large proportion of the vines in Europe being destroyed.

A bottle of 1865 vintage cognac from Salignac, produced a few years before the phylloxera epidemic destroyed most of Europe's vineyards.

A beautiful bottle of 1878 vintage Grande Champagne Cognac from Augier Freres, who may well have been the first Cognac house. In impressive condition, considering its age, we think this was bottled in the 1920s.

An extremely old bottle of 1893 vintage cognac from Denis Mounie & Co. Sealed with a cork which has the vintage printed across it.

Not to be confused with the previous Martell L'Or, L'Or de Jean Martell is packaged in a remarkable crystal decanter and contains the company's finest stock of old Borderies and Grande Champagne.