Cognac

A very special A.E. Dor Tres Vieille Reserve bottled in a stunning Daum crystal decanter.

A very old bottle of pre-phylloxera cognac - a 1865 vintage bottling of Grande Fine Champagne Cognac from Eschenauer.

Frapin Cuvée 1888 honours company founder Piere Frapin, who in 1888 selected the cuvee that won a Gold Medal at the World Fair in Paris. Some of the cognacs used in the assemblage pre-date 1888, and a high proportion of the little-seen Folle Blanche grape is used. Presented in a crystal decanter with a spiral of gold thread and a 24-carat gold stopper, plus a gilded fob watch containing a block of Pierre Frapin perfume.

A very limited and sought after cognac from the house of Delamain. A blend of their finest old Grande Champagne cognacs presented in a Baccarat decanter itself sat inside a fan-shaped gift box styled after an old school camera's bellows.

A magnum of Rémy Martin's famed super-premium cognac, the Louis XIII, presented in a large numbered Baccarat crystal decanter. This set includes the presentation box and numbered stopper, but not the numbered booklet.

A very special release of pre-phylloxera cognac from the 1848 vintage, the year of the February Revolution in France which led to the Second Republic ruled by Napoleon III. Bottled in 2002 from the private collection of the company's former chairman Jacques Hardy.

Ancient pre-phylloxera cognac from Bisquit (now Bisquit-Renault) one of the old pre-eminent houses of the day.

An ancient and extremely rare old cognac from an excellent house, distilled pre-phylloxera and bottled around 60-70 years ago. This is a real collector's item.

An incredibly rare vintage bottle of Remy Martin distilled in the year 1900.

A very old bottle of Hine Cognac. This cognac was distilled in 1834, a beautiful collectors piece.

This bottle can only be described as an extraordinary piece of history. We estimate that this cognac was produced prior to the phylloxera infestation that ravaged the vineyards of France in the 1800s. One can only imagine how different the contents of this bottle are in comparison to the Cognacs of today.

A very special edition of Hine's Triomphe cognac, the Talent de Thomas Hine celebrates the arrival in France of the company's founder. The cognac is presented in a Baccarat crystal decanter with 4 crystal glasses and is packaged in an ebony and mahogany cigar humidor.

One of the oldest cognacs available anywhere, this is from the historic Sazerac de Forge et Fils house, which produced the cognac used in the creation of the first Sazerac cocktail in New Orleans in the middle of the 19th century.

The fourth and final entry in Hardy's Perfection Essential Elements series, Earth (aka Terre) is a blend of cognacs reaching back to the pre-phylloxera era of the 1870s. This rare and impressive spirit is presented in a DAUM made crystal decanter.

Part of Hardy's Essential Elements Perfection series, Lumière (Light in English) is blended from pre-phylloxera cognac put aside by house founder Antoine Hardy in the 1870s. Distilled from 100% Colombard grapes all from the area now known as Grande Champagne this is an incredible, rare old cognac.

No.1 in A E Dor's range of prestige bottlings of very old cognac, distilled back in 1893.

An old bottling of 1893 vintage cognac from long running and much respected producer AE Dor.

A E Dor are known for stamping their prestige vintage's with numbers, with this being No.2 - an 1889 vintage cognac.

A collaboration between Hardy and Lalique, the Hardy Privelege Caryota is a blend of eaux-de-vie dating back to before 1914, presented with a Lalique crystal carafe.

A lovely old bottle of rare cognac bottled in the early 1900s, from the legendary house of Sazerac de Forge & Fils. The original cork and wax seal was replaced by us, as the the cork had shrunk and was liable to fall into the bottle.