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Martell Reveals Year Of The Dragon Cognac

Martell has revealed their special cognac for the Chinese Lunar New Year – the Year of the Dragon – which arrives on February 10, 2024. Specifically, Martell is dubbing it L’Or de Jean Martell 1715 Zodiac Edition – Assemblage du Dragon. L’Or de Jean Martell 1715 Zodiac Edition – Assemblage du Dragon has been blended […]

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L’Or de Jean Martell 1715 Zodiac Edition – Assemblage du Dragon has been blended from 1,400 eaux-de-vie – including some from previous Years of the Dragon eaux-de-vie – and is said to offer notes of cinnamon, longan (an edible fruit also known as dragon’s eye), lotus seed, Sichuan pepper and tamarind.

L’Or de Jean Martell 1715 Zodiac Edition – Assemblage du Dragon is held in a Baccarat crystal decanter and features a 19-carat gold neck sealed with a crystal stopper in the shape of a dragon’s head [celebrating the year’s Zodiac animal – dragon].

Only 750 bottles of L’Or de Jean Martell 1715 Zodiac Edition – Assemblage du Dragon are being made available for $10,500 per bottle [and only 10 of those are being made available in the USA].

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Glasgow Goes Small [Batch]

The Glasgow Distillery has released a trio of single malt whiskies finished in Cognac, Tokaji and Innis & Gunn Golden Beer casks for their small-batch series. The Glasgow 1770 Triple Distilled Cognac Cask Finish was matured a minimum of five years, initially in ex-bourbon casks for nearly three of those years before being finished for […]

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The Glasgow Distillery has released a trio of single malt whiskies finished in Cognac, Tokaji and Innis & Gunn Golden Beer casks for their small-batch series.

The Glasgow 1770 Triple Distilled Cognac Cask Finish was matured a minimum of five years, initially in ex-bourbon casks for nearly three of those years before being finished for the final stint in French Cognac puncheons, bottled at 52% alcohol by volume [104 proof] and is said to offer notes of apple and pear.

The Glasgow 1770 Peated Tokaji Finish, bottled at 53.4% ABV, spent the first three years of its existence in virgin American white oak before moving on to Hungarian Tokaji hogshead casks for two years, then being bottled at 53.4% alcohol by volume [106.8 proof] and is said to offer notes of apricot, cashew, dark chocolate, honey and orange.

The Glasgow 1770 Golden Beer Cask Finish was matured in ex-Pedro Ximénez sherry casks for a full year – in casks previously used to mature Innis & Gunn’s beer – bottled at 58% alcohol by volume [116 proof] and is said to offer notes of cherry, orange and vanilla. Additionally, the whisky is packaged with a bottle of Innis & Gunn PX Finish for comparison purposes.

Only 1,576 bottles of Glasgow 1770 Triple Distilled Cognac Cask Finish, 615 of Glasgow 1770 Peated Tokaji Cask Finish and 340 bottles of Glasgow 1770 Golden Beer Cask Finish are being made available for $70 per bottle for the first two and $75 per bottle for the latter.

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Glen Moray Gets Twisted On The Vine

Speyside whisky producer Glen Moray has released Twisted Vine – a single malt whisky matured in Cognac casks – as an an addition to Glen Moray’s range of whiskies matured in ex-cognac casks. Glen Moray Twisted Vine was bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to offer notes of coffee, nuts, […]

Speyside whisky producer Glen Moray has released Twisted Vine – a single malt whisky matured in Cognac casks – as an an addition to Glen Moray’s range of whiskies matured in ex-cognac casks.

Glen Moray Twisted Vine was bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to offer notes of coffee, nuts, prunes and raisins.

Glen Moray Twisted Vine has a serving recommendation of being presented neat or mixed in a cocktail.

Glen Moray Twisted Vine is being made available for $35 per 700ml bottle.

Courvoisier Unveils Mizunara Finished Cognac

Courvoisier has released a new cognac – Courvisier Mizunara – finished in Japanese mizunara casks.
Courvisier Mizunara Cognac was made using Grand Champagne – a cru from the Cognac region – and aged in French oak barrels before …

Courvoisier has released a new cognac – Courvisier Mizunara – finished in Japanese mizunara casks.

Courvisier Mizunara Cognac was made using Grand Champagne – a cru from the Cognac region – and aged in French oak barrels before being finished mizunara casks.

Only 500 bottles of Courvisier Mizunara are being offered at $2,000 per bottle.

Bonhams Offers Rare Whiskies In Paris Sale Next Week

The Bonhams auction house will be offering their inaugural spirits sale at Bonhams Paris location at 4 Rue de la Paix in Paris on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Bonhams’ 189-lot sale will feature several rare whiskies most “notably from Italian collections….such as rare bottles from [Silvano] Samaroli, one of the last Italian whisky trading companies,…including […]

The Bonhams auction house will be offering their inaugural spirits sale at Bonhams Paris location at 4 Rue de la Paix in Paris on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.

Bonhams’ 189-lot sale will feature several rare whiskies most “notably from Italian collections….such as rare bottles from [Silvano] Samaroli, one of the last Italian whisky trading companies,…including the now coveted 15-year-old Laphroaig, 1967 ($29,000 – $40,000 estimate).”

Other whiskies being offered up by Samaroli include a 12-year-old Springbank, was part of a small batch produced and imported exclusively for the Italian market ($15,800-$21,000 estimate).

Another whisky being offered is a 19-year-old Highland Park also exclusively distributed for the Italian market with a run of a mere 60 bottles and accompanied by a numbered Edinburgh crystal decanter ($1,685-$2,100 estimate).

Yet another offering is a 10-year-old whisky from The Macallan which was bottled at 57% alcohol by volume [114 proof] by Gordon & MacPhail ($1,155-$1,475 estimate).

Also being offered is a Longmorn 1974 ($2,315-$3,155 estimate) and a rare Cognac Hardy 1914 Grande Champagne which emerges directly from the personal collection of Jacques Hardy and was aged for several decades before being found in a demijohn by Hardy ($5,790-$6,840 estimate).

Hennessy Introduces Designer Decanter

Hennessy cognac has released a new decanter designed by architect Daniel Libeskind for one of the rarest bottlings in their collection, Richard Hennessy, named after the founder of the brand. The Richard Hennessy Cognac is made with some of the rarest eaux-de-vie from Hennessy’s reserves, aged between 40 to 50 years and up to 150 […]

Hennessy cognac has released a new decanter designed by architect Daniel Libeskind for one of the rarest bottlings in their collection, Richard Hennessy, named after the founder of the brand.

The Richard Hennessy Cognac is made with some of the rarest eaux-de-vie from Hennessy’s reserves, aged between 40 to 50 years and up to 150 years old derived from only 12 French oak barrels allocated every year to make the cognac.

The Richard Hennessy cognac was bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of leather, orange peel and tobacco.

The Polish-born Libeskind is perhaps best known for designing the rebuilt World Trade Center in New York, the Jewish Museum Berlin (Germany), the Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto, Canada), Crystals at City Center (Las Vegas, US), and the Museum of Zhang Zhidong (Wuhan, China).

Richard Hennessy cognac is being made available this month in the UK for $6,800 per bottle.

Martell Employs Janelle Morae To Discover An Unexpected Effect

Martell Cognac continues their collaboration with American musical artist Janelle Monáe with a promotional video entitled “The Unexpected Effect”, directed by filmmaker Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah. The promo highlights the impact of Black culture on American hospitality, and features Martell’s Blue Swift bottling, made of VSOP Cognac and finished in Kentucky Bourbon casks. Additionally, Martell is offering […]

Martell Cognac continues their collaboration with American musical artist Janelle Monáe with a promotional video entitled “The Unexpected Effect”, directed by filmmaker Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah.

The promo highlights the impact of Black culture on American hospitality, and features Martell’s Blue Swift bottling, made of VSOP Cognac and finished in Kentucky Bourbon casks.

Additionally, Martell is offering a limited edition cocktail kit which includes a Martell Blue Swift recipe and a copy of The Ideal Bartender by Tom Bullock, said to be the first cocktail book published in 1917 by an African-American bartender.

Remy Martin Delivers Mixtape Vol. 2

Rémy Martin has released Mixtape – Vol. 2 – a limited edition cognac celebrating both their VSOP and the mixtape music culture of the 1980s. Remy Martin Mixtape Vol. 2 features a bottle design with a QR code leading to virtual playlist compiled by DJ Suss One from New York, DJ Meel from Los Angeles […]

Rémy Martin has released Mixtape – Vol. 2 – a limited edition cognac celebrating both their VSOP and the mixtape music culture of the 1980s.

Remy Martin Mixtape Vol. 2 features a bottle design with a QR code leading to virtual playlist compiled by DJ Suss One from New York, DJ Meel from Los Angeles and Jamal Smallz from Chicago – all of whom selected music by artists who influenced the evolution of hip-hop and mixtape culture during the 1980s.

Hennessy Puts Moves On NBA All-Star Weekend

Hennessy has been the official spirit brand of the National Basketball Association [NBA] since February 2020 and now – after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic – are ready to “make their moves” digitally during this weekend’s 2022 NBA All-Star Game activities. Beginning today, Hennessy reveals three “floors” of online activities dubbed the “Digital House […]

Beginning today, Hennessy reveals three “floors” of online activities dubbed the “Digital House of Moves”:

1st floor – “The Court,” featuring a “hologram performance” of a new song [“Pushin’ P”] by hip-hop artist Gunna.

2nd floor – “The Gallery,” with art installations by artists Felipe Pantone, Kevin Couliau, Daomey and Victor Solomon [who recently redesigned the Kia Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP Trophy].

3rd floor – “The Bar,” featuring recipes for the Hennessy’s NBA-themed cognac cocktails.

Hennessy will also continue its “Make Moves That Start Movements” commercials throughout coverage of the weekend’s NBA activities on TNT and NBA TV, including the “Celebrity Game” on Friday, “All-Star Saturday Night” on Saturday, and the “All-Star Game” itself on Sunday.

Exclusive prizes, including an autographed Russell Westbrook jersey, can also be won through the activation.

The Hennessy digital house can be accessed at www.hennessyhouseofmoves.com.

Hennessy Collaborates With Maluma

Hennessy has collaborated with popular Colombian musical artist, Maluma, to release a limited edition VSOP cognac officially titled Hennessy VSOP Limited Edition by Maluma. The collaboration with Maluma is Hennessy’s first collaboration with a musical artist to create a limited edition bottling. Hennessy VSOP Limited Edition by Maluma is being made available for $65 per […]

Hennessy has collaborated with popular Colombian musical artist, Maluma, to release a limited edition VSOP cognac officially titled Hennessy VSOP Limited Edition by Maluma.

The collaboration with Maluma is Hennessy’s first collaboration with a musical artist to create a limited edition bottling.

Hennessy VSOP Limited Edition by Maluma is being made available for $65 per bottle.