Ready for battle: 100 years old Camus Very Old Napoleon Cognac comes in a cannon

“… and that basically means, that already the great emperor Napoleon considered this Cognac as one of the best, that this Cognac is more than a hundred years old”

Er…, sorry, but not exactly. Maybe Napoléon considered this brand as one of the best (although there doesn’t seem to be any proof of that…) but actually “Napoleon” is just a vintage label meaning that, at the time of assembly, all spirits contained in this Cognac were at least six years old… I will try and obtain more info from Camus with the serial number, anyway.

About cognac “Napoléon”, I would like to share something with you: some houses try to link “Napoléon” denomination with the French emperor, Napoléon 1st.

But, there is probably nothing to do with Napoléon I, but with Napoléon III that govern France until 1870: during the beginning of 1900′s, Charente vineyard was not totally restored from the phylloxera crisis, but huge stocks remain of the period “before” the crisis. People used to named pre-phylloxera cognacs (older and better cognacs) as “Napoléon”, cognacs from Napoléon III period.

This is a 15-20 years old cognac bottled in the 1980′s

I also have one of these bottles… number 89724. I once contacted Camus directly, and had one one of their people respond to me. He couldn’t tell me how hold the bottle was, but he did let me know that at that time (about 6 years ago) it would have sold for 250 euros.

i also have abottle(empty) in a cannon stand. VSOP fine champagne
COURVOISIER
the brandy of napoleon
Cognac
the bottom of the cannon has a wooden disc with a
wooden knob holding the bottle in, also a plaque on a chain with
COURVOISIER
The Brandy of Napoleon
COGNAC
anyone know anything about it please