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Cognac sales back to force? VS quality now more sold than XO
Cognac sales went up by 32,4% in March 2010, compared to March 2009! Worldwide sales went down (only) by 3,1% in 2009… that’s quite good actually. Between april 2009 and march 2010 the following amount of bottles were shipped: 47,3 millions bottles Alena (USA, Canada, Mexico) 42,6 millions bottles to Europe 41,2 millions bottles to…
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Cognac in Japan: Bars, strong Yen and rich businessmen
Guest Article from Japan’s Cognac blogger Yasushi Tsutsui about Japanese Cognac culture. While strong growth continues in China, it does not hold out too much hope of a major recovery in Cognac’s erstwhile Asian stronghold of Japan: Consumption of Cognac in Japan has recently declined, perhaps it could find some stabilisation in 2010. On the other…
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Martell launches experience boutique at Hong Kong airport
Terminal One. The cognac boutique is located at the arrival area of the Hong Kong International airport. Pernod Ricard launched its first Martell Experience Boutique partnering with Sky Connection. The unique element of the store is the Martell Discovery Table: It allows to see certain tasting aromas for every Martell cognac and eaux-de-vie blend. The…
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Joan of Arc.. ahm.. of Cognac: 23 young woman manages ABK6
At only 23 years old, a young woman runs the family business with her father Francis Abecassis. Elodie Abecassis runs the Domaine d’Abecassis since July 2009. Together with her father, Francis, the founder of the company, she controls over 230 hectares of vineyards, the 40 employees and the brands Leyrat, Réviseur and ABK6. At only…
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Hennessy tackles the crisis and shows force: Luxury isn’t dead.
Last week Hennessy organized a huge event in the town of Cognac: The president of the société anonyme, James Banier, welcomed most of the Cognac producers, which sell their eaux-de-vie to the maison de négoce Hennessy. About 12% less volume A meeting, marked with the seal of Hennessy is necessarily a show: Sound, light and…
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No Cognac crisis in China and the ‘Gold’ of Jean Martell
China is well! While everywhere else the Cognac market is going down just like the luxury market is going down… in China it isn’t! Whisky, vodka and rum sales keep rising in China. As the middle and upper classes develop more and more in this country, the demand for foreign products is rising. The king…
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