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Martell Cognac is celebrating the Chinese New Year Australian Style

If you’re planning to go through Sydney International Airport in the next few weeks, then make sure you take a wander through the Tax & Duty Free Stores for a terrific eaux-de-vie experience, designed to celebrate the Chinese New Year, which takes place on Monday 23rd January, 2012. Here you’ll be able to feast your…

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Martell with New Special Edition for 100 Years Cordon Bleu

2012 is the year of 100 years Cordon Bleu for Cognac Martell, time for a special edition of this rather famous cognac. The new special edition is available from now, and the standard version is at a price of $1,338: It comes in an all new and fresh box. Then there is the limited edition,…

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More on Blended vs. Single Cru Cognacs – Cognac Guide

The big houses (Hennessy, Martell, Remy Martin, and Courvoisier) own about 80% of the world-wide Cognac market but they no longer own significant vineyards. They buy eaux-de-vie from viticulteurs through buying organisations such as Champaco, the Remy Martin buying group. In most cases, a viticulteur who sells to Hennessy, for example, will always sell to Hennessy. Some exceptions…

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Camus Place their Faith in the Borderies

Camus Cognac is the fifth largest cognac house, after the ‘big four.’  However, it has some major differences to the mighty Hennessy, Martell, Remy and Courvoisier – not the least that it’s a family run affair. But what makes them so unique is the location of their vineyards.  Everyone is familiar with the Grande Champagne…

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Camus Cognac XO shines at the SIP Awards

The Vin de Syrah Spirit &Wine Parlour in San Diego, California played host to the 2011 Spirits International Prestige Awards (SIP) in the US at the end of June. The awards are judged by a panel of 73 who have no affiliation to any particular brands, are not food or wine experts and represent an…

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Review Bache Gabrielsen Pure & Rustic Borderies 1995

Valentin and a small group of cognac lovers taste and write reviews for Cognac-Expert.com – today: Review and tasting of Bache Gabrielsen « Pure & Rustic » Borderies 1995: Single Cru, Single Estate, Vintage. The eye is clear and golden pale. The first nose of vegetable nature is unveils, to ether, to form a certain…

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Cigar Ole at 2012-02-04 20:08:45 in:

Martell with New Special Edition for 100 Years Cordon Bleu

„"...that makes the blend unique." Just think about the implication of what Martell is telling us here: 1. Any blend is unique isn't it? 2. If the blend consists of 64 eaux-de-vie why don't they offer us the best or the 2...“

Wick at 2012-01-26 06:02:36 in:

Hennessy XO: Cognac Review & Price

„Where is this 100$“

R.Robot at 2012-01-23 15:10:05 in:

The 6 Crus of the Cognac Region: An overview about soils and aroma

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Martell with New Special Edition for 100 Years Cordon Bleu

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Paul at 2012-01-07 02:01:37 in:

Camus Cognac XO shines at the SIP Awards

„I bought a bottle of Camus XO borderies about a month ago and I have been very impressed with this cognac. When sipped out of a proper tulip tasting glass this cognac has an amazing flowery and fruity nose. Very smooth.“

Cigar Ole at 2012-01-02 10:36:18 in:

Martell with New Special Edition for 100 Years Cordon Bleu

„It is all about marketing! Impressive to give a bad product a life of 100 years! Expensive marketing campaigns + designer bottles = less for quality content on the bottles. To those of you working with Martell tell me:...“