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Sylvelune Cognac: New Brand Built Around One Woman

Cognac Expert — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:26:02 PST

If your father was a cellar master it would be fairly likely that you might grow up with a nose for the industry. But if, as in the case of Marianne Soupe, this particular line of work stretched back over three generations, then it’s fair to say that the ability to recognise different aromas and...

1912-2012: Martell Cordon Bleu Centenary

Cognac Expert — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:47:52 PST

100 years of a successful product is certainly something to be proud of, and for Martell Cognac a century of Cordon Bleu deserves to be marked with something pretty special. And for all of you who now think: hey! what the hell are Max & Sophie talking about? We just think the Cordon Bleu is...

China Set to Become the No. 1 Cognac Consumer by 2016

Cognac Expert — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:27:19 PST

Vinexpo in Shanghai has announced figures that estimate China will become the largest export market for cognac by 2016 or 2017. Already having overtaken the US in terms of monetary value, the forecast is for a further 47 per cent in growth in the next four years. This is on top of the 68 per...

SO YANG Introduce “Shots” – New Format for the Tea & Cognac Blend

Cognac Expert — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:28:08 PST

If you enjoy tea as well as cognac then you might well have tried the SO YANG green tea and cognac blend. In addition to their regular sized product bottle, the company have now introduced SO YANG in shot form, which has just been brought to launch. Marketed under the trade mark of SO YANG,...

Pernod Ricard and Martell Cognac on Top Form

Cognac Expert — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:58:15 PST

Yesterday, 16th February 2012, saw Pernod Ricard announce its best half year figures since the crisis of 2008. With growth turnover up 8 per cent to 4.6 billion euros and net profit up 20 per cent to 820 million euros, the producer of Martell Cognac can thank the bulk of the growth to sales in...

Choco-Logo goes for Chocolate & Cognac

Cognac Expert — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:43:42 PST

We love seeing new ways in which the luxury of cognac is combined with some other of life’s little pleasures. And we’re sure you’ll agree that chocolate is certainly one of those. Trained chef, Dan Johnson, runs the only chocolate making factory in downtown Buffalo, USA – aptly named Choco-Logo. This is a man whose...

Comandon Cognac Creates Single-Barrel Cognac Selection: 18, 30 and 40 years old

Cognac Expert — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:55:40 PST

Cognac-Expert.com with an exclusive story: Comandon launches a new product line, the Single Barrel Cognac collection – and we love the vintage labeling. Comandon Single Barrel Cognac introduces a full line of single barrel cognacs while also producing the classic VS/VSOP/XO qualities. The Single Barrel collection consists of a three different bottles, with different growth...

Paradise Found – WWI Ship Wreck Loaded with a Treasure of Cognac

Cognac Expert — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:27:44 PST

Paradise found. When the Swedish steamship, Kyros, was torpedoed by a German U-boat on May 19, 1917, it’s believed that not only did the ship sink, never to be found, but that it was carrying a precious cargo of cognacs and liqueurs. Never to be found, that is, until now. 1000 bottles of 1917 cognac...

Global Crisis Bites Deep but Cognac Enjoys New Golden Age

Cognac Expert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:53:28 PST

As the western world struggles to clamber back from the last few years of recession, the fact that cognac sales are breaking records seems to be defying all the odds. However, as we’ve reported regularly over the previous year, these sales are not coming from the struggling west, but from the prosperous eastern countries. Export...

Courvoisier Maker Beam Inc. Sales up 10% in Last Quarter

Cognac Expert — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:42:54 PST

Beam Inc., owner of Courvoisier and the newly named spin off of Fortune Brands, saw its revenue rise by 10 per cent in the last quarter of 2011. The net income for that time period was $94.1 million (or 59 cents per share), up from $85.4 million (55 cents per share) over the same time...