Stand-Out Cognacs for 2021—Key Terms and Fine Bottles
Top shelf, by the book.
Cognac is about distinction. Here are some classifications and important facts alongside some of the best bottles out there.
Cognac
Louis XIII Cognac by Rémy Martin Is Partnering With ARK Architects
Drinking in the history.
Now the legendary French brand Louis XIII Cognac by Rémy Martin has announced a partnership with ARK Architects to display decanters of its exquisite Cognac in specially designed cellars of its villas.
Q&A: Rémy Martin’s Cellar Master Baptiste Loiseau
A distillation of merit.
Baptiste Loiseau was appointed cellar master at the age of 34—making him the youngest-ever—and trained under Pierrette Trichet, the first woman to ever hold the cellar master position at a major cognac house.
Louis XIII on the Auction Block
A rare trio.
It is difficult to believe that Rémy Martin’s Louis XIII cognac could be made more exclusive, but it has been—and Sotheby’s will auction it this fall.
La Maison Hennessy
Prized cognac.
For hundreds of years, cognac was anything but a hip drink. It was always drunk straight, sometimes warmed. It was the digestif of choice for older men, who nursed snifters of the amber liquid and slumbered in massive leather armchairs after a heavy meal. So today, drinking a cognac cocktail in a tall glass with a twist of lemon seems almost heretical.
