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Cognac (/ ˈ k ɒ n. j æ k / KON-yak, also US: / ˈ k oʊ n-, ˈ k ɔː n-/ KOHN-, KAWN-, [2] [3] [4] French: ⓘ) is a variety of brandy named after the commune of Cognac, France.It is produced in the surrounding wine-growing region in the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime.
Since the distilling of cognac is seasonal, the company fought for the right to use its empty stills for other purposes, and launched the gin Citadelle, France's first craft gin, in 1996. [8] [9] Then in 1999, the company launched the rum brand Plantation. [10] Jean-Dominique Andreu left Cognac Ferrand in February 2008. [11]
Courvoisier was the first cognac brand to appear on TV with an advertisement on UK television broadcast to nine million viewers. In 2009, Courvoisier was the first alcohol brand to release a 3D advertisement, titled "Cognac With Another Dimension", on TV and in cinemas, ahead of the viewing of the biggest-grossing film of all time, Avatar. [12]
D’Ussé is a brand of cognac made at the Château du Cognac in Cognac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. [1] It is a subsidiary of Bacardi. [2] D’Ussé produces just two cognacs: D’USSÉ VSOP and D’USSÉ XO. D’Ussé VSOP is aged at least four and a half years in the Château de Cognac cellars. [3]
Jas Hennessy & Cie., commonly known simply as Hennessy (French pronunciation:), is a French producer of cognac, which has its headquarters in Cognac, France. It is one of the best-known cognac houses, [1] along with Martell, Courvoisier, and Rémy Martin, who together make around 45% of the world's cognac. [2]
Rémy Martin (French pronunciation: [ʁemi maʁtɛ̃]) is a French firm that primarily produces and sells cognac.Founded in 1724 and based in the commune of Cognac, it is among the oldest cognac producers still in existence.
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Cognac Frapin is a Cognac producer based in the town of Segonzac, in the heart of the Grande Champagne region of France. The Frapin family has been established in the South West of France since 1270, initially as a family of wine-growers. [1] [2] They then became distillers and have continued in this tradition for 20 generations. [1]