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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.
Cognac (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Saintongese: Cougnat; Occitan: Conhac ⓘ) is a commune in the Charente department, southwestern France. Administratively, the commune of Cognac is a subprefecture of the Charente department.
Martell is a cognac house founded in 1715 by Jean Martell.It is the oldest of the "big four" cognac houses (the others are Hennessy, Rémy Martin and Courvoisier), who together produce most of the world's cognac. [1]
The name Rémy Martin comes from the company founder, born in 1695 near Rouillac in southwestern France. A vintner by trade, in 1724 he created a cognac trading house. On his death in 1773, the business passed to his grandson, also named Rémy. [6] In 1841, Paul-Emile-Rémy Martin assumed control and oversaw great growth.
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]
After working in Guernsey, he founded his trading house of spirits in 1715 at Gatebourse [1] in Cognac, France, [2] where he joined forces with a merchant from Bordeaux, Jean Hot. Originally they bought casks of cognac and wine for export to the Channel Islands and Europe. [3] The company went bankrupt and then was revived.
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] Hennessy sells approximately 102 ...
It was founded at the Château de Cognac, and is also sold under the name Château Royal de Cognac. Baron Otard Cognac owned by the Otard family until it was bought by, the Bass Plc the British brewers. It was subsequently sold to the Italian company Martini & Rossi S.p.A. in 1991. Today, Baron Otard Cognac is a subsidiary of the Bacardi group.