Cognac Courvoisier XO L'essence

Presentation of the domain:

The origin of their history goes back to the beginning of the 19th century. Emmanuel Courvoisier and his associate, Louis Gallois, owned a wine and spirit company in the Parisian suburb of Bercy. In 1811 Napoleon visited their warehouses in Bercy.  Legend has it that Napoleon later took several barrels of cognac with him to St Helena, a treat much appreciated by the English officers on the ship who named it "The Cognac of Napoleon.'

In 1843, the son of Emmanuel, Felix Courvoisier established the COURVOISIER® business in Jarnac in partnership with Jules Gallois.  When Felix died in 1866, his nephews and associates took over the management of the business.  In 1869, Napoleon III granted Courvoisier, the title of "Official Supplier to the Imperial Court". In 1909, the Simon's family took over the business and started to build the brand identity. They established the Napoleon silhouette and introduced in 1950, the Josephine bottle. Since 2005 Courvoisier is a leading brand of Beam.

Presentation of the vintage:

Over 100 rare eaux-de-vie are used to create this fine cognac, which many people have been distilled in the early twentieth century.

A sip of this rare cognac leave you with scents of sandalwood, cigar leaf, caramel, marzipan, honey, mountain flowers and delicate spices lingering in your mouth.

L'Essence de Courvoisier brings hints of licorice, plums and dried apricots