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MARTELL SHOWS WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE COGNAC TO CONNOISSEURS IN THAILAND
By Susan Lewis
28-10-2024
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French Cognac maker Martell has shown the inaugural bottle of its Les Remarquables De Martell collection, the world’s most expensive Cognac priced at €1 million, to connoisseurs in Bangkok of Thailand.
Released in February this year, the extremely luxurios and exquisite bottle was on display in a recent event held at the Okura Prestige Hotel in Bangkok, guests had the opportunity to view the ornate bottle in person before a tasting session featuring some of Martell’s finest creations.
Les Remarquables De Martell is a collection of ultra-luxury Cognac created by Martell, each year a new masterpiece of rare, premium Cognac will join the collection, each elegantly encased in a dame-jeanne.
Each edition is uniquely crafted by a carefully chosen artist, who is tasked with transforming it into a stunning objet d’art. The collection will only see one creation from one artist each year, making these bottles truly one of a kind.
The inaugural bottle was released in February this year and valued at €1m, showcasing two eaux-de-vie that were distilled over 70 years ago and aged in a historic cellar at Port du Fondateur.
Handpicked by Christophe Valtaud, Martell’s cellar master, the first eaux-de-vie has a powerful taste, impressive intensity, a long-lasting finish and prominent notes of cedarwood. While the second eaux-de-vie is refreshing, with fragrant notes of honey, white blossom and candied fruits.
When combined, they form a harmonious symphony of flavours. Martell said this marks the first time such rare eaux-de-vie have been blended, resulting in a bottle with remarkable finesse and a unique flavour profile.
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The inaugural bottle was created by French artist Laurentine Perilhou and is itself a work of art. Using real gold thread sourced from Lyon, Perilhou has intricately woven an eye-catching vine pattern representing the vines that produce the grapes used for making Cognac.
On top of the bottle sits a crown with three synthetic sapphires reflecting the iconic Martell blue, alongside a diamond set on a 22-karat gold base.
Further enhancing the design is a piece of oak wood aged over 300 years that has been skilfully carved into the shape of a gemstone shape.
The entire creation required over 800 hours of meticulous work, the artist said: “My aim was to make the invisible visible…from the Earth to the Sun, from the roots in the soil to the vine leaves turned upwards to the light.”
The buyer of this inaugural bottle will receive a customisable cabinet filled with bespoke accessories for tasting. This includes six Baccarat crystal glasses, a pipette for siphoning the Cognac from the dame-jeanne, six montre bottles, and a pair of embroidered white gloves.
The buyer can further customise the spirit by adding rare eaux-de-vie to create a more personalised flavour profile. They will also be invited, along with three guests, to Maison Martell for a private tasting session.
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