Cognac pre-phylloxera

Croizet Réserve des Héritiers is a blend containing Grande Champagne Cognac dating back to 1858.  Croizet Réserve des Héritiers was introduced November 21, 1892 and remained part of Criozets portfolio for around 100 years.

Croizet Réserve Particulière was introduced in 1997, containing Cognac distilled in 1860, the favorite of B. Leon Croizet’s father. On a certain moment the 1860 stocks exhausted and thus they switched too 1894. We assume this is the vintage inside this decanter.

This is a historical Hennessy, distilled in 1887 from what might very well have been the last grapes surviving the devastating phylloxera which destroyed almost all of the ancient grape plants in the second part of the 19th century. This Cognac was bottled in 1922 after a 35-year long period of maturation. Both cork and capsule are 100% origi...

Philippe de Castaigne Extra Vieux is a Grande Champagne Cognac, a blend of Cognac distilled between 1850 and 1893, aged 35 years, bottled around 1990.

Philippe de Castaigne Reserve Ancienne is a Cognac which was distilled in the 19th century, aged for 25 years and bottled in the 1980’s.

Philippe de Castaigne Très Vieux is a Grande Champagne Cognac, a blend of Cognac distilled in 1850 and 1893, bottled for Japan in the 1980’s.

Rouyer Guillet Vieille Grande Champagne Philippe Guillet is the oldest expression this ancient house ever launched, 19th century Cognac, most likely vintage 1865, aged for a stunning hundred years, bottled for Hong Kong around 1965.