An ultra-rare bottle of Delamain created to commemorate the Cognac house’s bicentenary achieved €93,000 at a recent Bonhams sale, a auction record price for a Cognac this year. The L’Édition Rare du Bicentenaire was launched earlier this year, a historical blend by Delamain that comprises five extremely rare eaux-de-vie, bottled and presented in an ornate 10-litre ‘dame-jeanne’ bottle made by exceptional goldsmith and iconic fashion ‘parurier’, Maison Goossens, and decorated vessel features 245 individually crafted, gold-plated leaves, flowers and birds. It was the top lot of the Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr online Fine Whisky & Spirits Sale which closed on 6 December, with an estimate of €100,000-200,000. The cognac is made up of – including one from 1947, 1893 (“shy, perfumed, with notes of exotic spices”, according to db’s Richard Woodard, who reported on the launch earlier this year), 1914, 1965 (“a perfectly poised eau-de-vie from Verrières that is essence of Delamain”) and 1969. Each Cognac was selected by one of the last five generations of the Delamain family – Jean Delamain, Noël Sauzey, Alain Braastad (current cellar-master Charles Brasstad’ father), Patrick Peyrelongue and, for 1969, Charles Braastad and Dominique Touteau jointly – and blended by the House’s two last Cellar Masters. Amayès Aouli, global head of wine & spirits at Bonhams said the dame-jeanne had stood out “in a strong and varied sale”, due to its “rarity and desirability”. “This bottle achieved a new world record price for a Cognac sold at auction in 2024. We were honoured to
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