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Historic Delamain Cognac tops Bonhams Paris prestige spirits sale
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 be entrusted by Delamain for this sale which is the culmination of a year-long partnership which featured incredible events across the globe.”
In addition to the dame-jeanne, the successful bidder received a 70 cl bottle of L’Edition Rare du Bicentenaire (number 000/200), a pipette, and access to a two-day experience in Jarnac with three guests.
Eric Le Bouar, managing director of the House of Delamain added that Delamain had been delighted to partner with Bonhams to bring global collectors “a slice of Cognac’s immense history”. The two teams had worked together on a series of very successful Cognac tastings in London, New York, Paris and Hong Kong, showcasing the eaux-de-vie that make up the blend of the historical cognac in.
“Now that the masterpiece Dame-Jeanne has found its fortunate owner, we are thrilled to offer to more connoisseurs the opportunity to savour this extremely rare cognac by introducing 200 limited-edition bottles of the same exquisite blend,” he said. “Individually numbered and adorned with a medallion designed by Goossens, these exclusive time capsules are available in selected stores worldwide”.
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