The oldest cognac ever sold that cost $ 146.000
Sotheby’s has held an auction for what is the oldest bottle of cognac ever sold at such an event. The relic in question is a Gautier from the 1762 vintage, a liquor of which only three units remain in the world.
The specimen, known as Grand frère (older brother), who has been sold for $ 146.000 is the largest of the three and has remained in the same family for generations. But what happened to the other two specimens? The Little Sister (little sister), is at the Gautier Museum, in southwestern France and the other, the little brother (little brother), was Sold at auction in New York in 2014.
“The Gautier 1762 is renowned and revered around the world as a cognac that transcends the world of alcoholic beverage collection,” said Sotheby’s specialist Jonny Fowle in the press release.
The bottle in question is quite a relic since it is about a unit produced before the phylloxera outbreak that destroyed most vineyards in Europe and it even predates the French Revolution. It is a vintage of early maturation in barrel from the initial period of Guatier’s production.
The auction was carried out online and its acquisition will allow the buyer – whose identity despite not having been disclosed is known to be a private collector from Asia – to enjoy an experience at the Maison Gautier distillery in Aigre, France, founded in 1755.
#AuctionUpdate A bottle of Gautier Cognac 1762 — one of the world’s oldest surviving cognacs and the oldest vintage Cognac ever to be sold at auction — sells for £118,580. pic.twitter.com/9bbEc42qu3
— Sotheby’s (@Sothebys) May 28, 2020
A barrel of rum for solidarity purposes
During this bid, it also came out a barrel of Dictador rum – of which up to 300 70 cl bottles and with a natural resistance of 62,7% can be completed – dating from 1980. This addition marks the London-based auction house’s first collaboration with a rum distillery. All proceeds from this sale It will be donated to the Doctador Art Masters Foundation to create an art gallery within the Colombian jungle.
The 40-year-old barrel matured for 20 in an American bourbon barrel and another 20 in a Jerez wine barrel. The rum that it houses inside, of great quality, has notes of fried roasted coffee with a hint of almond milk, chocolate raisins and caramel popcorn. Sotheby’s expected to reach 100.00 euros in the bid, but finally fIt was acquired for 43.000 euros. Dictator will also cover the buyer’s bottling fees.