When Napoleon was exiled from France legend has it left town with several barrels of Courvoisier Cognac. France’s retreating emperor may have finished his days in exile, but his beloved Courvoisier ...
Et Courvoisier brandit l’Empereur ! Dans les années 1920, deux négociants anglais, les frères Simon, eurent l’idée géniale d’exploiter une célèbre silhouette… « Courvoisier, the brandy of Napoléon ».
A quasquicentennial—also known as a 125th anniversary—comes along only once, so Mandarine Napoléon, the Belgian-Cognac-based orange liqueur, has pulled out all stoppers in commemorating the event. The ...
Victor Hugo, famous French writer and the author of Les Miserables, described Cognac as the liquor of the gods. This sentiment might explain why Cognac, the beloved amber spirit, has been produced for ...