‘Only three bottles of this exceedingly rare Cognac remain to this day, having been held in the same family for generations with their original labels attached,’ Sotheby's said in a statementBusiness NewsOnly three bottles of this exceedingly rare Cognac remain to this day, having been held in the same family for generations with their original labelsAuctioneers Sotheby's said on Thursday that an "exceedingly rare" bottle of Cognac preserved since the end of the 19th century had set a new auction sales price record. The bottle of Gautier Cognac 1762 fetched £118,580 ($144,525, 132,000 euros) in an online sale, according to Sotheby's. "Only three bottles of this exceedingly rare Cognac remain to this day, having been held in the same family for generations with their original labels attached," it said in a statement. The winning bidder will also enjoy a "bespoke experience" at the distillery included in the price, Sotheby's added. He had left his adopted family in the 1870s to work in the Cognac region, and returned home a decade later with a cart loaded with bottles of Cognac.

Source: Standard Digital May 29, 2020 10:51 UTC