2013 RESULTS OF THE WORLD SPIRITS COMPETITION: BEST COGNAC FOR LOUIS-ROYER

2013 World Best Cognac, Louis-Royer VSOP Force 53

The San Francisco World Spirits Competition is regarded as the most respected spirits competition in the world. The Competition was the first comprehensive, international spirits judging ever held in the United States on an annual basis. Products are evaluated by top spirits professionals and are judged in a blind, consensual procedure ensuring competitive integrity and making this annual competition the most reputable and recognized competition in the spirits industry.

The 2014 Competition took place on March 20th through the 23rd at the Hotel Nikko in downtown San Francisco.

The 2013 Results were officially announced,  April 3, 2013, but they were not very clear so I had to delayed the announcement to confirm a few things:

Cognac VS or Equivalent

Double Gold Medal, Camus Cognac VS Elegance, www.camus.fr

Gold Medal, Bossard Cognac VS, www.bossardcognac.com

Gold Medal, Hennessy Cognac VS, www.hennessy.com

Silver Medal, Camus Ile De Ré Fine Island Cognac, www.camus.fr

Silver Medal, Comandon Cognac VS, www.comandon.com

Silver Medal, Courvoisier Cognac VS, www.courvoisier.com

Silver Medal, Landy Cognac VS, www.landycognac.com

Bronze Medal, Hennessy Black, www.hennessy.com

Cognac VSOP or Equivalent

BEST COGNAC,
Double Gold Medal, Louis-Royer Cognac Fine Champagne VSOP, Force 53, www.louis-royer.com

Gold Medal, Camus Cognac VSOP Borderies, www.camus.fr

Gold Medal, D'USSÉ Cognac VSOP, www.dusse.com

Gold Medal, Gautier Cognac VSOP, www.cognac-gautier.com

Silver Medal, Bossard Cognac VSOP,  www.bossardcognac.com

Silver Medal, Camus Cognac VSOP Elegance, www.camus.fr

Silver Medal, Camus Ile De Ré Fine Island Cognac, Double Matured, www.camus.fr

Silver Medal, Camus Ile De Ré Fine Island Cognac, Cliffside Cellar, www.camus.fr

Silver Medal, Cognac De Luze Fine Champagne VSOP, Grande & Petite Champagne, www.choose-delight.com

Silver Medal, Comandon Cognac VSOP, www.comandon.com

Silver Medal, Courvoisier Cognac VSOP, www.courvoisier.com

Silver Medal, Grand Breuil Cognac Elite, www.cognac-tessendier.com

Silver Medal, Landy Cognac VSOP, www.landycognac.com

Silver Medal, Louis Royer Cognac VSOP Preference, www.louis-royer.com

Silver Medal, Merlet Cognac Brothers Blend, www.merlet.fr

Cognac XO or Equivalent

Double Gold Medal, Gautier Cognac XO Pinar del Rio, www.cognac-gautier.com

Gold Medal, Campagnère Cognac Belle Epoque Borderies, www.cognac-tessendier.com

Gold Medal, Cognac De Luze Fine Champagne XO, Grande & Petite Champagne, www.choose-delight.com

Gold Medal, Courvoisier Cognac XO, www.courvoisier.com

Gold Medal, Gautier Cognac XO Gold & Blue, www.cognac-gautier.com

Gold Medal, Louis Royer Cognac XO, Force 53, www.louis-royer.com

Silver Medal, Camus Cognac XO Elegance, www.camus.fr

Silver Medal, Comandon Cognac XO, www.comandon.com

Silver Medal, Drouet & Fils Cognac XO Cuvée Ulysse, www.cognac-drouet.fr

Silver Medal, Landy Cognac XO, www.landycognac.com

Silver Medal, Leopold Raffin Cognac XO, www.rlaclie.com

Cognac Extra-Aged

Silver Medal, Louis Royer Cognac Extra Grande Champagne, Force 53, www.louis-royer.com

Thirty-four spirits experts convened at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco from March 21st through the 24th, 2013, for the 13th Annual San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The 2013 Competition had record entries, up 17% from last year. Distillers and importers submitted 1407 spirits from 63 countries into 85 different classifications. This year Suntory Ltd. from Tokyo, Japan, was awarded "The Tasting PanelMagazine Distillery of the Year", "Importer of the Year" was captured by Pernod Ricard USA, New York, NY, while the "Director's Award" was won by William Grant & Sons, New York.

Congratulations to Louis-Royer Cognac for winning the 2013 World Best Cognac for its VSOP!

Source Infos: SF World Spirits Competition

Source Photo: www.louis-royer.com

REMY COINTREAU IS POSTING VERY POSITIVE RESULTS

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Rémy Cointreau has posted a healthy jump in year-to-date sales as Cognac sales remained strong despite the later Chinese New Year.

Total sales rose by 17.5% to $1.29bn US in the nine months to the end of December, with Rémy's own brands up by 20.6%. Sales of its Rémy Martin brands increased by 12.4% in the same period, as super-premium Cognac in Asia continued to grow.

Cognac sales in the US were also buoyant while Rémy's liquor and spirits posted “strong gains” in the country.

The results build on already strong comparisons from the same period last year when Cognac sales grew 18% up. Net sales in 1st quarter were up by 13.30% compared to 2012 first quarter.

Sales in Europe remained buoyed by Russia and increased, together with some Western European countries.

Today's results included a full quarter of sales of Bruichladdich, which Remy Martin purchased in 2012 for approximately $90 million US.

To read Remy's official statement, click here.