COMANDON AND ROYER WIN ALL THE CATEGORIES FOR VSOP, XO & EXTRA COGNACS AT THE 2014 WORLD SPIRITS COMPETITION

The World Spirits Competition in San Francisco is regarded as the No.1 spirits competition in the world. This competition is the most comprehensive international spirits judging conducted every year since 2000. Products are evaluated by top spirits professionals and are judged in a blind, consensual procedure ensuring integrity and making this annual competition the most followed competition in the spirits industry.

They only rate spirits and over 3,500 spirits are competing every year.

This year in 2014 for the first time the competition has recognized the best cognacs according to the 'classic cognac quality standards', that is VS, VSOP and XO, which is making the winners' list more interesting than before.

The winners are:

2014 WORLD BEST COGNAC  VSOP = LOUIS ROYER VSOP FORCE 53

Louis Royer Cognac VSOP Force 53

2014 WORLD BEST COGNAC XO = COMANDON XO

Comandon XO, 2014 World Best Cognac XO

2014 WORLD BEST COGNAC EXTRA = LOUIS ROYER EXTRA

Louis Royer Cognac VSOP Force 53

Source: www.sfspiritscomp.com

Hennessy NYX Just Released

Starting December 1, 2011 a few retailers in the USA will carry the latest cognac released by Hennessy. The bottle uses the iconic VSOP shape with a platinum finish. This is not the first shiny model from this VSOP line but it is the first which integrates labels with luminescent ink only visible at night. This model is specifically called Hennessy Privilege NyX bottle and will be sold approx. $50. Each bottle will be marked with a limited edition number, as well as a flash code tag that can be scanned by smart phones to unlock access to Hennessy's mobile hub. Sorry we do not know what happens once you get to the hub!