COGNAC 1789 SALIGNAC & CO L.DE
Salignac is a secondary brand of Courvoisier (which in turn is owned by Beam Inc.) was established in 1809.
This rare 1789 Cognac is a distinct bottle for anyone who truly knows their brandy history. This is a colourless spirit with approximately 70 percent or more alcohol. Then this must at least mature for two years in barrels made of oak from the forests of the Limousin or Tronçais and then has been generally diluted up to 40 per cent alcohol with purely and distilled water.
The year 1789 marked events such as: George Washington is unanimously elected the first President of the United States by the United States Electoral College. He is inaugurated at Federal Hall in New York City, beginning his term as the first President of the United States. The French Revolution (1789–1799) begins with the Storming of the Bastille: Citizens of Paris storm the fortress of the Bastille, and free the only seven prisoners held. In rural areas, peasants attack manors of the nobility,…