COGNAC 1802 PIERCEL DE SAINT-JACQUES E.
This product comes from the Champagne province (France). Pierre Célestin of the House of Saint Jacques was the offical supplier of this 1802 cognac for the emperor Napoleon I. This high age version of Cognac has always been a sought-after collector’s item. The bottle label has been worn down over time as a proof of the historical ups and downs that this version has gone through.
1802 is also the year of the special event: Napoleon Bonaparte establishes the French Légion d’honneur (Legion of Honour). That is a French order (honour). The Order is the highest decoration in France. By the Law of 20 May 1802, Napoleon Bonaparte reinstates slavery in the French colonies, revoking its abolition in the French Revolution. At West Point, New York the United States Military Academy opens in 1802 and has the longest continuous service of any United States military installation and is the nation’s oldest military academy.
