On July 13, 2022, Guinness World Records has just announced a collection of the world’s leading cognac from Vietnam. The holder of this prestigious record is no other Nguyen Dinh Tuan Viet, who previously beeing famous when he held the Guinness World Record of the world’s most valuable whiskey collection. His cognac collection was valued at 22,725,964 euros by Guinness with nearly 600 bottles from famous and expensive brands in the world.
Some highlights of the collection worth pointing out are one of the world’s only complete Louis XIII L’ODYSSÉ D’UN ROI collection. It can be said that this is the first time that there is a cooperation from four famous brands in the world, to create the super product L’ODYSSÉ D’UN ROI with three bottles of wine representing the map of three 3 continents: Americas, Europe and Asia, packed with a book chronicling the proud global journey of cognac since the 1870s. You are what I believe to be the only one collector in the world to own all three variants of this legendary. You have diligently pursued and searched and waited during 3 Sotheby’s auctions in three places representing three continents, Sotheby’s New York (Americas), Sotheby’s London (Europe) and Sotheby’s Hongkong (Asia).
The collection also holds one of Gautier Cognac 1762, the oldest vintage cognac ever sold auction. This more than 250-year-old bottle has confirmed the record of having more than 1000 articles from more than 200 countries written about it, thereby confirming its world-class popularity. Furthermore, your bottle can be considered as the last remaining bottle in a set of three cognac bottles, while the previous 2, one was recognized by Guiness as the oldest bottle in the world in 2014, was opened in an auction same year. The other was strictly protected in the French cognac Maison Gautier museum.
The oldest cognac bottle in the world, Vieux Cognac 1734 Caves Gilot is also present. This nearly 300-year-old version is now considered unlikely to be found another time, is almost certainly the oldest vintage-dated cognac in existence.
Referring to the precious cognac brands in your collection, Louis XIII certainly cannot be ignored. In addition to the priceless L’ODYSSÉ D’UN ROI collection, your collection also marks the presence of the largest bottle of LOUIS XIII in the world, 9 liters version. The company produced only 1 bottle and he owned it.
With 25 years of passion for discovering rare wine bottles around the world, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tuan Viet has deservedly received his achievement when he became the first Vietnamese to achieve a world record in both cognac and whisky fields.
Cre: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/655617-most-valuable-cognac-collection