Oldest Cognac sold for £118,580

To the surprise of many, despite the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus virus, the oldest bottle of Cognac of the world has been sold in an online auction for £118,580.

The bottle dates back to 1762 and has been stored in a family cellar for the past 140 years.

Notably, the organizers of the auction has guaranteed that the bottle of Cognac would taste good though it crossed its 100th birth day almost fourty years ago.

The identity of the person who has brought the bottle has not yet been revealed. The bottle has been bought by a private collector in Asia.

Anyway, the sales has set a record for the most expensive bottle of Cognac sold at auction.

It is one of only three bottles of the rare Gautier Cognac still in existence.

Of the two other smaller bottles, one is in a museum in France and the other was sold at auction in New York in 2014 for about £48,000.

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