[Charles Martel]

So it’s literally the bottles.

Not the cognac that was in them.

The article mentioned that four bottles of the cognac were recovered in drinkable condition and were auctioned off for $45K each. I wonder where they sourced the period-correct replacement cognac from, to fill the remaining (refurbished) bottles? It seems like very old examples of rare distilled spirits (like pre-ban absinthe, for example) tend to come for Spain.

[ifinnegan]

“The article mentioned that four bottles of the cognac were recovered in drinkable condition and were auctioned off for $45K each.”

Thanks.

“I wonder where they sourced the period-correct replacement cognac from, to fill the remaining (refurbished) bottles? It seems like very old examples of rare distilled spirits (like pre-ban absinthe, for example) tend to come for Spain.”

Good question. I’m guessing it’s not 100 years old.