Posted on 12/23/2011 2:53:45 PM PST by bruinbirdman
Say what you want about North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, the man liked his Hennessy. For two years in the mid-1990s, he was the world's largest buyer of Hennessy Paradis cognac, importing up to $800,000 of the stuff a year, both to quaff himself and to give as gifts, and his death has caused a resurgence in discussion and commentary on his expensive cognac habits. So does Hennessy appreciate all of the free advertising provided by the coveted Dear Leader seal of approval?
"There's been no negative feedback, but it hasn't affected sales either," Jennifer Yu, Director of Communications for Hennessy U.S., told FP in a phone interview. On the one hand, Kim's taste for the drink, which the company describes as "Pure Indulgence," and which retails for around $650 dollars a bottle, is unusual. "A lot of A-list musicians and talents enjoy the drink, like Kanye West," Yu says. "I don't usually get someone of his notoriety, in more ways than one."
Yet in many ways, Kim fits the bill of a Hennessy connoisseur. Asked why Kim might prefer her company's
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Ah, communism.
Surprised he didn’t die of cirrosis (sp?) instead of a coronary..
I was raised to be a gentleman, and a gentleman does not speak ill of the dead, especially when the deceased is someone I’ve never met.
Therefore, I will simply say that if nothing else, Kim Jong-Il had an exceptionally discriminating palate when it came to cognac.
That being said, North Korea is still NOT on my list of vacation hot-spots. Even though I once almost got a job there! Seriously. My ex-wife threatened to kill me if I said yes.
is this stuff any good? how do you drink it?
"Yo Kim, I'm real happy for you, Ima let you finish...but Adolf Hitler was one of the greatest dictators of all time."
Rich, just rich...
“A lot of A-list musicians and talents enjoy the drink, like Kanye West,”
“Yo Kim, I’m real happy for you, Ima let you finish...but Adolf Hitler was one of the greatest dictators of all time.”
I was raised to only speak good of the dead. Kim Jong Il is dead. Good...
(paraphrasing Bette Davis speaking of the death of Joan Crawford)
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