Since i do not have that much time, i try something different. I´m going shoot a few videos in the next months, and when i posted all my bottles, write the reviews as usual. Feel free to comment. Quality will improve. If i hit the 1000 clicks i´ll post the next video. Thank you
Good evening,
i found the time to introduce to you the new Remy Martin XO Collector edition – no press release content of course.
From now on i ad the word buy to attract more clicks…
Anyway here is my review:
Being spoiled by the fabolous Hennessy XO editions, the Remy Martin Exclusive is not that impressive.
But they have a great customer service, therefore i try to be objective.
The Remy martin XO excellence 2012 limited edition comes in a gold foiled cardboard box. Exclusive limited Edition is stated one the box, which is designed without love or passion. Red letters on gold never work, since the letters look differnet than the other words printed on the box. The picture of the bottle on the box is done quiet well though.
The bottle comes in a 700ml edition with fine XO excellence Cognac by Remy Martin.
The backside of the bottle looks like a regular XO bottle. The front is painted with gold foil – looks liked airbrushed, but pretty decent therefore i like it. The stopper is made out of shiny golden plastic. Unfortunatly nothing about the design is mentioned on the box or the bottle. Im sure Remy Martin will improve its exclusive editions, because this is not top of the chain yet, as may be expected by this company.
But – its a must have for anyone thinking about building a serious collection for whatever reasons. The value will increase – nowadays everybody going crazy for Hennessy without checking the other houses. In a few years when they realised that Cognac is more than Hennessy – they will try to get the Remy stuff aswell – try to follow my point…
XO editions in gold seem to be the trend, Otard just release a golden XO and the new Hennessy XO 2013 edition is also gold foiled.
The Remy Martin bottle is not numbered, i prefer unnumbered collector editions by the way.
Stats
Releasedate: December 2012
Retail: Ranging from 140 to 190 Euro
Quantity: unknown ( Not more than 50.000 approx. )
Value: join the club
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I already wrote a quite long monologe about the Obama edition:
But one thing is wrong, since i thought the 750ml edition was also numbered 250.000 times, i now found out that the small one was only made 180.000 times.
Enjoy the pictures:
Stats
Release: October 2009
Retail: 39,99 USD
Quantity: 180.000 750ml and 250.000 1000ml (430.000)
Value: Join the club
Enjoy part 5 of the never ending story…
Please check out the about section before asking questions.
Cradhu Malt ( Johnnie Walker Figure on Top 80´s )
Chivas Regal 50ml 1980´s
Glen Grant 1980´s 50ml
Guiness beer Mini
Nassau Orange Liquor 1980´s porcelane
Frostie and Crown Royal Cola 1992
Yohoo and Ciauhauhua Cola 1992
Coca Cola and Crush mini 1992
Softdrink Sixpack 1992
Eckhard Zäpfchen 1980´s (Zäpfchen = suppository)
Electric Bulp minis 1990´s (bad condition)
Pear Liquore 50ml 1990´s
Golden Rum – Jamaican Rum Cuvee 1970´s or earlier ( unique bottle design )
Pushkin Wodka 1970´s or earlier ( unique bottle design )
Cointreau 1980´s and 1990´s 50ml
Dimple Whisky various designs starting 1980´s
Weissenbarly Schnaps Idee
Kuemmerling 50ml 1970´s
Kirsch Water mini 1980´s
Ja! Boonekamp mini 1990´s ( This is the cheapest booze ever – homeless love it )
Teddy Girl Strwaberry Liquor 1990´s (lost its red colour – nice bear shaped bottle )
Yello Liquor 1990´s
Old French Cassis mini 1970´s
Doornkart 50ml 1980´s
Schlüpferstürmer Sex themed 1970´s ( Schlüpferstürmer = could be Pantietrooper )
Cerasella min 1990´s
Coca Buton 40ml 1970´s
Gut Holz 40ml 1980´s (Kegeln – German bowling)
Angolkeseru (maybe turkish?)
Bohnsoop 60ml ( filled with raisins )
Peach Royal liquor 40ml 1990´s
Underberg 40ml 1990´s ( still the same design today )
eau de Vie -
Goldwasser with real gold foil 24k flakes 1970´s
Uhren Oel 40ml 1970´s
Chatreusse 50ml 1980´s
Mampe Brombeere 1980´s ( fruit liquore )
Calvados de Capuziner 50ml
Maraschino 50ml with plastic top (uncommon) italian Liquore
Warrior Port Wine mini
Bols Alter Weinbrand 50ml 1980´s
Magno by Osborne 50ml 1980´s or earlier
Victor Pages Mandarin Liquore 35% 40ml 1980´s
Charteusse -
Although i already found some articles about this topic, here is my part of the story.
Please remember that i only write about stuff I own.
Anyway here is the short picture novel about the designs of the Hennessy VS ( Very Special )
Bottle number one was bottled either in the 60ties or 70ties.
This one has a stamp on it, HM Forces only. This is a mark to show that this bottle was sold at an army duty free store. As you may not know Germany is still occupied (in 2012) by British and American forces…
This bottle comes without a cork and taste stronger than the regular VS. Sorry that it is not sealed anymore but sometimes I have to try the stuff I own.
There are plenty designs of the old Bras Armé, this is one of about 8, in the 700ml size.
A few years later beginning of the 80ties Hennessy changed the design and the shape of the bottle.
Maybe it looked too grandpa, but I don’t know. An interesting thing is that the first bottle is still easy to get, about 50 Euros and you might get one or wont.
The second design almost looks like the one we can buy in any store, but there is one big difference the chest is still foil printed, like the xo´s nowadays still are. I just post the front right now, I do some single post in the near future. Although the name VS has not yet been established. This one has more value compared to the first one by the way.
The final bottle is the Hennessy VS 700ml from the end of the eighties – beginning nineties. This is why I wrote this post, because most authors just don’t mention them. It looks almost like the one you can buy in 2012. Maybe you recognize the difference if you don’t – just ask.
Take a bottle of today and compare it ( check out the center of the label )
I still have no opinion if the importer and the labels language matters to collectors. You can start a discussion in the comment segment. These are the German editions, every G 8 state has his own importers and comment, so you only have all bottles if you got a countries. I am satisfied with mine since I don’t discriminate other Cognachouses.
I guess Bras Armé lost its name due to copyright laws and EU regulations. Cognac is a trademark for a certain area in France, maybe they changed it to VS like all others did to have a certain standard like ISO.
I hope you enjoyed this post. Throw your five cent if you like, I am always eager to learn.
Cheers.
Hey, its a little bit borning to write about this bottle… Anyway this is the limited Futura x Colette bottle.
Limited release, 213 have been released. For those who do not know colette:
its an online shop with quite nice pieces. Their customer service is bullshit though. They dont reply on emails or any wishes and most things are 2 times overpriced.
I had to get this bottle just to make sure that i got the series complete.
Hennessy tries, quite successful, to generate new customers. They aim at the hipster – sneakercollector -us customer with this series.
I guess every year will be a colette release if Hennessy teams up with any artist-
The Futura series has a regular edition. the colette edition and in about 2 months the regular in a one liter edition.
Pretty boring aint it?
Did you see the new Flask 2012 series by the way? I wont get them, they look like some designer spent too much time at the circus.
Enjoy the few pictures.
Stats
Release: November 2012
Quantity: 213
Retail: 80,00 Euro ( incl. shipping )
Value: 250,00+ Euro
Bottles i had to let go, either drunk or sold:
Hennessy VS Flask Series 2011 (all colours)
Hennessy XO Odyssey
Hennessy XO V
Hennessy VS No.1
And a few minis
please do not ask anymore for these ones, thank you.
I love to introduce the Jimmy Hennessy Cognac to you my dear readers.
This Cognac seems to be a little bit harder to find than the average Hennessy products. Nether the less i got one and i actually like to sell it.
Anyway the Jimmy Hennessy was released in 1999 and that is where my info ends.
The Jimmy Hennessy looked like a bootleg to me first, but after browsing the web i made sure that it is something official.
Pretty unique compared to other Cognacs is that the Jimmy has 42 % and not 40 or 43% that most Cognacs have.
The bottle looks like an American Whisky bottle and not like the decanters we are used to.
In adventures lies truth is written all over the bottle. I guess the adventure was to attract some whiskylovers. i guess it didn´t work because there is almost nothing to find on the web and therefore i seemed to be flop, when it comes to sales.
Please enjoy the pictures and ad me to your favorites.
Stats:
Release 1999
Quantity unknown
Retail: unknown
Value: 160,00 € (ad 15 € per anno )
The ballantine´s unlimited edition. 12 made ( 6 black / 6 white )
Therefore actually this is 1 of 6.
Each bottle looks different. Comes with a small suprise!
Released in 2012
If you want it : 600 Euro ( including DHL Premium shipping worldwide ! )
I just found a very nice collector blog.
You might notice the changes pretty soon.
