The oldest cognac sold at auction is 258 years old at the time it was purchased by Nguyen Dinh Tuan Viet (Vietnam) at a Sotheyby’s auction in London, UK, on 28 May 2020.
The bottle is known as the ‘Grand Frere’ and is the largest of the three bottles of 1762 Gautier.
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