Courvoisier Brandy
Courvoisier is a brand of cognac.
1811 Napoleon visited the warehouses in Bercy of Emmanuel Courvoisier and his associate, Louis Gallois where he was hosted by Louis Gallois, the Mayor, and Emmanuel Courvoisier. Legend has it that Napoleon I later took several barrels of cognac with him to St Helena, a treat much appreciated by the English officers on the ship who named it 'The Cognac of Napoleon'. [1]
1835 Felix Courvoisier set up in the town on Jarnac, in the Cognac region of France.
1843 The Courvoisier Company was established when Felix Courvoisier entered into partnership with Jules Gallois.
1886 Felix Courvoisier died and the company was continued by his nephews, the Curlier Brothers.
1909 The English Simon family bought out the company.
1964 The company was acquired by Canadian group Hiram Walker, later taken over by Allied Lyons (who later became Allied Domecq).
2005 Allied Domecq bought by Pernod Ricard, the Courvoisier brand was sold to Fortune Brands.
See Also
Sources of Information
- [2] Wikipedia
- Trademarked. A History of Well-Known Brands - from Aertex to Wright's Coal Tar by David Newton. Pub: Sutton Publishing 2008 ISBN 978-0-7509-4590-5