Courvoisier

Courvoisier
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAlcoholic beverages
Founded1835; 189 years ago (1835)
FounderFelix Courvoisier
HeadquartersJarnac, Charente
ProductsCognacs
RevenueIncrease €172.4 million (2022)
Parent
Websitewww.courvoisier.com
A bottle of Courvoisier VS (Very Special) cognac

Courvoisier (French pronunciation: [kuʁvwazje]) is a brand of cognac, with production based in the town of Jarnac in the Charente region of France. It is the youngest and smallest of the "big four" cognac houses (the others are Hennessy, Rémy Martin, and Martell).[1]

Courvoisier has also been described as the most untypical of the big four.[2] It controls every step of its production process but does no distilling of its own, changes the process for different vintages and regional variations in eaux-de-vie, and has never owned vines. In 2019, it exported approximately 1.4 million nine-litre cases of its cognacs.[3]

The brand has been owned by several companies in recent years from Allied Domecq in the 1990's, Beam Global (later Beam Suntory) thereafter, and most recently Campari Group since May 2024.[4]

  1. ^ Rothbaum, Noah (2021-10-14). The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-067040-5.
  2. ^ Faith, Nicholas (2013-09-13). Cognac: The story of the world's greatest brandy. Infinite Ideas. ISBN 978-1-906821-79-1.
  3. ^ "Top nine best-selling Cognac and brandy brands". The Spirits Business. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  4. ^ "Campari Group Completes Acquisition of Courvoisier Brand". Wine Intelligence. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.