Two years ago, Wealth Solutions – a Polish company that specialises in rare spirits and collectables – bought Cognac Gautier 1762, and the alcohol was announced as officially the Oldest cognac sold at auction at an event in Warsaw last month.
The cognac was believed to be an amazing 252 years old at the time is was purchased by Wealth Solutions at a Bonham's auction in New York City, USA.
The bottle containing the unusual brandy was found between 1880 and 1890 at Lachaise, Cognac, France, and was owned by the Donsir family (France) until it was sold at the auction by Eric Donsir.
The bottle itself dates from around 1840, at which time it was filled with a cognac believed to have been distilled by Cognac House Gautier in 1762.
Wealth Solutions then partnered up with watch manufacturer Armin Strom to create a line of unique timepieces which contain a capsuled drop of the record-breaking cognac.
These limited edition watches saw a lot of success and as a result the companies are going to continue making Spirit Watches that hold a small amount of rare alcohol.
The International launch of the Cognac Watch took place at the Baselworld event in Switzerland in March – the same event that saw Aaron Shum Jewelry Ltd. (Hong Kong) receive a Guinness World Records title for the Most jewels on a guitar. Jermaine Jackson performed a song on the extravagant instrument that was covered in 16,033 stones, including topaz, citrine, rhodolite and cubic zirconium.
Interestingly, the Most expensive cognac sold at auction was an 1858 bottle of Pre-Phylloxera Cognac called Cuvee Leonie which was sold by Cognac Croizet Hong Kong Limited (China) for a staggering 1,000,000 CNY (£101,293.75) at The Swatch Art Peace Hotel, in Shanghai, China, 24 September 2011.