Italy's Campari on Thursday agreed to buy historic French cognac house Courvoisier from Beam Suntory for $1.2 billion, marking a big push into brandy with Campari's biggest acquisition on record.

I wonder what Jay-Z or Busta Rhymes would make of Audry Cognac. The rappers have done much to bolster sales of France's once-dowdy but glorious brandy, most notably Mr. Rhymes with Pass the ...

First off, cognac is always brandy – but brandy is not always cognac. Far from a Sphinx-like riddle, this is just a simple fact of geography, among other particulars that must be adhered to when ...

With no little fanfare, Courvoisier is rolling out a new cognac meant to slay the vodka beast. Exclusif, as it is called, is being described as the "first ever cognac made for mixing," and to ...

C ognac is a delicious French spirit, a type of brandy that is made from selected grapes and has a fine, nuanced flavor. ... Pour Courvoisier into a high ball glass. 2. Fill with ice. 3.

Courvoisier XO. Courvoisier. Paul Walker, mixologist at The Dawson in Chicago. What’s my go-to Cognac? That’s easy. I thoroughly appreciate Courvoisier’s XO cognac.

A shift began in 2001, when rap artist Busta Rhymes came out with his hit song, "Pass the Courvoisier." Reputed to have been the cognac of Napoleon, every Courvoisier bottle bears his image.

Courvoisier has been an iconic house for some 200 years. The stories, characters, symbols, ... During that period brandy sales grew from 13 million to 16 million cases, ...

The partnership between Rocky and Courvoisier is the very first between both entities, who look to push the message of drive and ambition. According to Gary Ross, vice president of Beam Suntory ...

That spike in U.S. sales, starting in 2002, is often attributed to one factor above others: A hit song. On Feb. 2002, Busta Rhymes released "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II", a hip-twitching ...

The bar belongs to cognac brand Courvoisier and was designed to capture its hometown of Jarnac and the surrounding region, where cognac brandy is made using white grapes from one of six designated ...