Christies New York 13.04.2016

[Roland]

Francis Bailey was the first person to describe Washington as the ‘father of his country’.
Washington became America’s first president in 1789, the year in which an extremely rare bottle of Grande Champagne Cognac was produced.
This bottle is the earliest in a unique vertical comprising 39 bottles of vintage Cognac and Armagnac,
each dating to a United States presidential term, spanning George Washington to Jimmy Carter.

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The American Presidential Cognac and Armagnac Collection. A unique vertical of vintage Cognac and Armagnac
from each U.S. Presidential term from George Washington through Jimmy Carter.
Vintage dated 1789 through 1977.
Estimate: $100,000-150,000.
This lot is offered in the Exceptional Sale on 13 April at Christie’s New York

The vertical, which has been assembled by collector Bay van der Bunt, includes a Cognac des Tuileries 1818 (James Monroe),
a Marnier-Lapostolle Château de Bourg 1865 (Abraham Lincoln), a Réserve Spéciale, Bas-Armagnac 1881 from the 200-day term of the assassinated James Garfield,
a Courvoisier 1884 (Chester Arthur), and an Armagnac Sempé 1961 from the 33-month term of John F. Kennedy.

Cognac and Armagnac are among the most stable of spirits, and can be enjoyed when even centuries old. These rare vintages offer an extraordinary journey through American history.

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