China’s thirst for cognac drives demand

So fine are the hand-made crystal decanters used for Remy Martin’s 2,500 euro (HK$25,000) Louis XIII cognac that workers don silk gloves to fill them with the caramel-coloured liquor, to avoid leaving scratches or smudgy fingerprints.

It is the finishing touch for a deluxe elixir made from a blend of 1,200 kinds of “eau de vie” brandy aged for decades in century-old oak casks cloaked in a black fungus that feeds on the “angels’ share” of alcohol evaporating through the wood.

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