The Delamain name can be traced to 1625 when Nicolas Delamain, a French Protestant, relocated to England to evade religious persecution. In 1639, he received the Delamain coat of arms for his loyalty to the king, which is still on every bottle.

In 1759, one of Nicolas’ descendants, James Delamain, returned to France and began working with Cognac négociant, Isaac Ranson; they formed the company Ranson & Delamain.

By 1824, James' grandson Anne-Philippe Delamain with his Roullet cousins started Roullet & Delamain. In 1920, Jacques and Robert Delamain purchased Roullet’s shares and renamed the family business Delamain & Co. Robert Delamain authored the still definitive work on Cognac, "L'histoire du Cognac", in 1935.

Today, 9th generation descendants, Patrick Peyrelongue and Charles Braastad, maintain the high standards handed down since 1759.

POINTS OF DISTINCTION

* One of the last remaining independent Cognac houses of international stature

* Produce exclusively Grande Champagne Cognacs

* Produce only XO Cognacs and above, only Cognac house not to produce any VS or VSOP

* Export to 70 countries worldwide, received many accolades

* Matured in old, French Limousin casks in Delamain’s own cellars, built in the 18th century, beside the Charente River, allowing for perfect aging conditions

METHOD OF PRODUCTION

Delamain’s final blend is gradually brought down to consumption strength not by the customary dilution with distilled water, but by the addition of weak old 15% abv Cognacs. This process is critical to maintaining the fine quality of the Cognac. The blended elements then spend two years in the cellar to mature in unison before bottling.

Delamain insists on the purest, most natural expression of its Cognac – minimum use of caramel (just for colour consistency), no sugar or additive.

Pale & Dry X.O

First created in the 1920s, Pale & Dry is one of the rare to be 100% Grande Champagne Cognacs.

Pale & Dry is the perfect expression of Delamain style: elegance, finesse and complexity.

It comes draped in extremely bright, light amber robes, clear and shot through with flashes of gold, that subsequently reveal its remarkably delicate elegance and distinction.

Its bouquet is characterized by the powerfulness and length of the intensely floral aromas, backed by the distinctive vanilla aroma of its rancio. Its mellow roundness on the palate blossoms into a full-bodied fruitiness, with a slight, harmonious

Vesper X.O

Created in the 1950s, Vesper is one of the rare to be 100% Grande Champagne Cognacs.

Older than Pale & Dry, it has been crafted in a different, more classic style, with a more pronounced amber colour, with bright flashes of pure gold.

The initial oaky bouquet gives way to aromas of mushrooms, dry vine shoots and vanilla.

On the palate, the extraordinary full-bodied roundness is matched by the remarkable length.

This is a very full, very mature, notably refined Cognac.