Martel House is one of the oldest among the great cognac houses with a 300-year history of passionate dedication and meticulous work of the Martel family. In 1715, Jean Martel, a young entrepreneur from the island of Jersey, started his own business by founding one of the very first cognac houses in the Cognac region. For almost 40 years, Jean Martel dedicated himself to studying and perfecting the art of creating cognacs. He traveled the province in search of the finest spirits, establishing relationships with local winemakers who inherited their craft from their ancestors. After Jean's death in 1753, his widow Rachel took over the management of the production with the same attentive and reverent approach as her late husband. Thanks to the active development of exports, Martel became the number one cognac in England in 1814. In 1831, the company produced its first VSOP cognac and continued its promotion on the international market. Jean and Frederic's sons inherited the thriving business from Rachel. Cordon Bleu, created in 1912, is considered the company's most famous product. Martel cognac was served on board the "Qeen Mary" in 1936 and even on board the Concorde aircraft in 1977. In 1987, Seagram acquired the French company for $1.2 billion. Since the acquisition of several alcoholic beverage groups by Seagram in 2001, Martel has been owned by the Pernod Ricard group. In the 2000s, Martel released new cognacs on the market: Martel XO in 2005, Martel Création Grand Extra in a bottle created by glass artist Serge Manso in 2007. In 2009, Martel released its flagship cognac L'Or de Jean Martel. In 2011, Martel expanded its line of "super-prestigious" products by adding the exceptional Martel Chanteloup Perspective cognac as a tribute to the masters of Martel cognac production. Martel is a French art of living passed down from generation to generation, enjoying the beauty of every moment and deriving maximum pleasure from it. A rich history where craftsmanship serves the taste: Martel cognac has been enjoyed and admired for three centuries at ceremonial coronations, in Hollywood films, polar expeditions, aristocratic weddings, and beyond.