I had my first sip of this the day after Cora was born. At $1400+ a bottle, I think I forced myself to like it more than I probably did. Talk about a classic case of buyer behavior. Independant of the taste, the thing you have to admire is the packaging. The details paid to the packaging are amazing.

A great write up on the packaging can be found here. For those short on time here is a quick quote from the site, “the packaging of Louis XIII shares almost as much history as the Cognac itself. The idea for the glass came from an old bottle found by Emile Remy Martin on a Jarnac battlefield. Since then, the carafe has evolved into its distinguished shape, manufactured by Baccarat since 1936. A solid gold collar encases the neck, which is adorned by a signature fleur-de-lys crystal stopper. Its Baroque-style glass and design may have been the inspiration for the name Louis XIII, a French king who ruled during the Baroque era.”