LOUIS XIII Rare Cask 42,6 Makes its Debut in the Fabulous Land of the Maharajahs

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COGNAC, France, Mar, 8, 2013 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

    Selected guests from 17 countries gathered in Udaipur, 'the City of

Sunrise', to celebrate with panache the global launch of LOUIS XIII RARE CASK

42,6 - only the second such cask to join the RARE CASK collection.

    A "Rare Cask" is a single, extremely rare barrel discovered among the

hundreds of century-old tiercons that will one day go to make LOUIS XIII.

    Among the guests were Pierrette Trichet, gifted Cellar Master of the House

of Remy Martin, and her deputy Cellar Master Baptiste Loiseau. It was they who

revealed this one utterly Rare Cask of LOUIS XIII that Nature has endowed with

an excellence that is all its own. No two tiercons are ever quite the same

size, and this Rare Cask is one of the smaller ones: sufficient for just 738

decanters distinguished by a small but significant increase in alcohol, beyond

the expected 40 percent. This new Rare Cask expression takes its title from its

unique alcohol degree of 42,6 degrees of alcohol.

    LOUIS XIII RARE CASK 42,6 celebrates the classic LOUIS XIII blend of 1,200

eau-de-vies, 100 years in the making, here featuring salient aromas that are

unique to this one precious cask - notes of plum and dates, mingling with

flavours of gingerbread, prune stone and ginger, punctuated by a final touch of

tobacco leaf.

    The splendour of Udaipur made this the perfect setting to welcome such rare

treasure from the House of Remy Martin. Udaipur in Rajasthan is the capital of

the ancient kingdom of Mewar, home to the world's most ancient surviving royal

dynasty. All around are the rich tokens of the maharajah's legacy - devoted to

the pursuit of excellence, as is LOUIS XIII.

    LOUIS XIII RARE CASK 42,6 - all decanters will be serial numbered from 001

to 738, available from LOUIS XIII certified retailers, best palaces, hotels and

restaurants (LOUIS XIII Fortress network). Suggested retail price, 18 000 EUR.

    Press kits and pictures available from

    http://press.louis-xiii.com/rarecask42-6/

    Please drink responsibly

    SOURCE: LOUIS XIII