DeValcourt

De Valcourt is a French brandy, produced not by a single estate but through the négociant tradition common in the Cognac region, where a house buys distillate from various producers and then ages and blends it under its own name. The brand was first registered in the early 1990s, built on production that had been going on since at least the 1970s through the historic Maison Briand négociant house. Ownership later passed through Seagram before settling with its current owner.

Napoleon is a traditional French ageing designation, meaning the blend has spent at least six years in oak, giving it more depth than an entry-level VS or three-star brandy. It works equally well over ice, neat after a meal, or splashed into a warm coffee. Our wider spirits range has plenty of other styles worth comparing it against.