Image Credit: DâUSSE Cognac
The Shawn Carter Foundation is proud to debut “Bottle No. 1” of the new D’USSÃ 1969 Anniversaire Limited Edition at Sotheby’s, the world’s largest, most trusted and dynamic marketplace for art and luxury.
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The auction will reveal the first bottle of D’USSÃ’s small collection of ultra-rare Grande Champagne Cognac from a single barrel, which has aged for decades at one of the oldest and most storied Cognac houses in Franceâthe Château de Cognac. All 285 bottles in the covetable collection are numbered with an inscription on the topper to showcase their place in the batch, and feature a 12-cut crystal diamond decanter design encased in a luxurious leather box adorned with opulent accents. With an estimated value of $25,000-75,000, the donated Bottle No. 1 also boasts 24 karat gold foil around the neck and a signature from part-owner, legendary rapper-entrepreneur and Cognac connoisseur Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter.
JAY-Z is to auction off a rare cognac bottle to benefit his Shawn Carter Foundation.
He has teamed up with bosses at D usse Cognac to sell off a luxury D usse 1969 Anniversaire Limited Edition bottle to boost funds that support professional development and entrepreneurship workshops for students.
The decades-old cognac is worth $10,000 (£7,100) and the bottle up for grabs features a 24-karat gold foil around the neck, a diamond decanter design encased in a leather box, and an engraved signature from JAY-Z.
The rapper and D usse s cellar master Michel Casavecchia discovered the bottle in France and agreed to save it for a special occasion.
Jay-Z & Sotheby s Are Auctioning Off A Bottle Of Cognac Worth Up To $75,000
by Stephanie Maida · February 25, 2021
Sorry guys, this might be the one bottle of booze you can t order in through Drizly. But if your bar cart is in need of a serious pièce de résistance, you can get your hands on this very special bottle of cognac - just make sure you have up to $75,000 in your wallet.
Notable alcohol aficionado Jay-Z has announced that his cognac brand, D’USSE, will be auctioning off an ultra-rare bottle of the 1969 Anniversaire Limited Edition collection with Sotheby s as a part of the auction house s Finest & Rarest Spirits sale this March.
D’USSÉ 1969 Anniversaire Limited Edition Bottle No. 1 (Image: PR Newswire)
The auction is being revealed as the first bottle of D’USSÉ’s small collection of ultra-rare Grande Champagne Cognac from a single barrel. It has aged for decades at one of the oldest and most storied Cognac houses in France the Château de Cognac. The collection consists of a limited 285 bottles and all are numbered with an inscription on the topper to showcase their place in the batch, and they feature a 12-cut crystal diamond decanter design encased in a leather box adorned with opulent accents.
The estimated value of the donated Bottle No. 1 is between $25,000 and $75,000. Bottle No. 1 also boasts 24 karat gold foil around the neck and a signature from part-owner, legendary rapper-entrepreneur, and Cognac connoisseur Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter.
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