Martell House (Мартель) is one of the oldest among the great cognac houses, with a 300-year history of passionate dedication and meticulous work by the Martell family. In 1715, Jean Martell, a young entrepreneur from Jersey, started his own business, founding one of the very first cognac houses in the Cognac region. For almost 40 years, Jean Martell dedicated himself to studying and perfecting the art of making cognac. He travelled across the province in search of the best spirits, forging relationships with local grape growers who had inherited their craft from their ancestors. After Jean's death in 1753, his wife 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, Martell became the number one cognac in England in 1814. In 1831, the company produced its first VSOP cognac and continued to promote it to 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. Martell cognac was served on board the "Queen Mary" ocean liner in 1936 and even on board the Concorde aircraft in 1977. In 1987, Seagram acquired the French company for 1.2 billion dollars. Since the acquisition of several alcohol beverage companies by Seagram in 2001, Martell has belonged to the Pernod Ricard group of companies. In the 2000s, Martell introduced new cognacs to the market: Martell XO in 2005, Martell Création Grand Extra in a bottle designed by glass artist Serge Manso in 2007. In 2009, Martell launched its signature cognac L'Or de Jean Martell. In 2011, Martell expanded its range of "super-prestigious" products, adding the exceptional Martell Chanteloup Perspective cognac – a tribute to the masters of Martell cognac production. Martell is a French art of living passed down through generations, enjoying the beauty of every moment and deriving maximum pleasure from it. A rich history where skill serves taste: Martell cognac has been enjoyed and admired for three centuries – at royal coronations, in Hollywood movies, on polar expeditions, at aristocratic weddings... and beyond.