Founded in 1715, Martell is the oldest of the great cognac houses, drawing on 300 years of savoir-faire to transform grapes from the Charente region into exceptionally pure eaux-de-vie using a traditional double-distillation method. Together with a passion for its craft and a profound attachment to the terroir, Maison Martell is defined by the audacity with which it has challenged convention to create new expressions of cognac, including the icon Martell Cordon Bleu in 1912.