Bottle of cognac from 1696 confirmed as the world's oldest

27 Aug 2024, 15:55 by Ben Hooper · UPI

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Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A bottle of cognac belonging to a collector in the Netherlands was officially dubbed the oldest in the world at 328 years old.

The 1696 Jules Robin Cognac, housed in the collection of Nijmegen resident Lars Janssen, was named the world's oldest cognac by Guinness World Records.