Business World: Is Camus just the 5th wheel in the cognac market?
The Cognac market has long been a Hennessy brand-led field. But after Hennessy, there is a three-corner battle for 2nd place with Martell, Remy Martin and Courvoisier all selling over a million cases per year, but still less than half the volume of leader Hennessy. Not surprisingly, all these top four cognac brands belong to huge liquor corporations. Hennessy of course comes from luxury conglomerate LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton), Martell is from Pernod Ricard, Courvoisier from Beam Suntory, and Remy Martin from Rémy Cointreau. The 5th largest but still way behind in terms of volume is Camus, a family-run company for five generations now. The present head of the company is Cyril Camus, the 44-year-old 5th-generation descendant.
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WNU Editor: I am a Remy Martin drinker .... Camus .... had a few times but it is not for me.
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