Rémy Martin Cognac Decanter by Baccarat, ca. 1938 | Exclusive Digital Appraisal | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

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Happy Holidays, Roadies! In the spirit of the season, we are gifting a batch of never-before-seen, digital-exclusive appraisals from the 2023 Tour! Drink up Giles Moons' appraisal of a Rémy Martin Cognac Decanter by Baccarat, ca. 1938, at Idaho Botanical Garden in Boise, ID.
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[@Francoberry]

Somehow $8k seems 'cheap'.. for something to be nearly 100 years old, complete in box, the finest variant of a famous Cognac... feels like it should be way more!

[@bysshe51]

Spoiler.

[@genkill81]

I agree I’ve seen 10k bottles of patron at our big liquor store lol. I think this is way under valued.

[@smey02]

undervalued by the market maybe, but the expert seems to be right with his price. There is one for sale, also with box and stuff on a website for 11k. So the true value is probably a bit under that, so right around the 8k area

[@raramcgee4982]

Well the way cognac , especially this cognac is made it’s literally the exact same way in the same tools…. This msrps today for about 3k. Basically the exact same liquid. I’ve had a Louis pour from a 1920 bottle side by side with a modern. Not much of a difference sadly. Now an old weller bottle or old pappy bottle is a different story since the original ways and tools to make it are long gone.

[@ConstantChaos1]

This is admittedly an old clip (pretty sure or they need way better cameras)

[@truckstreestoys]

So what I hear is she can drink and enjoy the cognac and still sell the bottle for $2000. That's a win win

[@dielaughing73]

There's no way known it would have lasted this long in my hands..

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Only an idiot pours $6,000 down the toilet. Sell it to an idiot, and buy a few decent bottles for $100 each. Keep the rest.

[@truckstreestoys]

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 your throat is a toilet? Weird kinks man

[@waterlife.1905]

​@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 One can buy some beautiful bottles of tasty Scotch single malt for around 100-120$ USD. I don't even like cognac. But I'll bet that is some good sippin.

[@dailyshaves7242]

8,000... doubt that. At auction I'd expect insanely higher prices. Remember this is the finest cognac possible said by Remy Martin. And cognac bottles have gone in excess of $1m I think a fair estimate would be $100k to $250k

[@TeamDreamhunter]

You can literally buy a 38 Rémy Baccarat for $3000 right now. Having the original box and stopper adds value to be sure, but definitely nowhere near what you're thinking.

[@dailyshaves7242]

@@TeamDreamhunter I don't get the disparity in prices.

[@djtomoy]

Would pair nicely with a 90 year old Coke Zero

[@eddosimonetti2314]

Coke Zero didn't exist 90 years ago.

[@arthurradley5372]

In a red Solo cup, with ice.

[@thomasboroughs201]

As long as the bouquet is not too pretentious..😂

[@Martin-pb7ts]

Thanks. Your comment really made me laugh.

[@joshuagibson2520]

Coke Zero is poop.

[@boots-oi1yt]

Enjoy this show to this day. It's amazing what you can learn about the items people bring hoping THEY ARE WORTH SOMETHING.

[@danielyork3406]

If I recall a normal bottle or current day Louis xIII goes for at least $4.5k retail, I would say 8k price tag is way off mark on the low end.

[@LurkingCrassZero]

Just seen an identical bottle in the recent movie The Holdover (2023) Great film btw, worth checking out.

[@NESninja1982]

I just watched "The Holdovers" yesterday and this is the same bottle that Paul Giamatti's character chugs in the car!

[@hori166]

Not to worry, the angels are enjoying whatever escapes into the atmosphere over the years...

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

Cheers!

[@grumpyoldlady_rants]

Rémy Martin is my favorite cognac. I always wanted to try a shot of their very old vintage cognac but I’m too cheap to spend a few hundred dollars on an ounce or two of anything.

[@markjeranek627]

It's worth it. My boss had a bottle of this and we cracked it. Money is common and cheap. You only live once.

[@user-cs3hi8zp7p]

@markjer.....so your boss had an unopened bottle of 1938 Remy Martin Cognac and decided to pop it with an employee? Nowhere near a faint smell of the word believable🤦‍♂️

[@grumpyoldlady_rants]

@@user-cs3hi8zp7p By “this” maybe he means Remy Martin but not necessarily a 1938 Baccarat?

[@markjeranek627]

@@user-cs3hi8zp7p Holy Crap a troll on the internet????!?!? Yes. My boss was Bernard Kurzawa and he was the head chef and owner of Bernard's Country Inn in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and was the last European trained master chef in the state at the time when I worked there back in the 1990's. He passed away last year, but you can contact his wife and kids about the bottle, he had it as a centerpiece of his bar for many decades, unopened. When he retired, we cracked it. On his advice, I bought a few dozen bottles of Chateau Haut Brion 1982 and 1988 and Chateau Lafite Rothschild and have drunk many of them with friends over the years and sold enough to pay for the lot and more. I have one bottle of Lafite Rothschild left. Thanks for being a dick, nice to meet you too.

[@benharbak]

Please, if you ever get to try some, do not do a shot of it 😅

[@TheFlyingZulu]

Leave alone for another 15 years and you'd have a 100 year old brandy... Awesome.

[@tomspice73]

IT is cognac, not stupid brandy

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

The old bat will be dead by then.

[@popcorny007]

​@@tomspice73 1:13 "It is the finest brandy procurable". Cognac is a type of brandy.

[@tomspice73]

true. @@popcorny007

[@trudy285]

What about the beautiful green box!? 🤭✌️❤️🦋🙏

[@benwilson6145]

Its behind the green door

[@l214laus]

ho ho 😆@@benwilson6145

[@yvettemarshallTWN]

Drinking Cognac makes me feel like the grown up in the room. 🥃 Just 1 sip, if only.✨

[@francisphillips53]

That brandy would be awesome!!

[@freakyflow]

My 50th my wife bought me a bottle of Dom perignon (1971) We shared it on a mountain resort sitting in a wood fired hot tub over looking the Canadian rockies And a valley river ..Got make your life full of good memories

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

You had fifty wives? A glutton for punishment, I guess.

[@Martin-pb7ts]

At first I read that as "my 50th wife"... 😄

[@Flavum]

It may have value as a rare collector's piece, but I don't believe cognac ages once it's bottled. That happens in casks/barrels before bottling. The fact that there's been evaporation makes me worry that the seal has been compromised and the cognac inside may not be especially tasty. I guess we'll never know. :)

[@user-cs3hi8zp7p]

Vintage bottles of this have been sampled before & they're said to be better than new bottles. Its alcohol in glass, will not turn rancid with small amounts of air entering throughout the century.

[@sypialnia_studio]

Indeed, once bottled, brandies, cognacs, armagnacs or whisky (or any liquor above 35% alc) do not change very much. But they also do not spoil. This particular bottle has some evaporation but it's normal for such old bottling, because it has a natural cork stopper and a bit of alcohol and water escapes each year. And regarding the taste- it should keep its high quality, Louis XII by Remy Martin is still produced and its a very high end cognac. Given the condition of this bottle i think it could fetch more than 8000$ on an auction today- espacially in Europe or better yet Asia.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Obviously, it doesn't 'age' in glass. But it's fine. Literally the only thing that matters is how much money someone will exchange for it. And rich morons will trade several thousand dollars for it.

[@Flavum]

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 There's nothing obvious about it. Many people think that distilled spirits continue to age after bottling.

[@Flavum]

@@sypialnia_studio I figured that if vapor could escape, then outside contaminants could enter. Cork is a two-way street. 😃

[@dsadik666]

Would sell for over 10k.

[@user-cs3hi8zp7p]

For sure...especially at those fancy pants auctions the millionaires go to! 😎👍

[@americanwoman9342]

I just saw this Cognac bottle in the recently released miniseries, The Fall of the House of Usher.. It was in one of the scenes at the end..

[@toddmurphy523]

Yes....the bottle was encrusted with diamonds.

[@baskets8429]

Interesting item

[@noahboat580]

*sheriff lahey stumbles in antiques roadshow*

[@TomJones-tx7pb]

I had a bottle like that gifted to me. It got lost when I moved.

[@jgambe78]

Thanks, I was wondering who's it was..I got properly tipsy

[@mariocooldude9092]

You dummy 😂

[@Chef-Really5365]

REMY Martian Cognac is among the finest spirits you can get. They distilled for a few years in Sonoma County . Alambic Brandy. Angles Breath filled the Cask Room. 1990’s Unfortunately My only last bottle was drank by a bunch of ungrateful people who didn’t even know what it was without permission. I have a bottle of Mistel Noel from the distillery and keep it in a safe place

[@corgeousgeorge]

They probably made mixed drinks with it and Cola LOL. Ingrates!

[@exeuropean]

Yeah that was very good cognac; I remember it well. RMS. Remy Martin Sonoma. Was better then the original.

[@melissaforth5464]

Just drink it and enjoy! Its just a bottle of alcohol not the holy grail 😊

[@mikenealon4042]

awwwww c'mon one drinkie

[@MagnificoGiganticus]

Baccarat at ya!

[@Kratos70]

Bottle Is From 1938, Undervalued Appraisal Of $8000. Here A Bottle Sells For Just Under $5000 Canadian For 700ML

[@mariocooldude9092]

Wow 😳

[@jevonholt9051]

I got a bottle of mad dog 20/20 for $7.00 😂

[@mariocooldude9092]

I'll take it chilled 😂

[@ozziejohnsen1567]

What’s the vintage? 😂

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

@@ozziejohnsen1567 He already said it's a 2020.

[@reneemoriconi7003]

😵‍💫😵🤢🤮Mad Dog 20/20🤮🤮🤮

[@hellocollegejason198]

At a good auction or retail shop I could see it getting double. Find another

[@robmarino314]

Life is short, drink it!

[@muddyhotdog4103]

Sorry but I couldn't keep that without knowing one day, just one special day, that I would have to open and drink it. Still would have a bottle worth money afterwards too!

[@HHnikitaHH]

“To properly appraise it I’ll need to taste it”- that’s what I would have said 😂

[@noahboat580]

As much as i would like to try vintage cognac, dont open this bottle! Thing's a family heirloom, and itll get more valuable/tasty overtime.

[@GoogleUser-yj1wy]

I'd drink it all and put pepsi back into the bottle and seal it up again:)

[@noahboat580]

​@@GoogleUser-yj1wythats like trying to fake a graded pokemon card: you _can,_ but its easily-detectable

[@muddyhotdog4103]

Ya but somebody needs to drink it at some point, why not you ? Though if it was like the only unopened specimen left in existence then I wouldnt.

[@kutter_ttl6786]

More valuable, probably. More tasty, no. Cognac ages in the cask, once it's transferred to a bottle, it doesn't continue aging.

[@cardboardcrawlersrc8805]

Take that to auction 8k is just the beginning

[@Chef-vg4pu]

Life is made for living… In that regard, many men and women worked hard to produce a delectable and delicious cognac so for the love of God, crack that thing.. and taste the sweet nectar of their labor… I’ll bet you it will be awesome…. God only gives you one shot….

[@brenanconroy4052]

I thought him pricing this at only 8k was outrageously low, but it looks about in line, surprisingly. I would have thought vintage Louis XIII would have skyrocketed like vintage whiskey does, but it remains semi-in line to maybe only a touch more than a current bottle of Louis XIII

[@Firebugz10]

You can probably get at least 3x that on the secondary market.

[@MN-pu6qx]

Interesting that Queen Elizabeth's name was misspelt as Elisabeth. (0:58) Quite the typo! Perhaps that's why it was not drunk on the night it was offered to the royal couple... 😂😂😂

[@crimedeezy]

Was that a hospital bed in the background? This show really is antique

[@jarrodanderson2124]

That cognac wouldn't last 3 days at my house. I would, however, treasure the glass decanter.

[@ellwitz9838]

undervalued. Similar bottle is available at retail for 10800.00 €

[@Chef-vg4pu]

It was meant to be drank, so drink it crack that thing open when you have great grandkids and take the hit….. I’ll bet it’s really good!

[@wikuscombrinck512]

How about a toast!!!

[@ryancane697]

Thats what a bottle costs today !!!!!!!!!

[@wkc2]

That would sell at auction for a great deal more than $8K

[@geemoneywhales1806]

I be f**ked up off Remy best drink ever

[@danielrios3106]

Same bottle they made a bet for in the movie cocktails

[@jonathanbell9349]

Rick Harrison: I'd offer you like 400 bucks for it, It's going to sit for a long time, I'm taking a big risk

[@newfdogg]

Sells it the next day for $20.000 😉

[@First1ToComment]

Rule of thumb - sell everything before you die

[@therealshaft9768]

I will have to pass down a bottle of Kesslers whiskey generation to generation and we will see someone say in 300 years that it is worth $100

[@briankleinschmidt3664]

You'll get a lot more than 8 grand for it - if you find the right sucker. (Try one of the NFL owners.) 1938 is the year my mom was born. She'd have drank it.

[@front2760]

Meanwhile the contents slowly evaporates.

[@B_Bodziak]

Nah, it would have done so already if it wasn't sealed 100%.

[@malcolmjcullen]

With whisky, what evaporates is known as the "angel's share".

[@front2760]

Ya when they make it.Not in a glass bottle.@@malcolmjcullen

[@malcolmjcullen]

True, more accurately when it's in the barrel, but it still evaporates through the cork stopper.

[@bobbleboydk]

Drink it

[@thousandvangs3715]

ask the person buying it on condition of allowing the owner take a sip

[@MemphiStig]

Here. I'll sell you the cognac, but I'll keep the bottle.

[@mpireone]

$8000, that's it... considering the history behind it and the date? Go look up a Yamazaki 55... that price will sit you straight down!!

[@nat9909]

There are people out there who would pay a lot more than 8,000 dollars. Many times more than that.

[@toddmurphy523]

The bottle should be signed. The bottle should have a number etched on the bottom that must match the number etched on the bottom of the stopper. These bottles are so well known. There are collectors who collect the empty bottles. So not sure why this appraiser acts as if he is unsure of his appraisal. This cognac is better known as Louis the 13th.

[@JenWren4]

So what I'm hearing is if you want to taste it but ensure the value you need a very long syringe to stick in the cork and just take out enough for a couple of drips on your tongue! Problem solved! I'd also be sticking it in a safety deposit box in a bank.

[@hawlikd]

Just $8K ???

[@SeniorMoostacho]

This was a silly one. All the bottles for Louix are made like that. She needs to find a conisuoier and collector. Best yet, open it and enjoy it.

[@LukasVonQ]

You only live once! Pop that bad boy open

[@dannygreen592]

What's a "bask friend"?

[@mjphoto45]

This is 20k easily

[@thecommonsenseconservative5576]

Could probably get 500 a shot 😂😂😂

[@lutomson3496]

when you can buy one for under $4k now didnt go up in value that much all considering just keep it

[@toddmurphy523]

It was a bad appraisal. He didn't even know that there should be a number etched in the bottom of the bottle and that the stopper should have the exact same number etched on the bottom. If the numbers do NOT match, it is a marriage and not "original".

[@silvertongue3003]

This appraiser must be drunk honestly, a newer bottle (not even Baccarat) bottled well after WW2 went for over £15k a few years back, the Baccarat bottle on its own would get over 8k at auction

[@jeffjames4064]

An $8000 hangover. It had better be good.

[@imtheguvnor]

I'll give you 8k right now.

[@Bobalicious]

I would think that the only value in the cognac would be the enjoyment of it. Otherwise, it's worthless.

[@user-cs3hi8zp7p]

The only value in a Picasso is filling wall space...other than that, its worthless.🤔

[@Bobalicious]

@@user-cs3hi8zp7p Only if you don't like Picassos.

[@mrplummerjones407]

Only 8k?? Seems cheap, might as well drink it.

[@DarthJermz]

2700 dollars for a brand new one.

[@fastnbulbouss]

Hard liquor bottled in cristal bottles contain high levels of lead that leeches from the glass. Not to be consumed. The longer it sits in the bottle, the higher the lead content.

[@robertgeorgemiller278]

Wow. I'm surprised that the contamination you talk about wasn't discussed by the so called 'expert'. Anyways, it's price is higher unopened - so we'll never know 😊

[@fastnbulbouss]

@@robertgeorgemiller278 I tried to leave you a link, but my post was deleted because it contained a link....!!! Anyway, look for lead leeching in crystal bottles on google. Here's a part of it... Typically, lead crystal contains 24-32% lead oxide. If beverages are stored for a long time in decanters made of lead crystal, tiny amounts of lead can leach out. The maximum allowable level of lead in drinking water is 50 micrograms per litre, a concentration that can be exceeded in wines that are kept in crystal decanters for a long time. Port wine, for example, can steadily increase its lead concentration up to 50 fold in four months, from 90 to 4000 micrograms per litre. Brandy stored over five years can have over 20,000 micrograms per litre. So while there is no problem serving alcoholic beverages from lead crystal decanters at your dinner party, they should not be stored in them for any period of time.

[@caryhuff8924]

I don't drink, and I'd give them $8,000 for it.

[@hyfy-tr2jy]

An $8000 INSURANCE value is this guy saying the bottle as it stands would likely sell for about $5000....ya no...way way way undervalued unless of course the appraiser suspects the seal is bad/broken (as there is an obvious volume of the liquid missing as these are always filled to the top). To me it has either been opened or the seal has gone bad

[@amazingsnow]

I will pay $16k for that and I will drink it .

[@steve-on3234]

8k really low

[@acheface]

It's pronounced conyak... Not cownyak .

[@sandracrandall4561]

SELL!!!!

[@brocktoon8]

Sell it! You can never drink it, and it could go bad or break at any time.

[@myopinion6092]

sell it and ENJOY the $$$ otherwise it is a backpack of responsibility to cart around and spend money on insurance..my opinion only..same goes for alot of the ugly old paintings.

[@thepolacek]

I wouldn't pay $25 for that.

[@malcolmjcullen]

Thanks for letting us know how cheap you are.

[@mariocooldude9092]

Why??

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

I wouldn't pay $8,000 for it, but you'd be a moron to refuse to pay $25 for something that another person will give you $8,000 for. BUY LOW, SELL HIGH.

[@seanhogan3054]

This was made to be drank. Who cares the price. We have short lives and you should enjoy it. Kinda like an old present.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

This is the thought process of someone who will die homeless, with no money for food.