Delva Old Pale Cognac - Distilled 1930s or earlier / Barrelled pre-1943-1976 / Bottled 1976 (40%, 100cl)

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Delva Old Pale Cognac - Distilled 1930s or earlier / Barrelled pre-1943-1976 / Bottled 1976 (40%, 100cl)
  • Delva Old Pale Cognac - Distilled 1930s or earlier / Barrelled pre-1943-1976 / Bottled 1976 (40%, 100cl)
  • Delva Old Pale Cognac - Distilled 1930s or earlier / Barrelled pre-1943-1976 / Bottled 1976 (40%, 100cl)
  • Delva Old Pale Cognac - Distilled 1930s or earlier / Barrelled pre-1943-1976 / Bottled 1976 (40%, 100cl)
  • Delva Old Pale Cognac - Distilled 1930s or earlier / Barrelled pre-1943-1976 / Bottled 1976 (40%, 100cl)
  • Delva Old Pale Cognac - Distilled 1930s or earlier / Barrelled pre-1943-1976 / Bottled 1976 (40%, 100cl)
  • Delva Old Pale Cognac - Distilled 1930s or earlier / Barrelled pre-1943-1976 / Bottled 1976 (40%, 100cl)
  • Delva Old Pale Cognac - Distilled 1930s or earlier / Barrelled pre-1943-1976 / Bottled 1976 (40%, 100cl)
  • Delva Old Pale Cognac - Distilled 1930s or earlier / Barrelled pre-1943-1976 / Bottled 1976 (40%, 100cl)
  • Delva Old Pale Cognac - Distilled 1930s or earlier / Barrelled pre-1943-1976 / Bottled 1976 (40%, 100cl)
  • £1,500.00

Era:  Distilled 1930s or earlier / Barrelled pre-1943-1976 / Bottled 1976
ABV:  40%
Volume:  100cl



All cognac has a story, most not as amazing as this one. On 21 January 1941 British Forces captured the Libyan walled city of Tobruk from the Italians garrisoned in the city. Once the Italians surrendered the city His Majesty's forces moved in, bringing with them hundreds of barrels of Scotch whisky, Jamaican rum, French Cognac and Old Tom Gin. On 24 June 1942 the British surrendered Tobruk to General Erwin Rommel and his Axis forces. Rommel's spoils included the barrels of liquor. As Axis military successes faltered Rommel loaded the barrels onto Axis ships headed for the Italian city of Nettuno, near the port of Anzio. For safe keeping. On 24 January 1944 the Allies landed at Anzio and after 4 months of fighting the Germans and Italians retreated from the area. General Mark Clark takes command of the area, and of the liquor. General Clark has the liquor bottled at the small distillery in Nettuno called Delva. Eventually the Allies achieve victory in Europe. In 1946 the Allies set up their occupation command in Linz, Austria, and the liquor is relocated to the ancient wine caves under the city. In 1947 the ownership of the liquor is transferred to the Austrian government, where it is used to entertain officers and dignitaries. In 1976 the Austrians request that HQ U.S. Army Europe remove "their liquor" from the wine caves, and the alcohol procurement office purchases what is left, several thousand bottles. The bottles, once moved out of the caves, are sold through Class VI stores in Western Europe. With attractive pricing sales and consumption are "brisk".

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