Camus Cognac

Camus is a family-owned producer that ranks among the largest Cognac brands in the world. It was founded in 1863 by Jean-Baptiste Camus and has remained in the family for five generations. The brandy is made from a blend of the common Cognac varieties: Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche and Colombard.

The history of the estate began when Jean-Baptiste organized a group of Cognac producers into the cooperative Grande Marque. He went on to buy his partners' shares to keep production in the hands of the Camus family and re-titled the firm as Camus La Grande Marque.

In the late 19th Century, Camus began exporting its Cognac to England, securing its first foreign market. It continued to increase exports in the 20th Century, pushing across Europe and further east, becoming the somewhat short-lived official Cognac of Czar Nicholas II's court.

Camus has 180 hectares (445 acres) of land, and owns the largest plots of any producer, in the Cognac cru of Borderies. In 2000, it premiered the first Borderies XO Cognac with all the fruit coming from within the cru's designated borders.

Camus XO Borderies is the only single-estate Cognac to not have a declared vintage and has since become the signature expression of the Camus brand.

The brand has recently expanded into Baijiu production in partnership with Sichuan based Shede Spirits.