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These are two 1954 magazine advertisements for Martell "Cordon Bleu" Liqueur Cognac and "Three Star" Cognac Brandy imported from France by Park & Tilford Distillers Corp., New York, NY.
-- Martell is a manufacturer of cognac founded by Jean Martell in 1715. Much of Martell Cognac is produced from wine from the Borderies region of France in contrast to other companies which mainly sell fine Champagne Cognac. Borderies Cognac has a more nutty taste. It was sold in 1988 by the Firino-Martell family to Seagram and again in 2002 to the Pernod Ricard Group, which also owns the Cognac brands Biscuit and Renault.
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