Three Barrels is a brand of

brandy Brandy is a liquor produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35–60% alcohol by volume (70–120 US proof) and is typically consumed as an after-dinner digestif. Some brandies are aged in wooden casks. Others are coloured with ...

by Raynal & Cie that has been claimed to be the best selling brandy in the United Kingdom with annual sales of over 2.5 million bottles.Three Barrels at coe vintners
Retrieved 19 November 2014 However, it is not included in the 2015 list of the "World's 10 largest brandy & Cognac brands" published by The Spirits Business. While the company is based in the commune of Cognac, the beverage does not meet the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) criteria to be allowed to be described as cognac.

History

The brand was founded in 1947 by the Pinet Casillion company in Cognac. Raynal was founded in

Jarnac Jarnac (; ; Saintongese: ''Jharnat'') is a commune in the Charente department, southwestern France.William Grant & Sons in 2005. In 2008 a premium XO brandy aged in oak for 15 years was introduced.Raynal 3 barrels at proof 66
Retrieved 19 November 2014 and 'Three Barrels Honey' was launched in the United Kingdom in July 2014.
Retrieved 19 November 2014

Marketing

Since the brand has founded it has been marketed with a logo depicting 3 stacked barrels, which was reputedly the number that could be stacked on a sledge pulled by huskies in Canada. In 1907 the notable designer Leonetto Cappiello designed a famous poster for 'Cognac Pellisson' depicting a woman carrying a barrel on her back. In 2013 a rebranding exercise was carried out by Robson Dowry.

Bottlings

* Three Barrels XO * Three Barrels VSOP * Three Barrels Honey

References

External links

Three Barrels Official Website
{{Authority control Cognac Distilleries in France French companies established in 1814 French brands Food and drink companies established in 1814