Thomas Hine & Co. is a leading manufacturer of cognac, owned by the French company EDV SAS.

Origins

The Hine company is named after its proprietor Thomas Hine (sometimes recorded as Thomas Hone), an Englishman from

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. The company was founded in 1763. Following his arrest during the

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, Thomas Hine married a young woman, Françoise Elisabeth, whose father owned a cognac house in

Jarnac Jarnac (; ; Saintongese: ''Jharnat'') is a commune in the Charente department, southwestern France.

The House

The Hine House has stood at the banks of the quai de l’Orangerie on the banks of the river

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Jarnac Jarnac (; ; Saintongese: ''Jharnat'') is a commune in the Charente department, southwestern France.France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

since the 18th century. It is one of the oldest houses in Jarnac and serves as the company's headquarters. In 1962, the house was granted a royal warrant from Queen Elizabeth II, as suppliers of cognac. Today it is still the only cognac house to hold this honour. In 2008, one of the factories of the House was bought by

Tigran Arzakantsyan Tigran Grishayi Arzakantsyan ( hy, Տիգրան Գրիշայի Արզաքանցյան; born 7 August 1966) is an Armenian businessman and politician who formerly served as a deputy of the National Assembly of Armenia. He is the owner of the Great ...

, the owner of Armenian the Great Valley wine and cognac company.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hine and Co., Thomas Cognac Distilleries in France Food and drink companies established in 1817 British Royal Warrant holders Purveyors to the Imperial and Royal Court