Martell is one of the oldest Cognac houses, founded in 1715 by Jean Martell. It is now part of the Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouet branch of the French group Pernod Ricard. This house has contributed greatly to cognac's global renown, exporting it early on to the UK and Asia. It produces a wide range of cognacs, all well reputed.

Martell Extra is an old edition no longer in production. We estimate this bottle to be from the 1970s. The Extra version, which seems to have been launched at the start of the century, was, alongside Cordon Argent, the range’’s most premium bottling, featuring a blend of very old cognacs from the house’’s Paradis cellar.