| 1 | The cigar smokes were rising up, the cognac got everyone high. | |
| 2 | The sale comes amid rising consumption of cognac in China. | |
| 3 | The auction last week was the first country's first devoted to cognac. | |
| 4 | The cognac house said this is the first bottle of Cuv L ie ever released in mainland China. | |
| 5 | After nodding to Kostya, the larger gangster asked the bartender for two Cognacs, and, when each snifter had been filled, he made no move to pay. |