Old Spirits Cusenier Collection
Contains 8 bottles : 1 bottle of Mandarin Long Drink (spirits made with tangerines), 1 bottle of Anisette ("E. Cusenier, Fils aîné et Cie" label), 1 bottle of eau-de-vie "Framboise d'Alsace" (by Cusenier Mulhouse), 2 bottles of Prunellia (plum liqueur made with vieille fine champagne, same condition for each), 1 bottle of Prunellia Extra Dry made with fine champagne, 1 bottle of Curaçao Orange Extra Sec (distilled oranges and Cognac), 1 bottle of Peach Brandy (peach liqueur).
Did you know? Cusenier was actually in charge of the "Chartreuse" brand in Fourvoirie for a few years, while the famous monks were in exile.
To learn more about this story, check out the "Liquidatreuses" Chartreuses, period 1904-1929.
The two bottles of Chartreuse are for illustrative purposes only and are not part of the Cusenier Collection.
Data sheet
- Vintage
- Multiple Vintages
- Format
- All differents
Bottle
- Production origin
- Ornans (Doubs)
- Region
- Bourgogne - Franche-Comté
- Producer
- Liquor Cusenier
- Label
- Good condition
- Glass
- Smooth and dirty

A legendary spirits brand
Cusenier is a French spirits brand, whose distillery house was founded in Ornans (Doubs) by Eugène Cusenier under the name of E. Cusenier, Fils aîné et Cie in 1868. It is partially listed as a historical monument and the brand is part of the Pernod Ricard group.
It is a family brand founded by Eugène Cusenier, born in October 1832 and died in April 1894. Élisée Cusenier, his brother, born in March 1851 and died in November 1928, succeeded him at the head of the distillery.
The brothers Jules and Valentin Cusenier and various members of the family followed: Charles Cusenier, Dumont-Cusenier, Girardot-Cusenier, Authier-Cusenier, Georges Cusenier, Narcisse Cusenier and Louis Tièche.
Some dates:
1868: first distillery installed rue du Rahoudard in Ornans (today rue Eugène-Cusenier)
1871: creation of the Parisian subsidiary, 226 boulevard Voltaire
1874: creation of the Société de la Grande Distillerie specialized in the manufacture of kirsch and absinthe
1881: construction of the manufacturing workshop, followed by employer housing in 1882. The remaining buildings were built from 1881 to 1885.
1890: creation of the Buenos Aires branch
1928: the Ornans company has 25 workers
1937: the company is relocated to Dijon
1977: acquisition of Byrrh for the Pernod-Ricard Group