The Braastad family purchased the company in 1920 to supply the Norwegian state monopoly with barreled cognacs; the firm also distilled and aged as wholesalers, selling cognac in barrel to other producers for use in blending. Maison Surrenne, Cognac’s largest remaining family-owned firm, offers bottlings that draw from these rich cellars to bottle minimally-blended cognacs that emphasize regional and harvest characteristics. These are distinctive and authentic small-lot cognacs whose flavors and aromas derive from their specific origins: single districts, single vintages, even single barrels.