The bottles back to 1762 and has been stored in a family cellar for the last 140 years.

Sotheby’s, the auction house which sold the bottle, promised that despite its age, the Cognac should still taste good.

The bottle was bought by a private collector in Asia and has set a record for the most expensive bottle of Cognac sold at auction, Sotheby’s added.

It is one of only three bottles of the rare Gautier Cognac still in existence.