Collectors and aficionados of fine spirits are being offered a limited edition fountain pen with a drop of the world’s oldest cognac, taken from a bottle that is more than 250 years old.

Italy’s luxury lifestyle firm Montegrappa has crafted just 110 of these pens for Wealth Solutions, a Polish firm which specialises in alternative investments and collectibles.

Crafted out of oak wood, the ‘cognac pen’ has a special capsule mounted on its cap filled with Gautier cognac, as well as decorative grapevine motifs on its body. 

The cognac comes from a bottle dating back to 1762 that Wealth Solutions bought at a Bonhams auction in 2014, and is certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest cognac sold at auction to date.

To put the date into perspective: 1762 was the year when  the famous Trevi fountain was unveiled in Rome, Catherine the Great become the empress  of Russia, and the Social Contract was published by the famous philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 

The body and the cap of the pen have been manufactured from oak wood. According to French law, no liquor may be called cognac if it has not aged for at least two years in oak casks near Cognac, and the ‘cognac pen’ acknowledges this tradition and requirement. 

The nib has been made of sterling silver or gold in the version for men, and sterling silver in the version for women. Buyers may also choose the nib thickness from F to B. The pen can be filled by a converter or a cartridge and is 155.5 mm in length in the version for men and 130 mm in the version for women.

“Our search for uniqueness in creating rare collectibles had to lead us to the world to pens. Montegrappa is one of the most respected creators of fountain pens. They did a great job bringing our idea to life. The cognac pen perfectly fits the great and diverse collection of writing instruments I have seen in Bassano, the home of Montegrappa. I believe it will find favour with both pen and rare spirits aficionados worldwide,” said Maciej Kossowski, President of Wealth Solutions.

Wealth Solutions has earlier brought out the Spirit Watch line, featuring watches bearing capsules filled with legendary alcoholic beverages.