Ko te korero mo Martell ka timata i te timatanga o te tau 1700, ka haere a Jean Martell ki Paris ki te whakaputa i te cognac mai i te eau de vie pai rawa atu. I muri i tona matenga i te tau 1753, ka mau tana wahine ki te whakahaere i nga tirohanga a tana tane kua mate, ka whakatinanahia. I tino angitu a Rachel Martell ki te whakahaere i te kamupene, ka tere te rongonui o te cognac ki Amerika me Ingarangi. I tenei ra, ko Martell Cognac te tohu o te reka reka. Ko te Cordon Bleu na Edouard Martell i hoahoa me te pounamu i te tau 1912. He cognac rongonui mai i te whare o Martell. Nga korero mo te kai: Tae: Amber. Te ihu: He weriweri, he ngawari, he taurite pai, he putiputi, he raukikini, he hua maroke, he kiri rēmana, he puawai karaka, moka, he aramona, he hinamona me te honi. Te reka: ngawari, raukikini, nati. Mutu: He roa, he huatau.