does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message a bottle of antique xo extra old cognac by thomas hine & co. thomas hine & co. is a leading manufacturer of cognac owned by the french company edv sas . contents 1 origins 2 the house 3 hine cognacs 4 external links origins edit the hine company is named for its proprietor thomas hine sometimes recorded as thomas hone an englishman from dorset england . following his arrest during the french revolution thomas hine married a young maiden fran oise elisabeth whose father owned a cognac house in jarnac . hine took the company to new heights and eventually renamed it thomas hine & c . in 1817 . the house edit the hine house has stood on the banks of the charente river in jarnac france for over 250 years . it is one of the oldest houses in jarnac and serves as the company s headquarters . in 1962 the house was granted a royal warrant from queen elizabeth ii as suppliers of cognac . today it is still the only cognac house to hold this honour . hine cognacs edit hine has a reputation as specialist in vintage cognacs . over the centuries hine has built up significant stocks of grande champagne cognacs from the finest years . these reserves and the traditional skills passed on from generation to generation enable the hine cellar master to create rich complex blends . hine selects its cognacs exclusively from the grande and petite champagne crus . family tradition decrees that these special cognacs are aged far longer than the legal requirement . h by hine rare vsop cigar reserve homage to thomas hine antique xo triomphe talent mariage grande champagne vintage cognacs early landed grande champagne vintage cognacs external links edit media related to thomas hine & co. at wikimedia commons hine cognac hine reviews news and information retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title thomas hine % 26 co. & oldid 714040919 categories cognacdistilleries in francefood and drink companies established in 1817british royal warrant holderspurveyors to the imperial and royal courthidden categories articles lacking sources from january 2013all articles lacking sourcescommons category with page title same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutschfran aisnorsk bokm l edit links this page was last modified on 7 april 2016 at 08 07 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view