Indaba kaMartell iqala kusukela ngo-1700, uJean Martell waya eParis ukuze akhiqize i-cognac evela ku-eau de vie ehamba phambili. Ngemva kokufa kwakhe ngo-1753, umkakhe wathatha imibono yomyeni wakhe ongasekho futhi wayenza. U-Rachel Martell wagijima inkampani ngempumelelo kakhulu, ngokushesha wenza i-cognac idume eMelika naseNgilandi.
Namuhla, i-Martell Cognac iwuphawu lokunambitheka okunethezeka.

I-Eaux-de-Vie endala nengcono kakhulu kuphela (iminyaka engu-25-35 ubudala) isetshenziselwa le cognac.

Imiklomelo:
- IGOLIDE kuma-Wine & Spirit Design Awards ngo-2007. 

Amanothi wokunambitha:

Umbala: Umbala we-amber osagolide omnyama ojulile one-mahogany sheen.
Iphunga: Isithelo esicebile nesigcwele, esomisiwe, ingcina yezinyosi, ukuthintwa kwezinongo.
Ukunambitha: Okuyinkimbinkimbi, ukunambitheka kwezithelo, ukuthinta kwe-vanilla.
Qeda: ihlala isikhathi eside, yomile.