D’USSE’s “Bottle No. 1” of the 1969 Anniversaire Limited Edition collection will be auctioned at Sotheby’s, the world’s largest, most trusted and dynamic marketplace for art and luxury, to benefit the Shawn Carter Foundation. The unique bottle is the first to be sold in the small collection of ultra-rare Grande Champagne Cognac, and features an engraved signature from part-owner Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter. It is expected to sell for $25-75K.

Available for bidding from March 1st – March 13th on sothebys.com, Bottle No. 1 of the 1969 Anniversaire Limited Edition collection features covetable Cognac from a single barrel, aged for decades at the historic Château de Cognac. The liquid has matured harmoniously to reach wholeness under Maître de Chai Michel Casavecchia, the senior-most cellar master working today. While each 750mL bottle in the collection is numbered with an inscription on the topper and features a 12-cut crystal diamond decanter design encased in a luxurious leather box, Bottle No. 1 also boasts 24 karat gold foil around the neck, and is the only bottle in the collection to feature Mr. Carter’s signature.

Initially gifted to Carter in 2019 to celebrate his 50th birthday, the liquid is now being distributed for the first and only time in history. Starting early May, the remaining bottles in the collection will retail for a suggested retail price of $10,000 in key cities across the country.

The highest bid for Bottle No. 1 will be awarded at Sotheby’s Finest and Rarest Spirits Sale on March 13th at 9AM ET. For more information, please see the sale preview page on the Sotheby’s site here