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Larsen Bottle Catalogue (last updated May 30, 2026)

(257 regular bottles and 202 viking ships, but still incomplete)

Introduction

The Larsen brand was founded in 1926 by Jens Larsen. Their official name is Larsen – le cognac des Vikings, reflecting pride in their Norwegian background. It is not surprising that they chose the viking ship (or Drakkar) as their logo. The brand is probably best known for its bottles in the shape of a viking ship of which they made dozens, both ceramic and glass.
In 2012, the company was sold to Rémy-Cointreau  and resold six months later to Altia.
Most of their cognacs are blends of grande champagne, petite champagne, borderies and fins bois.

Contents:

1. Stars
2. Fine champagne and spécial
3. VS
4. VO and VSOP
5. VSOP Réserve
6. Napoleon
7. XO
8. Très Vieille Fine Champagne
9. Extra, Extra Réserve, Extra Or and Hors d’Age
10. Vintages
11. Decanters
12. Limited editions
13. Viking ships
–13a. glass ships
–13b. First porcelain ships, white and gold
–13c. Nouveau Style: ships with a ship drawn on the sail, gold shields
–13d. Ships with a ship drawn on the sail and carved shields
–13e. monochrome ships with a carved prow, carved shields
–13f. other ships
–13g. limited edition ships
–13h. 35-50cl ships
14. Magnums

1. Stars

   

2. Fine Champagne and Spécial

 

3. VS

 

 

 

   

4. VO and VSOP

 

 

 

     

 

5. VSOP Réserve

    

6. Napoléon:

 

 

 

    

 

7. XO

 

 

8. Trés Vieille Fine Champagne

     

     

   

9. Extra, Extra Réserve, Extra Or and Hors d’Age

10. Vintages

 

11. Decanters

 

 

12. Limited editions

    

   

 

  

 

 

 

 

   

13. Viking ships (drakkar) (first release was in 1952)

It is extremely difficult to ascertain the year of production and content of the Viking ships, so there could have been made mistakes in arranging them.
More information about Larsen vikingships can be found on the website of the Larsen Collector Club, maintained by Tor Ansgar Bakken.

13a. Glass ships:

The first ships were made of glass with a frosted sail and a flag made of glass. They came in these boxes:

Later versions came in red boxes, some with frosted glas and some with clear glas and a metal flag.:

   

Later versions all had a clear sail and a metal flag and came in grey boxes; on the shields are little gold dots:

   

13b. First porcelain ships, white and gold

In the late sixtees production of porcelain ship started. In the beginning only white ones, soon followed with gold drakkars.

     

 

13c. Nouveau Style: started in the 1970s until in the 1990s. The ships had round, gold shields and the sails had a drawing of a drakkar (except for the white drakkars). Boxes in different colours.

           

13d. Coloured porcelain ships, with carved shields, from the 1990s. Most of the coloured drakkars have a ship finely drawn on their sail. At first in boxes with Fine Champagne and Viking Ship on them in several different colours, later in boxes with the bow of a drakkar with a dragon’s head. From the 2000s they came in grey boxes. 

     

   

13e. Monochrome porcelain ships with a sculptured dragon head in the prow, estimated to be produced in the second half of the 1990s. 

     

13. Other drakkars:

 

           

 

13g. Limited edition drakkars (they were mostly made in very small numbers, sometimes just a few dozen)

13g1.Anniversary bottles of Larsen and/or the Viking ship:

   

13g2. Anniversary bottles of Tor Ansgar Bakken and /or the Larsen Cognac Collector Club:

 

13g3. Industry bottles:

       

13g4. Commemorative bottles:

   

13g5. UN bottles:

 

13g6. Lillehammer:

13g7. Other limited editions

13g8. Christmas and New Year

     

13g9. Bejeweled:

13h. 35-50cl Drakkars:

 

 

14. Magnums