Does Jay-Z still own D Usse?

10/20/2022 3:50 PM PT Jay-Z famously sips on D’Ussé, but he no longer wants to own the liquor brand — TMZ Hip Hop’s learned he’s selling it to his partners at Bacardi, but he suspects the company’s playing a high stakes “shell game.” As we first reported …

Does Jay-Z own D Usse liquor?

The rapper and Bacardi have been 50-50 co-owners of D’USSÉ since 2011 and Jay-Z has promoted the cognac over the years, frequently name-dropping it in his tracks. According to documents obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, lawyers for Jay-Z’s company SC Liquor are demanding transparency surrounding D’USSÉ.

Who is Michel Casavecchia?

Lucky man, that Michel Casavecchia, master distiller of D’Ussé cognac. “Traditionally, the cellar master in a cognac house is just continuing what his predecessors started,” he says. “He is there to replicate, year after year, the style of the house.