JOHN BERGER / JBERGER@STARADVERTISER.COM
A COGNAC EVENING
D’usse VSOP Cognac was the drink of the evening as Christa Wittmier, left, hosted a launch party for the French beverage Thursday at The Modern Honolulu. Bryan Simpson, second from left, Merielle Tomas, Dave Newman and Lili Hess joined her in sampling the cognac at its official debut in Honolulu. For more on D’usse cognac go to www.dusse.com.

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