The French market has been helped by the promotion of cognac as an aperitif, mixed with mineral water or orange juice, while the buoyant American market has been wooed with cognac cocktails such as the Hennessy Martini.

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Brenda Chuter has opted for an orange juice, but after just 18 months living in the nearby village of Cabo Roig, she misses home and is contemplating moving back to Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

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The two companies are responsible for 59% of orange juice sales in the U.S., according to Beverage Digest, an industry publication.

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