250 Collector Blend
⏳ Drinking Window
As a fully matured spirit, it is ready to drink upon release and will remain in peak condition indefinitely when stored upright away from direct light.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate desserts, roasted duck, aged blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted to celebrate the historic 250th anniversary of the maison in 2015, the Hennessy 250 Collector Blend is a monumental tribute to centuries of blending mastery. Curated by seventh-generation Master Blender Yann Fillioux, this exceptional Cognac is a blend of eaux-de-vie aged between 15 and 35 years. In a poetic nod to the milestone, the blend was completed by aging for several years in 250 specially commissioned, hand-crafted Limousin oak barrels of 250 liters each, resting in the historic Founder's Cellar on the banks of the Charente River. This unique maturation imparts a delicate, spicy complexity with notes of bitter orange, saffron, nutmeg, and dried flowers, underpinned by a remarkably elegant, persistent finish.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1765 by Irish officer Richard Hennessy along the banks of the Charente River, Maison Hennessy has defined the architecture and prestige of modern Cognac. Sourcing primarily Ugni Blanc across the region's elite crus—notably Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Borderies, and Fins Bois—the house relies on chalk-dense, limestone-rich soils and a temperate maritime microclimate to achieve base wines of searing natural acidity. Double-distilled on the lees in traditional Charentais copper pot stills, the unaged eaux-de-vie mature inside fine-grained French Tronçais and Limousin oak casks, orchestrated through humid and dry aging cellars. The blending process has been shepherded across eight generations of the Fillioux dynasty, overseen today by Renaud Fillioux de Gironde and the venerated Tasting Committee. From benchmark bottlings such as V.S.O.P Privilège and X.O to crowning legacy assemblages like Hennessy Paradis and Richard Hennessy, the house embodies exceptional purity, structure, and centuries of architectural blending finesse.
🍇 Base Material
Ugni Blanc
🍷 ABV
40