Chinese New Year Limited Edition VSOP
⏳ Drinking Window
As a fully matured distilled spirit, this Cognac does not improve with bottle age and is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release, remaining stable for decades when stored properly.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Peking duck, dark chocolate truffles, and mature blue cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Hennessy VSOP Chinese New Year Limited Edition 2021 is a vibrant celebration of both heritage and contemporary artistry, marking the Year of the Ox. For this special release, Hennessy collaborated with the acclaimed Beijing-based artist Liu Wei, whose dynamic and colorful abstract artwork adorns the bottle, symbolizing hope, togetherness, and spring's rebirth. At its core, the liquid is the classic Hennessy VSOP Privilège, a masterfully balanced blend first created in 1817 at the request of the future King George IV of Great Britain. Crafted from a selection of up to 60 different eaux-de-vie derived primarily from Ugni Blanc grapes, it is aged in French oak casks to achieve a harmonious profile. This expression showcases the traditional double-distillation in copper Charentais alembic stills, resulting in a spirit defined by aromas of fresh fruit, vanilla, clove, and toasted wood, underpinned by a legendary blending lineage spanning eight generations.
🍾 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.