Chinese New Year Limited Edition VSOP
⏳ Drinking Window & Cellar Guidance
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.
🍽️ Culinary 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, Maison Hennessy is the world's leading Cognac house, nestled along the banks of the Charente River in Cognac, France. The house's enduring excellence is rooted in centuries of savoir-faire and a historic multi-generational collaboration with the Fillioux family of Master Blenders. Utilizing meticulously selected Ugni Blanc grapes from Cognac's finest crus—including Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Borderies, and Fins Bois—Hennessy double-distills in traditional copper pot stills before patient maturation in fine-grained French oak casks. Renowned for setting international benchmarks, its iconic range spans the elegant VSOP Privilège and the original X.O—pioneered in 1870—to exceptional prestige assemblages like Hennessy Paradis and Richard Hennessy.