Chinese New Year Limited Edition XO
⏳ Drinking Window
As a fully matured and bottled Cognac, this spirit is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release and will maintain its exceptional quality indefinitely when stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Peking duck, dark chocolate truffles, and aged Gouda cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Hennessy XO Chinese New Year Limited Edition 2021 celebrates the Year of the Ox through a vibrant artistic collaboration with contemporary artist Liu Wei, whose colorful, abstract artwork adorns the iconic decanter. Originally created in 1870 by Maurice Hennessy for his inner circle of family and friends, the 'Extra Old' designation established a new style of Cognac. This majestic blend comprises over one hundred eaux-de-vie, primarily distilled from Ugni Blanc grapes harvested across Cognac's premier crus, including Grande and Petite Champagne, Borderies, and Fins Bois. Aged for up to thirty years in seasoned French Limousin oak casks, the spirit develops a deeply complex profile. It offers a sensory journey marked by sweet notes of candied fruit, warming black pepper, wild cocoa, and a structured, woody resonance that represents the pinnacle of the Fillioux family's blending legacy.
🍾 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.