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 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.