Chinese New Year Limited Edition XO
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a high-proof distilled spirit, this Cognac does not mature further in the bottle. It is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release and will maintain its exceptional quality indefinitely when stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Rich chocolate desserts, slow-roasted Peking duck, and mature cheeses such as aged Gouda or Comté.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Hennessy XO Chinese New Year Limited Edition 2022 celebrates the Year of the Tiger with a striking bottle design created by the renowned artist Zhang Enli, symbolizing energy, vitality, and hope. The liquid inside is Hennessy's legendary Extra Old Cognac, a category first created in 1870 by Maurice Hennessy for his private circle of friends. This historic blend is composed of over 100 eaux-de-vie aged up to 30 years, primarily distilled from Ugni Blanc grapes harvested from Cognac's premier crus, including Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Borderies, and Fins Bois. Double-distilled in traditional copper Charentais alembic stills and matured in toasted French Limousin oak casks, this robust spirit offers a complex sensory journey marked by notes of candied fruit, sweet spices, wild cocoa, and warm leather.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Maison Hennessy blev grundlagt i 1765 ved Charente-flodens bredder af den irske officer Richard Hennessy og har lige siden defineret den moderne cognacs prestige og identitet. Huset henter primært Ugni Blanc-druer fra regionens fremmeste crus – herunder Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Borderies og Fins Bois. Her sikrer den kalkrige undergrund og det tempererede, maritime mikroklima grundvine med en markant, spændstig syre. Efter traditionel dobbeltdestillation på bærmen i klassiske Charentais-kobberkedler modner de unge eaux-de-vie på finkornede franske egetræsfade fra Tronçais og Limousin, fordelt mellem både fugtige og tørre lagringskældre. Den minutiøse blanding varetages i dag af Renaud Fillioux de Gironde og husets velrenommerede smagekomité som ottende generation i Fillioux-dynastiet. Lige fra referenceaftapninger som V.S.O.P Privilège og X.O til mesterlige prestigeblend som Hennessy Paradis og Richard Hennessy inkarnerer huset en enestående renhed, struktur og århundreders uovertrufne blendingekspertise.