Chinese New Year Limited Edition XO
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a fully matured spirit, this Cognac is bottled at its peak and does not age or improve in glass. It is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release and will remain in perfect condition for decades when stored upright and away from direct light.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Dark chocolate truffles, slow-roasted Peking duck, and mature artisanal cheeses such as aged Gouda or Comté.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
This limited-edition release celebrates the 2023 Lunar New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, featuring striking bottle and packaging artwork by the renowned Chinese-French contemporary artist Yan Pei-Ming. Inside the artistic decanter is Hennessy's legendary XO Cognac, a historic blend first created in 1870 by Maurice Hennessy for his inner circle of friends. It is masterfully blended from approximately one hundred distinct eaux-de-vie sourced from Cognac's premier crus, including Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Borderies, and Fins Bois. Aged in French oak casks, this robust spirit delivers a multi-layered sensory experience characterized by rich notes of candied fruit, dark chocolate, wild cocoa, and a distinctive, warming black pepper spice that lingers on the finish.
🍾 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.