Chinese New Year Limited Edition XO
⏳ Drinking Window
As a highly aged spirit, this Cognac is bottled at its peak of maturity and does not evolve further in glass. It is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release and will remain in pristine condition for decades when stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Crisp Peking duck with hoisin sauce, rich dark chocolate truffles, and mature, nutty cheeses such as aged Gouda or Comte.
✨ Technical Specifications
To celebrate the 2024 Lunar New Year, the Year of the Dragon, Hennessy released this spectacular limited-edition bottling of its iconic XO Cognac. The striking bottle design, created in collaboration with visionary digital artist Yang Yongliang, pays homage to the majestic dragon, symbolizing prosperity and power. Inside the bottle lies the legendary Hennessy XO blend, originally created in 1870 by Maurice Hennessy. This masterpiece is composed of over one hundred carefully selected eaux-de-vie, primarily sourced from the premier crus of Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Borderies, and Fins Bois. These spirits are aged for up to thirty years in French Limousin oak casks, developing a deeply complex profile characterized by rich aromas of candied fruit, sweet spices, dark chocolate, and a distinctive, warming black pepper finish.
🍾 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.