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, 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.