Honoring 50 Years Of Hip Hop Nas VS
⏳ Drinking Window
As a distilled spirit, this Cognac does not age or improve in the bottle. It is ready for immediate enjoyment upon release and will remain in peak condition indefinitely when stored upright in a cool, dark environment.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate desserts, glazed pork belly, or a charcuterie board featuring cured meats and aged cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
To celebrate the golden anniversary of hip-hop in 2023, Hennessy partnered with the legendary Queensbridge lyricist Nas to release this limited-edition VS (Very Special) Cognac. This bottling pays homage to the symbiotic history between hip-hop culture and Hennessy, a brand that has been immortalized in rap lyrics since the genre's birth in the Bronx in 1973. The blend itself is Hennessy's classic VS, composed of approximately 40 distinct eaux-de-vie primarily crafted from Ugni Blanc grapes sourced from Cognac's premier growing crus. Double-distilled in traditional copper alembic stills and matured in French Limousin oak casks, it offers a vibrant and robust profile characterized by notes of toasted almonds, brown sugar, fresh grapes, and a warm, oak-driven spice 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.