Honoring 50 Years Of Hip Hop Nas VS
⏳ Drikkevindue
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.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Dark chocolate desserts, glazed pork belly, or a charcuterie board featuring cured meats and aged cheeses.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
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.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Maison Hennessy blev grundlagt i 1765 af den irske officer Richard Hennessy og er i dag verdens førende cognachus med beliggenhed ved bredden af Charente-floden i Cognac. Husets uforlignelige kvalitet bygger på århundreders savoir-faire og et historisk, traditionsrigt samarbejde gennem flere generationer med Fillioux-familiens Master Blenders. Hennessy udvælger nøje Ugni Blanc-druer fra Cognacs fineste crus – herunder Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Borderies og Fins Bois – som dobbeltdestilleres i traditionelle kobberkedler og efterfølgende modnes tålmodigt på fintporede franske egetræsfade. Huset er berømt for at sætte internationale standarder, og det ikoniske sortiment spænder fra den elegante VSOP Privilège og den oprindelige X.O, skabt i 1870, til enestående prestigeblandinger som Hennessy Paradis og Richard Hennessy.