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, 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.