XO Presentation Set
⏳ Drinking Window
Ready to enjoy upon release, as Cognac does not continue to age or improve once bottled. It can be preserved indefinitely when stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate, blue cheese, roasted duck
✨ Technical Specifications
Originally created in 1870 by Maurice Hennessy for his inner circle of friends, Hennessy XO established an entirely new category of Cognac. This legendary blend is composed of over one hundred eaux-de-vie, some aged for up to thirty years in French oak casks from the Limousin forest. The selection process, overseen for generations by the Fillioux family of master blenders, draws from the finest crus of the Cognac region, primarily Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Borderies, and Fins Bois. The result is a deeply complex spirit characterized by its robust structure, rich aromas of dried fruits, dark chocolate, sweet spices, and a distinctive, lingering finish of wild cocoa and black pepper.
🍾 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.
🍇 Base Material
Ugni Blanc
🍷 ABV
40%