Hennessy Very Special Cognac, 70 cl

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Yann did another speech before officially handing over the title of Cellar Master to Renaud. Together they explained to guests exactly how they’d come up with the concept for Hennessy 8 and how they’d gone about presenting the blend. Everyone was then presented with a tiny bottle containing a glass of Hennessy 8. Yann Fillioux handed over the keys of the cellars to his nephew, Renaud Fillioux de Gironde, marking a new generation at the world’s largest cognac house. After 14 years in the house’s tasting committee, Renaud Fillioux de Gironde, who is an eighth-generation Fillioux family member, succeed his uncle. Yann Fillioux retired after a long career as a “gate-keeper” of the Hennessy know-how. LVMH opens new cognac bottling plant to cope with US demand". South China Morning Post. 2017-10-19 . Retrieved 2022-03-23. The Kyrios VSOP Cognac by Hennessy, is a collector’s bottle featuring matte carbon covering and unique codes that tell the cognac’s rich story. It is a modern-day take on the history of Hennessy with a Greek name that translates to “The Lord”.

Today, Renaud Fillioux de Gironde is the head cellar master at Hennessy; he continues to represent this family tradition. He took over from Yann Fillioux in 2018. This special edition marked the first in Hennessy’s highly sought after limited edition collaborations with world-renowned street artists. Hennessy invited tattoo icon, Scott Campbell, to design this limited edition in its VS artist series. The artists included Charles Sandison, with a chapter entitled ‘Infinitas’. The pieces illustrate the ‘birth of a dynasty’, and are a clever intertwining of art relaying the seven generations of Hennessy, including the cellar masters of the time.

Hennessy VS Cognac 1.5 litre

To celebrate the 2019 Chinese New Year, the number one Cognac brand joined forces with Guangyu Zhang, a Chinese artist, to reinterpret the Hennessy XO decanter and design. Carrying on in its highly successful series collaboration with street artists, for this 2012 edition Hennessy teamed up with probably one of the biggest names in graffiti, Futura. While they do not own their own vines like other producers, Hennessy’s centuries of savoir-faire means that their eighth-generation Master Blender, Renaud Fillioux, is an industry expert. He knows exactly which of the thousands of eaux-de-vie to select from the vast Hennessy ‘Paradise’ cellar.

Grady, Constance (2019-08-26). "How the Taylor Swift-Kanye West VMAs scandal became a perfect American morality tale". Vox . Retrieved 2021-12-07. Hennessy has created quite a reputation for collaborating with top names to create unique products. This time it was the turn of acclaimed British designer and art director, Peter Saville, to come on board.

Hennessy collaborated with Marc Newson to create the iconic 2017 XO decanter, and so invited the internationally acclaimed designer to reimagine his original design and create this stunning new variation. Why apprentice tasters in Hennessy have to remain silent for at least five years". CNA Luxury . Retrieved 2022-03-23.