Hennessy X.O Cognac, 70cl

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Cognac makers ramp up U.S. efforts as China sips less". Reuters. 2015-11-22 . Retrieved 2022-03-23. The brand is owned by Moët Hennessy since a champagne & cognac merger in the early seventies, which is in turn owned by LVMH (66%) and Diageo (34%), Diageo acting as a non-controlling shareholder. [6] Hennessy pioneered several industry-standard practices in the world of cognac, and its association with luxury has made it a regular point of reference in popular culture, especially in hip hop.

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Grady, Constance (2019-08-26). "How the Taylor Swift-Kanye West VMAs scandal became a perfect American morality tale". Vox . Retrieved 2021-12-07. Incidentally, the reason these abbreviations are in English is because cognac has been exported for many years and the first importers spoke English. A recently relaunched XO sourced from Grande and Petite Champagne, this is a Cognac to woo whisky lovers, with smoky oak, dried fruit and stewed plum, moving into slightly austere tobacco leaf, clove and liquorice. At the richer and more wood-driven end of the spectrum – and a fine example of that style. Alc 40% Foto: Gwendoline Poirier, a Cognac expert and tour guide at the Hennessy distillery in France.sourceKatie Warren/Business Insider

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Hennessy is the most popular cognac internationally and in the United States. In 2020, the brand sold almost eight million 9-liter cases globally, with over half of that amount sold in the U.S. (via Statista). It's a favorite among celebrities, athletes, and musicians, particularly within the hip-hop community. Snoop Dog, Lil Wayne, and Drake are a few rap and hip-hop artists that have featured Hennessy in their lyrics over the years (via Cognac Expert). The brand's portfolio includes a selection of cognac that will suit the budget and flavor profile of any aged dark liquor fans. Options include two-year-aged Hennessy V.S., meaning "very special," to luxurious 10-year-old X.O or "extra old." a b "Cognac magnate responsible for transforming family business". The Irish Times . Retrieved 2022-03-23. VSOP stands for “Very Superior Old Pale”: VSOP cognacs are created from eaux-de-vie aged for at least four years. The VSOP category includes designations such as “Old” or “Reserve”.

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Hennessy holds the largest collection of cognac eaux-de-vie in the world, with more than 470,000 casks in its cellars. [3] Through a process of blending and maturation of varying lengths, it makes several distinct gradings of cognac. As well as its V.S and V.S.O.P. gradings, which make up the majority of its sales, Hennessy is known for expensive specialist cognacs, some of which are still blended by the Fillioux family. [5] From 2018 onward, Hennessy experienced production shortages caused in part by increased demand, bottle shortages, and frosts. [19] Marketing [ edit ] Why apprentice tasters in Hennessy have to remain silent for at least five years". CNA Luxury . Retrieved 2022-03-23.

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Jas Hennessy & Co., commonly known simply as Hennessy ( French pronunciation: [ɛnɛsi]), is a French producer of cognac, which has its headquarters in Cognac, France. Absinthe] is very powerful, so you won't be able to feel the other ingredients if you have it in the blend," Poirier said. The V.S.O.P. designation was first applied in 1817, when the Prince Regent (later King George IV) of Britain asked Hennessy to create a "very superior old pale" cognac, a description that had previously been applied to sherries. [5] Maurice Hennessy, the grandson of Richard Hennessy, then introduced a star-based classification of cognac qualities in 1865 (a system simultaneously adopted by Hennessy's competitor Martell), which remained the industry standard of cognac age designation until the 1960s. [5] Maurice Hennessy also created the XO ("extra old") designation in 1870, for cognacs which had undergone prolonged cask maturation. [5] Hennessy cognac heir on why rappers are good people". South China Morning Post. 2019-05-27 . Retrieved 2022-03-23.