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Hennessy V.S.O.P : ONE PASSIONATE ACHIEVEMENT

Discover centuries of savoir-faire that go into Hennessy V.S.O.P, the first Hennessy-Fillioux collaboration passionate achievement.

V.S.O.P

METICULOUS SELECTION

Every day at 11am, the Hennessy Tasting Committee gathers to taste dozens of " eaux-de-vie ", keeping only the ones that meet our most exacting standards of quality.

Every drop of Hennessy V.S.O.P undergoes a rigorous selection process managed by Renaud Fillioux de Gironde, our Hennessy Master Blender. Every morning at 11am, our Hennessy’s Master Blender together with its Tasting Committee sample "eaux-de-vie", keeping only the ones that meet our highest standards to undergo maturation. French for "water of life ", an "eau-de-vie" is the "heart" of a double distillation of wine, made from grapes grown exclusively in the vineyards of Cognac.

EXPRESSIVE MATURATION

The "eaux-de-vie" are placed in French oak barrels to undergo at least four years of maturation to unleash their fullest expression of flavors and colors.

Every new "eau-de-vie" is placed in carefully selected French oak barrels to enable an exchange of flavors and colors over at least four years. Each one will at some point be transferred into different kind of barrels to help it reach its fullest complexity. As temperature, humidity and lighting affect the taste of an "eau-de-vie", we store the barrels in a cellar that will produce the exceptional palette we are striving for. Having spent over two centuries honing the maturation process, we now possess over 500,000 barrels in 100 cellars.

EXPERT BLENDING

Our Hennessy Master Blender draws upon over two centuries of expertise to blend the same Hennessy V.S.O.P time and time again.

As each "eau-de-vie" has a unique terroir and distillation, each one will naturally express itself in a distinctive way after maturation. So, drawing upon over two centuries of passion and refinement in the art of blending, our Hennessy Master Blender together with its Tasting Committee blend "eaux-de-vie" of disparate age, notes and nuances to reproduce the same Hennessy V.S.O.P time and time again with the same delightful gustatory and aromatic qualities.

PRECIOUS "EAU-DE-VIE "

French for "water of life ", an "eau-de-vie" is the "heart" of a double distillation of wine, made from grapes grown exclusively in the vineyards of Cognac. Only those eaux-de-vie that meet our highest standards are added to our “eaux-de-vie” library to undergo maturation.

HENNESSY V.S.O.P

Hennessy V.S.O.P was commissioned in 1817 by the future King George IV of England to enthral guests at a colorful gathering.

It’s the very first passionate achivement of Hennessy’s original Master Blender, Jean Fillioux, whose family has continued to perfect it for eight generations over two centuries.

With its inviting nose of sweet apricot and its charming palate of voluptuous vanilla and mellow oak, Hennessy V.S.O.P is smooth, charming and all embracing.

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