Hennessy V.S.O.P Privilège

TAST­ING NOTES FROM THE CURATOR

A blend of 60 dif­fer­ent eaux-de-vie made from Ugni Blanc grapes aged for up to 15 years, Hen­nessy V.S.O.P Priv­ilège is an embod­i­ment of bal­ance and class.

This cognac begins with an aro­ma of spiced oranges, apri­cots and hints of cin­na­mon and cloves envelop­ing your sens­es. Set­tling into the palate, the aro­mat­ic com­plex­i­ty cre­ates a smooth, round­ed cognac that deep­ens to reveal flavours of can­died fruits, vanil­la and mild tobac­co. A sub­tle sweet­ness is present through­out, bal­anced by a lin­ger­ing bit­ter­ness and spice at the finish.

PREPA­RA­TION AND PAIRINGS

The del­i­cate, smooth flavours and aro­mas of Hen­nessy V.S.O.P Priv­ilège­means it demands to be savoured slow­ly, neat or with one rock to fur­ther open up the bou­quet and flavours of this smooth, bal­anced cognac.

Alter­na­tive­ly, enjoy this cognac with cock­tails inspired from its French her­itage. An ele­gant drink that orig­i­nat­ed from the Ritz Hotel Bar in Paris, mix Hen­nessy V.S.O.P Priv­i­lege with Coin­treau for the clas­sic Side­car Cock­tail. Or pair with some char­treuse for a love­ly Champs Elysees.

A ROY­AL HERITAGE

As with the his­to­ry of Hen­nessy X.O, the House of Hen­nessy also holds the dis­tinc­tion of cre­at­ing the first cognac to coin, V.S.O.P or ​“Very Spe­cial Old Pale.” 

Now being used to dis­tin­guish age­ing of cognacs (V.S.O.P being cognacs aged at least 4 years in French oak bar­rels), this term was ini­tial­ly used when the Prince of Wales and future King George IV of Great Britain placed a spe­cial order with Hen­nessy Mai­son for the very first V.S.O.P. It was deliv­ered to the roy­al prince in 1818 and has been with the estate ever since.

Storage Instructions

Store your bot­tle upright in a cool, dark place, ide­al­ly between 12 and 15°C. There is no need to refrig­er­ate cognac. To main­tain the moist­ness of the cork and pre­vent it from chip­ping, occa­sion­al­ly tilt your bot­tle hor­i­zon­tal­ly two to three times, then restore it to the upright posi­tion. Opened bot­tles of cognac should be con­sumed with­in six months, as the alco­hol may oxi­dize and begin to lose its flavor.