The world's most famous cognac Hennessy appeared in 1765 year, when Irish captain Richard Hennessy settled in Cognac in the south of France. Traditional recipe, the uniqueness of the Ugni Blanc grapes and the masterful composition, allowed to make a unique product, which became Hennessy cognac. In the TetraLand online store you can buy Hennesy cognac in a tetrapack, see here https://tetra-land.com/konyak-v-tetrapakah/. Interesting fact, more than sold annually 60 million bottles of this alcoholic drink, which proves, that Hennessy cognac ranks first in the world.
Hennessy cognac – this is a classic among alcoholic drinks. It is produced in the Hennessy House in the city of Cognac., France. The composition includes approx. 40 carefully selected cognac spirits, thanks to which the product has become the No. 1 cognac in the world. Cognac is made from white grapes. – Uni Blanc. The drink is produced by the method of 2-fold distillation. The resulting cognac spirits are aged from 2,5 to 8 years in oak barrels from the forests of French Limousin.
What is Hennessy cognac?
- Scent: oak flavors, nuts and raisins;
- Taste: expressive, refreshing with a touch of raisins, black pepper and dried fruits;
- aftertaste: noticeable hints of vanilla, oak and pepper.
How is Hennessy cognac made??
Cognac Hennessy is produced according to strict rules. This process is overseen by the current master of the house Hennessy – Renault Filliu de Gironde. Single grape variety, which is used in production, – This is a white Ugni Blanc grape.. The resulting wine of cognac spirits must be distilled to 31 Martha, for in later days it, probably, deteriorate due to exposure to higher temperatures. Distillation takes place twice in traditional copper stills.
The distillate must mature in oak barrels for at least 2 years old. Barrels are made only from oak from the Limousin forests in France. Wood, from which barrels are made, first dry about 3 years old. Hennessy Cooperators uses only wood to produce barrels, hot water and metal.
At the Hennessy house 65 cellars with more than 380 000 barrels. This collection has been collected over 200 years old.
How the best cognac in the world was created? History of the Hennessy brand.
The Hennessy brand has over 250 years of history.. It all started in 1765 year, when the Irishman Richard Hennessy founded the Hennessy House in Cognac, France. He was an officer in the army of King Louis XV, How did he get French citizenship?.
AT 1817 Prince of Wales (later King of Great Britain) George IV asked the House of Hennessy to make "very good old light cognac". From this point on, the VSOP age marking appears – Very Superior Old Pale (very high quality, old and pale), which is still used throughout the industry.
AT 1856 year the coat of arms of the Hennessy family became a symbol of the brand. On the Bras Armée coat of arms, what does "armed hand" mean, pictured fist, clutching ax. This is a reference to Richard Hennessy's 12 year military career in the French army..
AT 1865 Maurice Hennessy, great-grandson of Richard, decided to create a classification of cognacs. He used a different number of stars to denote quality, which gave rise to Hennessy cognac with a rating 3 stars, which today is known as VS ( Very Special ). after 5 years Maurice created cognac XO – Extra Old .
AT 1971 Hennessy merged with champagne maker Moet Chandon to form Moet Hennessy . AT 1987 the final merger took place, which resulted in the formation of a branded company producing luxury goods – LVMH or Louis Vitton Moet Hennessy.
