Hennessy Hennessy France
Worldwide, cognac is clearly more famous than brandy, a spirit distilled from wine that was in the cup of European royalty for 300 years and is now a favorite eaux-de-vie for many drinkers. In order to distinguish between brandy and cognac, it is first necessary to clarify two concepts: first, all spirits obtained by distillation based on fruit wine can be called brandy; Second, within the geographical scope of the Cognac region of France, several specific white grapes are used to make wine, which is distilled twice, and the resulting white brand can be called cognac. Founded in 1765 by LVMH, Hennessy is part of LVMH and is the latest of the three cognacs. Although it started decades late, Hennessy has moved much faster, ranking first in the world for many years, according to data provided by the French Cognac Council, from April 2017 to March 2018, 200 million bottles of French cognac were shipped, half of which were produced by Hennessy. The current grading order of cognac was created by Hennessy: in 1817, at the special request of the British crown prince, Hennessy created the first cognac V.S....