Hennessy Timeless Cognac / Baccarat Crystal : The Whisky Exchange



	Hennessy Timeless Cognac / Baccarat Crystal
	70cl / 43.5%
	Hennessy Timeless was created in 1999 to showcase the company’s past and look forward to the future promised by the new Millennium. Sadly only 2000 bottles of this nectar were released - but quality such as this just can't be mass-produced. Blended from 11 of the finest vintages of the 20th century, this is a stunning connoisseur's cognac.

	£9,999.00 inc.VAT (£8,332.50 ex. VAT)

Tasting Notes

Producer's Tasting Notes

Colour: Luminous golden colour and exceptionally bright for such a cognac. Each eau-de-vie in 'Timeless', through its extraordinary quality and ageing potential, has benefited from being aged in barrels with a very low tannin content.
Only this type of ageing favours the perfect, natural blossoming of aromas of those eaux-de-vie which are suited to a long ageing period.

Aromas: Delightful aromatic bouquet, a blend of fresh floral and fruit aromas quickly giving way to the headier scents of cinnamon and spices.

On the palate: An astonishing balance born of the marriage of lively sharp fruit flavours and the more complex notes of antique leather, oak and pepper. A very harmonious combination with good length.

Hennessy Timeless was created in 1999 to showcase the company’s past and look forward to the future promised by the new Millennium. Sadly only 2000 bottles of this nectar were released - but quality such as this just can't be mass-produced. Blended from 11 of the finest vintages of the 20th century, this is a stunning connoisseur's cognac.

Timeless is a blend of 11 eaux-de-vie from Grande and Petite Champagne, from 1900, 1918, 1929, 1939, 1947, 1953, 1959, 1961, 1970, 1983 and 1990 vintages. Overseen by master blender Yann Fillioux, Timeless was limited to 2000 bottles that sold out almost immediately on release as collectors and connoisseurs alike scrambled to get one of the precious bottles.

The beautiful pebble-shaped crystal decanter for Hennessy Timeless was designed by Thomas Bastide of Baccarat, France’s most prestigious crystal house. Captured in an eye-catching steel frame, the Timeless decanter caused a sensation on release and is today recognised as a genuine design classic that many have sought to emulate, but most have failed to achieve.