The bottle looks to pass through a ring. Pardon, we should say decanter to this work of art with eight rings of crystal and a stopper showing engraved floral motifs.
Text: Marjolein Schuman | Image: LOS Cognac
It was designed by artist Arik Levy and made by crystal house Baccarat. The contents are not bad either: cognac with a colour of mahogany with ruby reflections. A special blend of eight varieties eaux de vie, created by retiring master blender Yann Fillioux of Hennessy in 2017. He had worked at the cognac house since he was 17; the Fillioux and Hennessy families have worked together for 250 years. According to connoisseurs, the cognac smells of spicy oak with aromas of grapes and dark fruit, and tastes of berries, warm spices, toasty oak, vanilla and toffee. We were unfortunately unable to taste it at the editorial office, as only 250 decanters were made of this release. At Sotheby's wine and spirits auction, this was the best-selling drink: number 124 Hennessy's H8 Cognac brought €29,225.
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