13 Facts About Hennessy

Brand is owned by Moet Hennessy, which is in turn owned by LVMH and Diageo, who act as a non-controlling shareholder.

Hennessy retired to the Cognac region, and began distilling and exporting brandies, first to the United Kingdom and his native Ireland, closely followed by the United States.

Hennessy was responsible for choosing Jean Fillioux as the house's Master Blender.

Maurice Hennessy created the XO designation in 1870, for cognacs which had undergone prolonged cask maturation.

Killian Hennessy had intended to be a banker, but instead went on to position Hennessy as an international brand, travelling to Ireland, the United States and Asia to promote the brand.

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Hennessy first visited China in 1946, and the nation has since become the world's second-largest cognac market.

In 1971 Killian Hennessy spearheaded the company's merger with Moet et Chandon, to create Moet Hennessy.

Moet Hennessy then announced a merger with Louis Vuitton in 1987, creating the world's largest luxury brand conglomerate, Louis Vuitton • Moet-Hennessy or LVMH.

Kilian Hennessy remained on the company's advisory board until his death in 2010 at the age of 103.

Hennessy had originally trained as a farmer before entering the family business.

From 2018 onward, Hennessy experienced production shortages caused in part by increased demand, bottle shortages, and frosts.

Limited editions of Hennessy can contain more than one hundred different eaux-de-vie, some of which can be centuries old; they are traditionally accompanied with luxurious trimmings such as custom-made boxes and hand-blown carafes.

Since 2009, Hennessy has released a number of collectible editions to mark anniversaries, special occasions, or collaborations with artists, designers and organisations, such as the NBA.