Smooth, Even In The Rough
April, 2008
WHEN KILLIAN HENNESSY turned 100 last year, the patriarch of the storied cognac-producing clan received a very special gift from his master blender, Yann Fillioux: Beaute du Siecle, a cognac composed of Hennessy reserves dating back to 1907. Hennessy is now offering this nectar to the public in a Baccarat crystal decanter set in gilded bronze within an elaborate 160-pound aluminum-and-glass box designed by French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel. At the press of a button the carafe rises from within...
