Released in 2011, Hennessy Paradis Imperial is a blend of incredibly rare eaux de vie distilled in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Paradis Imperial is the re-creation of a majestic blend, ordered by the Imperial court of Russia in 1818 to celebrate the 42nd birthday of Tsar Alexander I.
The original blend was created by the 1st generation of Master Blender from the Fillioux family, with the original transcript – confirming the order, stored in the archives of Hennessy. Paradis Imperial is released in honour of this historic event, created by Hennessy’s current Master Blender – Yann Fillioux, 7th generation.
Beautifully packaged in a crystal glass decanter designed by Stephanie Balini, with an 18 carat gold-plated label.
Paradis Imperial encloses a treasure: several hundred rare eaux de vie from 40 to 150 years, with a higher proportion of 19th Century eaux de vie.
Background Information:
In 1765, Irish aristocrat Richard Hennessy, who had been serving in the French forces, founded an eaux-de-vie trading business in Cognac. Under his son, James, the company expanded rapidly and the name Hennessy has been interlinked with the history of cognac ever since. Today, Hennessy is the uncontested leader in cognac, selling 50 million bottles a year around the world. Its V.S, V.S.O.P, Privilège, X.O, Paradis and Richard Hennessy are the pillars in a range of products that are both benchmarks of excellence in the world of cognacs and icons of refinement and luxury.
This success is far from simply fortuitous, reflecting an unyielding focus on quality. What’s more, the talents of seven generations of cellar-masters from the Fillioux family have enabled Hennessy to constitute the most remarkable reserves of rare eaux-de-vie in the world.
The excellence of the product inspires an astonishing variety of ways to enjoy it, in a traditional snifter, on ice, in long drinks or in cocktails. Made from grapes, cognac goes perfectly with fruit, spices and other liquors, providing an ideal base for innovative and delicious cocktail creations.
