Hennessy V.S. Limited Edition By Les Twins "Lil Beast" (700 ml)

When Laurent and Larry Bourgeois — the French twin choreographers known as Les Twins — were handed Hennessy's VS canvas, the brief was to visualise the spirit's raw, unguarded energy. The result, 'Lil Beast', is a limited-edition bottle design wrapped around the same multi-cru blend that has anchored Hennessy's entry tier since Maurice Hennessy codified the VS star-rating system — a classification the entire cognac industry later adopted wholesale.

The eaux-de-vie are sourced from over 1,500 independent growers across Grande Champagne (shallow clay-limestone chalk, prized for aromatic lift), Borderies (clay-flint soils, yielding rounder, nuttier character), Petite Champagne, and Fins Bois — each cru contributing a distinct textural layer to the final blend. Humid cellars along the Charente riverbank mellow the spirit; drier inland chais build grip and depth.

Production follows Hennessy's house-defining protocol: double distillation in Charentais copper pot stills, fermenting Ugni Blanc at 8–10% ABV with native wild yeast and no added sugar or sulphur. Critically, Hennessy distills both with and without lees — and returns heads and tails to the brouillis before the second pass — concentrating congeners for a richer, darker spirit than most peers at this tier. VS is matured in new Limousin oak barrels produced at Hennessy's own Cognac cooperage, from trees felled at 80+ years old.

What's unusual: at ฿1,679, this is the only way to acquire a numbered Les Twins collector's release without entering the prestige tier — the liquid is VS-minimum (2 years), but the production philosophy behind it is the same that feeds the XO.