2025 MAF V.S.O.P Limited Edition (700 ml)

When Maurice Hennessy codified the VSOP designation in the 19th century, he was institutionalising a blending philosophy that the Fillioux family — sole Master Blenders for eight unbroken generations — has refined ever since. That lineage is the living engine behind this 2025 MAF Limited Edition.

Eaux-de-vie are drawn from partner growers across the four premier crus: the shallow clay-limestone chalk of Grande Champagne (prized for slow oxidation and structural longevity), the clay-flint soils of Borderies (contributing a rounder, nuttier register), and contributions from Petite Champagne and Fins Bois.

Casks resting in humid riverbank chais along the Charente yield mellower spirit; drier inland cellars add grip and character — both are drawn upon in the VSOP blend.

Production follows Hennessy's house transgression: distillation both with and without lees, and heads and tails reintroduced to the brouillis before the second Charentais pot-still pass, concentrating congeners that most houses discard. Base wine is fermented with native wild yeast, no added sugar or sulphur, at 8–10% ABV.

Aging proceeds in Limousin oak from Hennessy's own forests, in barrels hand-cooperaged on-site, to a minimum of four years.

What distinguishes this release is the MAF collector packaging — a numbered limited edition anchoring the standard VSOP liquid in an annual-release format rare for a volume cognac house. Bottled at 40% ABV, lightly filtered, non-vintage.