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Pure White

Light as island air.

A nod to the pale cognacs 19th-century English buyers ordered from the Maison. Mostly Fins Bois, aged a few years in old casks so the fruit stays bright. Found in the Caribbean.

Bottle of Hennessy Pure White

Tasting notes

Taste

nose

  • Spring flowers
  • Pear
  • Unripe apricot

palate

  • Crushed grape
  • White flowers
  • Honey

finish

  • Fresh
  • floral
  • fruit
  • sweet

How to serve

  • On the rocks: cognac served in a rocks glass

    Rocks glass

    On the rocks

    Pour over ice. Wait thirty seconds. Let the cold open the oak.

  • Highball: cognac served in a highball

    Highball

    Highball

    Build over ice in a tall glass. Top with ginger ale, squeeze the lime, stir once.

00Maison Hennessy · 1765