SCYFOOD > Spirits Hennessy La Dame De La Richonne Contact Customer Service ENQUIRY The House was founded in 1765 by irish military officer Richard Hennessy, officer in the service of King Louis XV of France, he discovered the Charente region in 1745 shortly after the Battle of Fontenoy. Soon after, with the help of an Irish family of cognac merchants, Hennessy became the supplier of the various royal courts of Europe, Hennessy dominate the market and actually they have never lost their leading position since. The Hennessy Cognac house has the most impressive collection of vintage Cognac's within their cellar's. This particular bottle is their XO release, To commemorate the traditional "bonbonne", "La Dame de la Richonne" contains a special blend of very old "eaux-de-vie" selected by Maurice and Yann Filioux, the 7th and 8th generation of head tasters at Hennessy. 70cl/40%
