 Here
is one of the most suitable collectibles for our new
billionaires and multi-millionaires who can join the
select band of a 100 to own the most expensive Cognac
bottle ever sold. Beauté du Siècle Hennessy
Cognac is a limited edition Cognac Cuvee which costs
a mere $200 k and has been gifted to the centurion,
Killian Hennessy.
It comes in a Baccarat crystal bottle
that comes in a handmade mirrored glass and aluminium
chest, crafted by 10 different artists. It opens with
a bronze key and a concealed switch which makes the
tray holding the bottle rise gently. The bottle is
held in a gilded lattice designed by Guerlain. Each
chest also has four gold-leaf adorned glasses.
The Beauté du Siècle
Hennessy cognac was launched last week to
mark the 100th year of Killian Hennessy, the sixth
generation descendent of the founder. Killian was
responsible for the merger of the company with Moët
et Chandon in 1971. He had also overseen the creation
of LVMH by merging both Moët and Hennessy with
the fashion giant Louis Vuitton in 1987 and was the
first honourary President of the conglomerate.
The cognac was blended by the French
cellar master Yann Fillioux from Hennessy reserves
ranging from 1907 to 1960. It's the house's best blend,
of course. But the exorbitant price is also because
of the extraordinary bottle the liquor comes in. The
crystal carafe from Baccarat has been designed by
the contemporary French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel
and is a collectible too.
The chest has already been presented
to Killian Hennessy as a birthday present. Another
one was donated to Elizabeth Taylor's AIDS charity
and auctioned for US$200,000 earlier this year. Several
others have already been sold to buyers in Asia, Europe
and America. Countries like Russia and India with
several new billionaires will not be left behind.
A few of the chests have also been
on display at a number of contemporary art places
such as the Galerie Nichidou in Tokyo.
Each chest will be hand carried
and delivered to the buyer by a Hennessy Board member.
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