In 187, X.O. was created by Hennessy for the personal use of Mr. Maurice Hennessy, his family and freinds. Over a century later, this blend of more than one hundred very old 'Eau-de-Vie' from Cognac's finest growing regions, carefully nurtured in cellars which contain the worlds largest reserves of old Cognac, remains the reference, 'The Original'.
Hennessy has a history dating back to 1765 when Irishman Richard Hennessy founded the company. Initially an eaux-de-vie trading business, Hennessy is now the most successful cognac exporter in the world and operates as part of the Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy Group.