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Hennessy Bottle Catalogue PART 2: Limited editions and specials 

(722 bottles; but still not complete. Last updated: Mar 19, 2024)

  

Contents:

1. Henco

2. Pure White

3. VS Limited Editions

4. VSOP Limited Editions (also privilege limited editions)

5. Cuvée and Cuvée Supérieure

6. Distilleries series

7. Series Classique and Classium

8. Library Collection

9. XO Limited edition

10. Paradis and Richard Limited editions

11. Decanters and extravaganza

12. Special Occasion Editions

13. Other Limited Editions

14. Never been on the market (for special occasion only)

15. Casks and canons

1. Henco (1950s)

        

2. Pure White

3. VS Limited editions

2009, Number 1, Kesh and Burrows:

 

2010, Blending of Art (BOA):

[first the 5 BOA bottles and also the devils bottle in a different colour (probably a rejected prelimanary draft); followed by the same bottles with the label unfolded and fully visible]

2011, Kaws:

        

2012, Futura:

  

2013, Os Gemeos:

  

2013 Luminous editions (ecru labels):

   

2014, Shepard Fairey, regular:

   

The regular Shepard Fairey bottles have gold coloured letters and adornments.

2014, Shepard Fairey, deluxe:

 

The De luxe Shepard Fairey bottles have silver coloured letters and adornments.

2015, Ryan McGinnes:

 

   

 

2016, Scott Campbell:

 

 

2017, JonOne:

   

2017: Luminous editions (black labels):

2018, Vhils:

 

2019, Felipe Pantone:

  

2019, 10th anniversary of the art of blending, OSA Seven:

2020:

 

2020, Faith XLVII:

 

2021

 

Les Twins, Move Out Loud:

 

 

Julien Colombier:

2022

2023

 

2024

4. VSOP Limited editions

Flask:

Coupe Spéciale, Eau Sauvage Extreme:

Mexico (2010):

EXISTING BOTTLES OF THE Privilege collection (PC1 t/m PC8) 2011-2018; VSOP or Privilege, according to shoulder text:

	VSOP 70 cl	VSOP 750ml	VSOP 1L	VSOP no content stated	Privilege 750ml	Privilege 1L	Privilege no content stated
PC1 Hélios (2011)	X X Malaysian X Malaysian duty seal		X X travel retail	X		X
PC2 Nyx (2012)	X X Malaysian, duty seal	X travel retail	X X travel retail	X	X	X
PC3 Kyrios (2013)	X X duty seal X Malaysian		X	X	X
PC4 1817 (2014)	X X Malaysian, duty seal		X 1L X 1000ml	X	X		X
Traveler (2014)			X
PC5 Genome not clear (2014)	X X duty seal X Malaysian, duty not paid			X X Malaysian. with duty seal	X		X
PC5 Genome clear (2014)	X		X		X
PC6 not clear (2015)	X X 700ml 40%alc/vol X 700ml 40%vol X 70cl Malaysian; duty seal	X 40%alc/vol X 40%ALC/VOL		X
PC6 clear (2015)	X		X
PC7 Carnovsky not clear (2016)	X X with duty seal X 700ml	X	X X duty seal X no content X Malaysian X Malaysian (var)	X
PC7 Carnovsky clear (2016)	X
PC7 Carnovsky red bottle (2017)	X
PC8 John Maeda (2018)	X X with duty seal	X	X	X (70cl) X (700ml)

PC1 Helios (2011):

   

PC2 Nyx (2012):

PC3 Kyrios by Chris Bangle (2012-2013):

 

Privilege Collection 4 (2013):

   

Travelers Exclusive (2014):

PC5 Genome, Peter Saville (2014):

      

PC6 Peter Saville (2015):

   

PC7 Carnovsky (2016):

      

Carnovsky bottle seen through a colour filter:

Carnovsky red bottle 2017:

PC8 Maeda (2017):

        

Guanguy Zhang (2018):

Privilege Limited Editions (from 2019):

Zhang Huan (2020):

 

United Visual Artists (2020):

 

2021:

   

 

 

2022:

     

2023:

5. Cuvée and Cuvée Superieure (for Japenese market, around 1980s)

   

   

 

From 1990s on:

Cuvée Superieure was produced for the Asian Market.

6. distilleries series

 

7. Series Classique (2000-2002) and Classium (Asian market)

  

 

8. Library Collection (Blue Tome, Red Tome, Silver Top and Library)

Blue tome (1980s): The blue tome bottles come with a case looking like three books

   

Red tome (1994): The red tome bottles come with a case looking like two books

           

The bibliotheque: The library or ‘bibliotheque’ has a casing that looks like 8 books: tome 4 until 11.

 

Silver Top or Red Box (1977-81): The Silver Top has just a rectangular casing, they are in VSOP and in Napoleon quality:

                  

Strictly speaking the Napoléon Silver Top does not belong to the library collection, but I have put it here because of the big resemblance.

9. XO Limited editon

exclusive collection (nrs 1 to 9):

               

apartment103 designs (2015-2017):

            

Marc Newson (2017):

 

 

Festive and Ice editions (2018-2020):

        

Luminous (2019):

 

Frank Gehry design (2020):

        

2021 Chinese new year by Liu Wei:

(note: regular bottles were also sold in the new year boxes)

Julien Colombier:

NBA:

    

Year of the tiger:

Airport Exclusive editions 2022:

 

New year edition:

   

2023:

 

10. Paradis and Richard Limited Editions

 

Hennessy Horus made of 18 carat gold; the oversized stopper represents the overflowing liquor (2009).

 

11. Decanters (Baccarat) and extravaganza

     

        

     

     

Hennessy Extravaganza

The very expensive and extravagant bottles of Hennessy have their own page, where there is room for a more extensive description of the bottles: Beauté du Siècle, 8 Limited Édition, Édition Particulière, Timeless and Ellipse.

Click on this link to see the Hennessy Extravaganza page.

     

12. Special Occasion Editions

 

     

 

 

 

     

     

13. Other Limited Editions.

 

    

 

 

   

14. Never been on the market (for special occasion only)

The following bottles were designed for special occasions only and were never for sale in a regular store. Not all are shown here. You can find pictures of the others on the internet, for instance on the website of the Hennessy afficionado Don Henny.

         

Fissa: 10 different designs made for the occasion of Artistry Night in Amsterdam (2013):

Hennessy had unique bottles degisned for all participants of the 2015 Encore Festival in Amsterdam:

Shon Price, design bottle made on the occasion of a party for Hennessy’s 250th anniversary (2015):

15. Barrels, canons and other

Green cask, vsop réserve:

        

Gold cask:

    

Wooden casks:

   

Porcelain casks:

Dame Jeanne: Dame de la Richonne

Other:

Canons: