Hennessy
X.O
Original Odyssey
Featuring the stories of AAPI luminaries, Original Odyssey by Hennessy X.O highlights the history and food culture of Asian American families.
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Hayley Kiyoko &
Sarah Kawahara
Episode 1
Henry Golding & Liv Lo
Join Henry Golding and Liv Lo as they create one of their family recipes and share tales of family, identity, success, and love.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdeD3T1veCk
Episode 2
Eddie Huang & Louis Huang
Taiwanese-American director and chef Eddie Huang and his father Louis Huang make homemade Dan Dan Mian while reflecting on their family’s traditions.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/K2pLntEbAaM
Episode 3
Hayley Kiyoko & Sarah Kawahara
Singer-songwriter Hayley Kiyoko and her mother Sarah Kawahara make a 4th generation sushi recipe while talking through Hayley’s odyssey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwP3LzcJ4KY
Hennessy X.O
In 1870, Maurice Hennessy created Hennessy X.O for his circle of friends and introduced a new style of cognac. Hennessy X.O is the Original, the emblematic icon of the Hennessy Maison. Deep and powerful, the eaux-de-vie of this Hennessy X.O cognac are aged in young barrels and marked out by their power and energy, but also by their capacity to achieve a great roundness through time. Our Tasting Committee has explored every facet of the blend and identified several emotions that were assimilated to an Odyssey through 7 chapters:
Sweet Notes: The palate is warmly embraced by flavors of candied fruit.
Rising Heat: The intriguing sensation of an intense, rising heat slowly reveals the complex taste of eaux-de-vie patiently aged in oak barrels.
Spicy Edge: Perception of a strong spicy cognac note, tantalising the lips and palate with its distinct peppery flavor intertwined with a hint of chocolate.
Flowing Flame: A wave of warmth grows, crests and then breaks. A robust presence, full and voluptuous, is felt.
Chocolate Lull: There is the gradual discovery of something very familiar. It is the well-rounded flavor of a rich, dark chocolate.
Wood Crunches: A striking sensation is suddenly felt – the vigorous ebb and flow of oak notes interlaced with vanilla.
Infinite Echo: The evanescent oak notes leave a long, omnipresent finish in their wake. Seemingly endless, it echoes all of the subtleties of each taste and sensation that has preceded it.
