Hennessy is the best-selling cognac in the world. For over 250 years the house has been run by eight generations of Hennessy's along with seven generations of master from the Fillioux family. This lineage gives the cognac unequaled consistency of style and quality.Hennessy Black Cognac is the highly versatile, decidedly different new cognac from the world’s leading cognac house. Distinctively smooth with a fresher, lighter flavor, it is a blend of 35 to 45 unique pale and gold colored eaux-de-vie selected for their elegant floral characteristics. They are then aged in French Limousin oak casks which have been previously used at Hennessy for a more “gentle” maturation, and an elegant wood influence.