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spirit LIFE

A Luxurious Blend

he latest offering from Hennessy aradis Imperial is a celebration of
precision, excellence, and elegance. Chit Lijauco talks to designer

r k vy t his cr tiv r c ss

o capture precision in a bottle—this this project in Shanghai last January. “It’s case by case.
design challenge from Hennessy Paradis I haven’t found, and I don’t want to find, one single
Imperial confronted Israeli artist Arik method because there isn’t any. I always discover a
Levy as he sat before his drawing board different moment. If it is something you have done Crystalline
four years ago. The Paris-based Levy before, it’s a reinterpretation, which is also good perfeCtion
The Hennessy
welcomed the call to create. He would again be and necessary.” Paradis Imperial
working with what Hennessy calls the “jewel in the In addition, Levy was asked to create not just the LV Trunk
crown” of its cognac collection, a masterpiece in perfect decanter to best keep the amber spirit in but with all the
eaux-de-vie selection by the eighth-generation master to elegantly release it via a service ritual defined by accoutrements
blender Rinaud Filloux de Gironde. precision in pouring, measuring, and tasting. The for an
unforgettable
Although he has designed decanters for Hennessy elements making up this service ritual—gloves, experience;
twice before (XO Mathusalem Rock Regeneration crystal vials, a corolla for pouring, and crystal tulip (opposite) The
in 2012 and Hennessy 8 in 2016), Levy still found glasses for tasting—were all inspired by the tools elegant decanter

excitement in the new challenge. “The creative process that the Hennessy Tasting Committee uses during its crafted by
is always different,” he explained during the launch of daily selection process. These, plus four magnums of Arik Levy

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