If you’re yearning for a sip of the sublime, a taste of tradition intertwined with travel and technology, look no further than Hennessy’s VR experience in Cognac, France.
The venerable French cognac house has just clinched the coveted Best Innovation award at the Wine Tourism Awards, an annual celebration of wine tourism initiatives in France.
Introducing Mobilis, a ground-breaking virtual reality experience nestled within the hallowed halls of one of Maison Hennessy’s storied cellars in Cognac…
So, what’s the buzz all about? Introducing Mobilis, a groundbreaking virtual reality experience that has catapulted Hennessy into the limelight.
Nestled within the hallowed halls of one of Maison Hennessy‘s storied cellars in Cognac, Mobilis isn’t so much an immersive experience as an odyssey through time, art, and craftsmanship.
Conceived by French artists Olivier Kuntzel and Florence Deygas, this 19-minute VR escapade draws inspiration from the whimsical sketches of founder Richard Hennessy himself, scrawled upon his blotting paper in 1765.
Apparently, the visitor attraction took two years of meticulous planning, and the collective genius of 50 creative masterminds, including the virtuosic engineers at studio Backlight (veterans of the VR scene, boasting accolades aplenty) to the skilled hands of Hennessy’s coopers and calligraphers.
The attraction is available year-round to curious souls aged 12 and up, whether you’re embarking on the Hennessy Immersive Initiation, the Hennessy X.O tour, or indulging in the opulent Hennessy Exception Paradis.
And the price of admission? Expect to pay 29€ per person for the Immersive Initiation, 50€ for the Hennessy X.O experience, and for the crème de la crème, the Exception Paradis beckons at 300-500€ per person.
Christmas is coming, and Master of Malt and Drinks by the Dram are ready with a new collection of spirits advent calendars, with 30ml wax-sealed drams behind every door. The calendars cover everything from classic Scotch and Japanese whisky to gin, rum and vodka, and the vast majority of the included spirits are new for…
Glenmorangie has released its oldest-ever whisky, a 50 year old single malt made with some of the last batches of barley malted in the distillery’s own floor maltings before they were decommissioned in 1977. The whisky is limited to 149 bottles, each presented in a bespoke porcelain vessel created by American ceramic artist Peter Pincus.…
There’s no mistaking what you’ll get when you uncork the latest whisky release from Compass Box. Pointedly named This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky, this limited-edition blend puts the exact age and provenance of every whisky in the bottle front and centre. Made from three single malts, the expression brings together Clynelish, peated Ardnamurchan and unpeated…
If you’re yearning for a sip of the sublime, a taste of tradition intertwined with travel and technology, look no further than Hennessy’s VR experience in Cognac, France.
The venerable French cognac house has just clinched the coveted Best Innovation award at the Wine Tourism Awards, an annual celebration of wine tourism initiatives in France.
So, what’s the buzz all about? Introducing Mobilis, a groundbreaking virtual reality experience that has catapulted Hennessy into the limelight.
Nestled within the hallowed halls of one of Maison Hennessy‘s storied cellars in Cognac, Mobilis isn’t so much an immersive experience as an odyssey through time, art, and craftsmanship.
Conceived by French artists Olivier Kuntzel and Florence Deygas, this 19-minute VR escapade draws inspiration from the whimsical sketches of founder Richard Hennessy himself, scrawled upon his blotting paper in 1765.
Apparently, the visitor attraction took two years of meticulous planning, and the collective genius of 50 creative masterminds, including the virtuosic engineers at studio Backlight (veterans of the VR scene, boasting accolades aplenty) to the skilled hands of Hennessy’s coopers and calligraphers.
The attraction is available year-round to curious souls aged 12 and up, whether you’re embarking on the Hennessy Immersive Initiation, the Hennessy X.O tour, or indulging in the opulent Hennessy Exception Paradis.
And the price of admission? Expect to pay 29€ per person for the Immersive Initiation, 50€ for the Hennessy X.O experience, and for the crème de la crème, the Exception Paradis beckons at 300-500€ per person.
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Christmas is coming, and Master of Malt and Drinks by the Dram are ready with a new collection of spirits advent calendars, with 30ml wax-sealed drams behind every door. The calendars cover everything from classic Scotch and Japanese whisky to gin, rum and vodka, and the vast majority of the included spirits are new for…
Glenmorangie’s oldest-ever whisky is a 50 Year Old single malt made with historic floor-malted barley
Glenmorangie has released its oldest-ever whisky, a 50 year old single malt made with some of the last batches of barley malted in the distillery’s own floor maltings before they were decommissioned in 1977. The whisky is limited to 149 bottles, each presented in a bespoke porcelain vessel created by American ceramic artist Peter Pincus.…
Compass Box tells it like it is with new limited edition Clynelish and Ardnamurchan blended whisky
There’s no mistaking what you’ll get when you uncork the latest whisky release from Compass Box. Pointedly named This is a 10-Year-Old Whisky, this limited-edition blend puts the exact age and provenance of every whisky in the bottle front and centre. Made from three single malts, the expression brings together Clynelish, peated Ardnamurchan and unpeated…
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