Kilian Hennessys inspiration: Only better with age, Old Fashioned is our new scent with whiskey accords inspired by the complex taste structure of an 18-year-aged single malt. This perfume transports direct to the Scottish Highlands, fireside inside a family estate, layered with generations, evoking the purest excellent whiskey: a single malt. Old Fashioned is a perfume from another era, a modern refinement in scent, like the taste of an exceptional Scotch whiskey in an old-fashioned delight.
Heir to a long line of cognac makers who were pioneers in luxury, Kilian decided to take up the torch of family tradition. His childhood haunts included the family cellars in Cognac. Remembering the "angels’ share" as part of his heritage, he was led into the world of perfumery. The "angels’ share" is what the House of Hennessy calls the percentage that - inexplicably - evaporates from cognac cellars, like an offering to the gods. Many of Kilian’s fragrances today carry this childhood memory as they are reminiscent of the sugar in the alcohol and the wood of the cognac barrels.