Hennessy | Grandmaster Meets Master Blender

To see if masters of two divergent crafts could find middle ground, we flew renowned Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley to the Hennessy headquarters in Cognac, France. There, he met Hennessy Master Blender Maurice Fillioux and experienced what it takes to make the finest cognac in the world. Turns out, it’s a lot like playing chess.

Written and directed by me.