Bénédictine D.O.M. French Liqueur, Made From a Secret Recipe of 27 Traditional Roots, Herbs & Spices, Notes of Light Honey, Citrus & Soft Almond, 40% ABV, 70cl / 700ml

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This lovely gin-base aperitif is the perfect complement to the hot weather, featuring a refreshing concoction of lemon, cucumber, mint, strawberries, and lemonade. v=1596112823","options":["Size"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":6698738712627,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1. M. Bénédictine weighs in at 40% abv (alcohol by volume), making it a very potent spirit, perhaps there is some truth in the stories that the old abbot’s ghost is seen from time to time at the distillery?

This blend is double-heated to finish the flavor before going into oak barrels to age for four months. Benedictine is a sweet and aromatic liqueur that is perfect for sipping on its own or using in cocktails.

To market it, he embellished a story of it having been developed by monks at the Benedictine Abbey of Fécamp in Normandy, and produced by them until the abbey's devastation during the French Revolution. My mum said that she was given Guinness by the British nurses (in Singapore) when she had my older sister! Tasting the two reveals the real distinction: Bénédictine has citrus, cedar, nutmeg, and sage notes and Drambuie is medicinal with notes of grass, licorice, and orange peel. This may affect factors including the product style and allergen information, and we would advise that you always check the label and not solely rely on the information presented here.

The United Kingdom remains a significant market in Europe where much of the Bénédictine is consumed in the Burnley area of England. Incidentally, the world’s largest consumer of Bénédictine is a gentlemen’s club in Burnley, right here in the UK! s secret 27-ingredient recipe in existence, and although the Le Grand family has revealed saffron and angelica to be two of them, the remaining 25 ingredients are closely guarded.

While the exact 27 ingredients in Benedictine are a closely held secret, they lend the liqueur plenty of herbal complexity. The recipe has been preserved and to this day, Benedictine is made using the same traditional craftsmanship. Finish: Warming notes of mocha coffee, fudge, vanilla and pine sap emerge and last through the zesty, saffron and gingerbread finish.

v=1700935404","width":800},{"alt":null,"id":36502318809401,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0. id":1791346868275,"title":"Johnnie Walker Double Black Label 70cl","handle":"johnnie-walker-double-black-label-70cl","description":"This is a full-bodied whisky distinctive for its intense smokiness and layers of spice. The recipe is a closely guarded trade secret, purportedly known to only three people at any given time. v=1596113515","options":["Size"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":6698776133683,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.In 1982 just 15% of the production of the liqueur was sold in France with 45% of the product going to the United States of America. One day, as he was going through old documents in his family’s treasure of a library, he came across an aged manuscript for the study of hermeticism and alchemy. The replacement, completed in 1898, the year Alexander Le Grand died, is both splashy and ornate at the same time.

It is a flamboyant palace with gothic and renaissance characteristics at play, in some ways, a tribute to the complexity that is this French iconic drink.Each and every month - and possibly twice at Christmas - we send out every food lover's favourite newsletter.