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 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. Bénédictine selects product ingredients from the five continents with quality as the sole criterion of choice. The brand, however, only reveals angelica and saffron, making no other claims or allusions as to what the exact ingredient list entails.

Instead, it has the flavor of sweet honey accented with holiday spices, stone fruits, and an herbal nuance. v=1688409076","width":2560},{"alt":null,"id":34462046159161,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1. I didn’t dare to drink it after my first child but this second one I feel I should try it to reap all the benefits people talk about and I just took 2 table spoons. It's useful in the most complex of mixes as well as the simplest, though they're almost always very elegant and refined.A great second consequence is that the bottle would last longer — but hey I just drink it more often! Each and every month - and possibly twice at Christmas - we send out every food lover's favourite newsletter. Benedictine is a sweet and aromatic liqueur that is perfect for sipping on its own or using in cocktails. The recipe disappeared during the French Revolution, but in 1863, wine trader Alexandre Le Grand was said to have found it in his library and set out to recreate Vincelli’s elixir—with a few tweaks.

This blend is double-heated to finish the flavor before going into oak barrels to age for four months. While we have taken care in preparing this summary and believe it to be accurate, it is not a substitute for reading the product packaging and label prior to use.While the exact 27 ingredients in Benedictine are a closely held secret, they lend the liqueur plenty of herbal complexity.

Finish: Warming notes of mocha coffee, fudge, vanilla and pine sap emerge and last through the zesty, saffron and gingerbread finish. Their Sambuca is an infusion of green Sicilian aniseed, plump Paduan elderberries and the purest grain alcohol. A distinctive aroma and spices and citrus with hints of fresh flavour notes mellowed by a touch of honey.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? Yellow Chartreuse is probably the closest in terms of the herbal bouquet and some amaro and pastis may work, too. 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. The story begins in 1510 with a Bénédictine monk named Dom Bernardo Vincelli at the Abbey de Fécamp in Normandy, France. Distilled and aged in a flamboyant palace, built in Fécamp in tribute to this unique liqueur, Bénédictine is a subtle alchemy of 27 different plants and spices.