Orphaned Hyppolite Bonal spent his childhood at the monastery where Carthusian monks created their world-renowned Chartreuse green liqueur. Bonal became a doctor and pharmacist and, in 1865, formulated this herbal remedy out of... Read More
Warning: this is not dry vermouth for your classic Vodka Martini! Blanc Vermouth de Chambery is semi-sweet, fuller-bodied, and a better mixing partner with rum, agave, pisco, and bold American gin. Doiln's 200-year-old recipe... Read More
Vermouth is fortified wine developed from a 16th-century tradition of adding Wormwood (wermut in German) to medicinal remedies. These days, the finest French and Italian vermouth comes from high-quality base wine flavored naturally... Read More
Gabriel Boudier has made a full line of authentic liqueurs for over 100 years, and every home bar should have a few for classic cocktails. Cassis is one of them. For the best all-natural flavor, look for the highest quality Crème... Read More
Banane de Bresil is made of ripe Brazilian bananas soaked in neutral alcohol and then blended with banana spirit, oak-aged Cognac, and beet sugar for sweetness. Unlike the cheap artificial versions, Giffard's banana liqueur... Read More
Once you taste Pamplemousse, you will want to add it to everything! It's a grapefruit liqueur from the Loire Valley made with beet sugar spirit, cane sugar, and fresh pink peels steamed to extract essential oils for an intensely... Read More
There's an entire universe of Eaux-de-Vie: nearly every fruit --including tomato-- is turned into brandy, but if we're honest with ourselves, Calvados is head & shoulders above the rest. Then, there's the added historical... Read More
Lillet Blanc has been on store shelves for almost 40 years, and most people are still shocked to discover it is one of France's premiere Apéritifs. Hailing from Bordeaux, Lillet is a recipe of local wine, orange peel,... Read More
Duffau Bas-Armagnac is Cognac's country cousin with so much more character and rusticity. Starts with a gorgeous amber/copper/caramel color and a slightly vegetal nose of butterscotch, vanilla, and wood. The palate continues... Read More
The aromas of dried flowers, baked apples and macerated cherries open on a structured but delicate palette giving a finish that is perfectly robust and subtly peppery.
With their expansive vineyards in France's Southwest region, the Grassa family produces lots of white wine from traditional grapes like Ugni Blanc, Baco, Colombard, Manseng, and Folle Blanche. Incidentally, some of the same... Read More