- liqueur
Cocktail making is often compared to liquid cuisine. Both work on the association of ingredients and the search for the perfect balance between flavours. Replace flavours with fragrances and you can compare the spirits industry to the perfume industry. The parallels are strong: both work with alcohol they infuse/macerate – one with flavours, the other with aromas -, both attach importance to packaging and brand imagery. So why not apply the principles of perfume-making to spirits production? Applying the codes of the perfume industry to liqueur creation That’s the conclusion Marlène, a graduate from ISIPCA (Institut supérieur internationl du parfum,
Roots Herb Spirit is a herbal liqueur based on Origanum dictamnus, more commonly known as dittany of Crete, a cousin of oregano. Natural extracts of the plants are blended with vanilla pods, licorice root and extracts of nutmeg nuts to produce this richly flavoured liqueur. All extracts are 100% natural. No flavour essences or artificial flavourings are used. Type: Liqueur Distillery: Finest Roots Spirits Origin: Greece ABV: 30% Nose: Roots Herbs Spirit is warm to the nose and smells of liquorice, vanilla, nutmeg, dried fruits prune and molasses. It also has an herbal scent, that of dittany. Mouth: In terms of
Opened in July 2014, Charleston Distilling Company is an independent distillery that produces craft spirits (vodka, gin, whiskey and whiskey liqueur) in small batches right in the heart of Charleston, South Carolina. The distillery produced 12’000 bottles in 2015. Launched only two years ago, Charleston Distilling Co. has already won several accolades in the spirits industry, including silver and bronze medals for its King Charles Vodka (a corn and rye vodka), Jasper’s Gin and Calhoun’s Straight Rye Whiskey. Its range also include Carolina Reaper (a pepper flavored vodka), Jasper’s Bourbon Barrel Gin (an aged gin, yes, aged) and Tolerance (a whiskey