The market · Liqueurs and bitters · France and the north-west

Bénédictine

A honeyed herbal liqueur from Fécamp in Normandy — sweet, spiced and soft. The B of B&B, and a quiet part of the Vieux Carré and the Bobby Burns.

honeyed · herbal · warm spice

If you can't find it

Spirit shops.

  1. 1Drambuie
    The same
    You lose the herbs; it's honeyed whisky instead of honeyed cognac.

Goes with

cognacrye whiskeysweet vermouthlemon juice

Knowing it

Where to buy
Bénédictine itself; B&B is pre-mixed with brandy and drier.
A little history
The story of a monk's 16th-century recipe is the brand's own; it was launched as a commercial liqueur in the 1860s.
Worth knowing
Use it by the barspoon in stirred whiskey drinks — it adds sweetness and body like a syrup, with spice.

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