What is Bénédictine?
Bénédictine: French herbal liqueur on a cognac base. Key to a Vieux Carré and Singapore Sling.
- Category
- Liqueur
- Taste
- Honey, baking spice and herbs, rich and sweet.
- Strength
- 40% ABV
- Similar to
- Drambuie, yellow Chartreuse
- Also called
- benedictine, dom
The story
Wine merchant Alexandre Le Grand launched it in 1863 in Fécamp, Normandy. He said it was based on a lost recipe from the town's Benedictine monks, which was most likely clever marketing. The bottle still carries D.O.M. ("to God, most good, most great").