During the 18th century this elixir enabled Swedish doctor, Claus Samst, to heal the poor, vagrants, workers and anyone who had difficult lives. After much research and hours of hard work he compiled a manuscript describing 46 diseases that could be healed with this elixir. In 1821, Joseph Chavasse, founder of La Maison Dolin, saved the elixir from extinction by marketing it under the name Suédois Dolin in memory of the famous doctor. Its recipe has remained unchanged.

Colour: shiny, amber with orange tints. <br>Scent: powerful, with hints of bitter orange peel slightly crystallized. <br>Flavour: very aromatic with hints of slightly crystallized orange.

The nose is full of stewed pear with little or no oak influence. The palate has excellent intensity with toffee apple and galangal on the finish.

Merlets Lune dAbricot reinvents a traditional product, Apricot Brandy. The Merlets source different varieties of apricots from partner producers in Roussilon to guarantee consistent quality. Thanks to their position as currant growers and winemakers, the Merlets are able to exchange with their partner producers and call on their own expertise to select fruits of optimal ripeness. The apricots are soaked in pure alcohol with some of their kernels to extract all their flavours, then pressed and filtered. This natural fruit infusion is then blended with a little bit of young Cognac for more depth and complexity, before sugar is added to obtain the final liqueur. Complete control of every stages of the process, from sourcing the fruits and selecting only the ripest to their transformation by Merlet, together with the very high concentration of macerated fruits, convert this brandy, made according to an exclusive recipe, into a product of many uses.TASTING NOTESNose: Sophisticated and powerful apricot, with notes of spice, wood, wild flower, exotic fruit (mango) and a hint of almond.Palate: Smooth and lively, with notes of honey (acacia, lime flower), apricot pulp and hints of citrus (lemon, orange). Very long finish, with slight notes of honeysuckle and bitterness. Generous, rich, unctuous and even dry.

Covert liqueur was born from a desire to bring the fragrant warmth and complexity of three ingredients together in a chord of liquid harmony. Using just fig leaves, spring honey and cognac we capture a flavour in essence which is at once evocative, suave and richly perfumed. Fig trees grow abundantly in the Cognac region of France – adorning the edges of vineyards, sporadically appearing in the wild and taking pride of place in private gardens. At the start of springtime, fig trees plump their leaves with an aromatic sap; becoming richly green in colour, whilst wafting the deliciously heavy and sweet aromas of the sun-roasted leaf. To translate this aroma into flavour, we harvest the fig leaves during the brief period where they are at their most aromatic. They’re then air dried, lightly roasted by hand and finally transformed into this bright liqueur after adding just the two other aromatic ingredients, and a small amount of cane sugar to balance the sweetness. To the nose – Covert has a deep musky aroma, balanced with the brightness of fruit. On the palate it has notes of jammed figs, countered with dry tones of grilled almonds and rye. The aroma of honey lingers, contrasted with a teasing bitterness on the tongue. It is perfect served as a digestif – neat or on ice.

Avallen is aged in French oak casks for two years in the heart of La Manche, Normandy, for a liquid that is fresh, crisp and unapologetically apple forward. Avallen Calvados is a brand with sustainability at its very core. We have a mission to save wild bee populations around the world and put apple brandy back behind the bar. Nose is fresh apples with floral honeysuckle, the body is richly warming with a hint of vanilla custard with a finish of toffee apple.

The original taste of DUVAL relies on a well-balanced blending of aromatic essences. On the nose, the anise dominates with liquorice notes. On the palate, our Pastis is characterised by a pronounced taste of liquorice.

Golden colour, well developed woody nose, lots of vanilla with floral notes, mouth not very aggressive marked by a gentle attack of vanilla and spices; the wood then comes back creating length.

Lights frank nose of light wood when warmed gives this Armagnac a woody note, at once discreet and blond. Fresh mouth revealing all the youthfulness of this already well-balanced Armagnac…