D.O.M. Bénédictine Liqueur (75cl, 40%)

A French herbal liqueur made from a blend of 27 plants, spices, roots and flowers. Its origins date to a 1510 monastic elixir by Dom Bernardo Vincelli in Fécamp, Normandy, with commercial production beginning in 1863 when Alexandre Le Grand revived the recipe. The name D.O.M. stands for Deo Optimo Maximo. Today's recipe is known by just three individuals and includes saffron, angelica, hyssop, juniper, citrus peel, vanilla, cinnamon, myrrh, thyme and honey. It is distilled in copper stills and aged up to two years in oak. It is rich amber with copper glints, with a nose of citrus zest, saffron, cardamom, nutmeg, cloves, cedar and sage, a velvety palate of honey and warm baking spices, and a long, warming, gently spiced finish with mocha, fudge, vanilla and pine-sap nuances.