Giffard Cassis Noir

Giffard Cassis Noir

Liqueur: Giffard Cassis Noir

Gold Medal San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2014

Size: 750mL

Proof: 40 (20% ABV)

Origin: France

Distillery: Giffard

Detailed Description

The slow maceration of Cassis Noir de Bourgogne, harvested in the Val de Loire, gives to this liqueur all its powerful and generous aromas.

Giffard Cassis Noir Liqueur Tasting Notes

Nose: The nose reveals notes of ripe fruit with a slight vegetal notes typical of blackcurrant buds.

Palate:Very fruity mouth, intense taste of blackcurrant berries enhanced by the recognizable note of blackcurrant buds.

Finish: Fades with ripe peach, slightly jammy peach balanced with citrus acidity.

Distillery Information

At that time, mile Giffard was a dispensing chemist living in Angers (Val de Loire).He had an inventive, inquiring mind, and was a gourmet as well. He took an interest in the digestive and refreshing properties of mint, and ended up concocting a pure, clear and refined white mint liqueur which he promptly put to the test by offering the guests at the Grand Hotel a sip of his cordial as a relief against the heat wave.

Having found instant success, mile turned his pharmacy into a distillery and named his liqueur Menthe-Pastille , in reference to the tiny mint sweets that were all the rage in those days./p>

Five generations later, the family business still bears the GIFFARD name and is proud to uphold the high standards of quality instilled by its original creator.