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CARTRON Eau-de-Vie Framboise Sauvage – “Wild Raspberry” (45%)

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Fruit Liqueurs

Burgundy is not just famous for its wines but also for blackcurrant (cassis) which has been cultivated there for centuries.

Associated with an aligoté white wine, another local specialty, Burgundy’s blackcurrant liqueur produces the famous kir aperitif. It is also used for many other recipes of cocktails.

Liqueur companies are also working with other local fruits like the Pêche de Vigne (peach from the vineyard) from the Burgundian slopes, Lloyd George Raspberries, Montmorency Sour Cherries or Chalonnaise Black Cherries.

For Eaux-de-Vie, local companies buy local Williams pears from the orchards. And Marc and Fine de Bourgogne, the producers have supply from the best appellations in the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune areas.

Cartron

Cartron has been established in 1882, with strong roots in the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges in the heart of Burgundy’s cru vineyards.

For its Crèmes and Liqueurs, the company selects the fruit varieties the closest in spirit to the Burgundian terroir.

They are the most aromatic, those that are most likely to reveal their very singular perfume in pure alcohol. This is even if they are more fragile, more costly and more difficult to find.

For the production of its Eaux-de-Vie, Cartron buys the whole harvest of Williams pears from the orchards. It is including the big fruits, the tastier, those usually kept for table consumption.

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CAFFO Emporia Gin – “Mediterranean Gin” (45%)

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CARTRON Marc de Bourgogne AOC “Hors d’Âge” – 15-Year-old (45%)

shop_admin — Sun, 24 May 2020 05:39:34 +0000

Fruit Liqueurs

Burgundy is not just famous for its wines but also for blackcurrant (cassis) which has been cultivated there for centuries.

Associated with an aligoté white wine, another local specialty, Burgundy’s blackcurrant liqueur produces the famous kir aperitif. It is also used for many other recipes of cocktails.

Cartron

Cartron has been established in 1882, with strong roots in the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges in the heart of Burgundy’s cru vineyards.

For its Crèmes and Liqueurs, the company selects the fruit varieties the closest in spirit to the Burgundian terroir.

They are the most aromatic, those that are most likely to reveal their very singular perfume in pure alcohol. This is even if they are more fragile, more costly and more difficult to find.

For the production of its Eaux-de-Vie, Cartron buys the whole harvest of Williams pears from the orchards. It is including the big fruits, the tastier, those usually kept for table consumption.

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CARTRON Eau-de-Vie Mirabelle – “Cherry Plum” (45%)

shop_admin — Sun, 24 May 2020 04:53:35 +0000

Fruit Liqueurs

Burgundy is not just famous for its wines but also for blackcurrant (cassis) which has been cultivated there for centuries.

Associated with an aligoté white wine, another local specialty, Burgundy’s blackcurrant liqueur produces the famous kir aperitif. It is also used for many other recipes of cocktails.

Cartron

Cartron has been established in 1882, with strong roots in the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges in the heart of Burgundy’s cru vineyards.

For its Crèmes and Liqueurs, the company selects the fruit varieties the closest in spirit to the Burgundian terroir.

They are the most aromatic, those that are most likely to reveal their very singular perfume in pure alcohol. This is even if they are more fragile, more costly and more difficult to find.

For the production of its Eaux-de-Vie, Cartron buys the whole harvest of Williams pears from the orchards. It is including the big fruits, the tastier, those usually kept for table consumption.

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CARTRON Eau-de-Vie Kirsch – “Kirsch Cherry” (45%)

shop_admin — Sun, 24 May 2020 04:29:26 +0000

Fruit Liqueurs

Burgundy is not just famous for its wines but also for blackcurrant (cassis) which has been cultivated there for centuries.

Associated with an aligoté white wine, another local specialty, Burgundy’s blackcurrant liqueur produces the famous kir aperitif. It is also used for many other recipes of cocktails.

Joseph Cartron

Cartron has been established in 1882, with strong roots in the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges in the heart of Burgundy’s cru vineyards.

For its Crèmes and Liqueurs, the company selects the fruit varieties the closest in spirit to the Burgundian terroir.

They are the most aromatic, those that are most likely to reveal their very singular perfume in pure alcohol. This is even if they are more fragile, more costly and more difficult to find.

For the production of its Eaux-de-Vie, Cartron buys the whole harvest of Williams pears from the orchards. It is including the big fruits, the tastier, those usually kept for table consumption.

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Don Q Rum “Oak Barrel” Aged Spiced (45%)

shop_admin — Sat, 16 May 2020 09:44:18 +0000

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

It is located east of the Dominican Republic, approximately 1,600 km southeast of Miami.

Puerto Rico is one of the biggest and best rum-producing nations in the world.

The spirit is also a big part of the island’s history. Creole sugar cane rootstocks were brought from La Española (Dominican Republic) in 1506.

Eleven years later, the first sugar mill was established. Rum production began in the 1650s.

Today, more than 80% of the rum consumed in the USA hails from this island.

Don Q

In 1861, Don Juan Serrallés founded a small sugar cane plantation.

In 1865, he produced his first few casks of rum using a copper pot still from France. With that, the Serrallés family rum tradition had begun.

In 1934, the family launched Don Q. The brand is named for Don Quixote, the famous literary character from the family’s favorite novel.

In 1954, the original Piña Colada was created at The Hilton hotel in Old San Juan, by Ramon ‘Monchito’ Marrero. He was using Don Q Gold rum!

Today, Serrallés 6th generation is one of America’s oldest family-owned and operated companies.

The company is the leading rum producer in Puerto Rico. The brands have close to 70% market share.

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