Abbaye de Lérins

On the island of Saint-Honorat off the French Riviera, monks have lived and worked since the 5th century. Abbaye de Lérins is home to a small monastic community that still uses the island's natural resources to create spirits and liqueurs following medieval methods. It's a tradition where knowledge of herbs and plants became part of monastic survival.

Abbaye de Lerins Lerina Jaune French Liqueur 50 cl 43%

Item no.: 2222786539-70557

Abbaye de Lérins Lérina Jaune is an exclusive herbal liqueur produced by the monks of Abbaye de Lérins, a historic monastery located on the island of Saint-Honorat near Cannes, France. This golden liqueur is inspired by traditional monastic recipes and contains a unique blend of aromatic herbs and spices, offering a harmonious and complex taste experience.

Lérina Jaune has a warm and rounded taste, where notes of herbs, spices, and floral elements blend with a light sweetness. It has a glowing golden color and an intense aroma with hints of honey, saffron, anise, and citrus. The finish is long and balanced, with a smooth warmth from the high alcohol content.

house: Abbaye de Lérins
name: Lérina Jaune
type: Herbal liqueur
alcohol content: 43%
size: 50 cl
origin: France
other: Produced by monks on Saint-Honorat Island, complex flavor profile with herbs and spices
1pcs.
38,75EUR
Abbaye de Lerins Lerina Verte French Liqueur 50 cl 50%

Item no.: 2222786539-70555

Abbaye de Lérins Lérina Verte is an exclusive herbal liqueur produced by the monks of Abbaye de Lérins, a historic monastery located on the island of Saint-Honorat near Cannes, France. This unique liqueur is inspired by ancient monastic traditions and is known for its characteristic green color, intense aromas, and complex flavor profile.

Lérina Verte has a strong and complex taste, dominated by botanical notes and herbs. It resembles absinthe but is classified as a liqueur due to its slightly sweet character.

The liqueur’s color is an intense, natural green, with an aroma that is herbal with notes of anise, fennel, wormwood, and citrus. The taste is rich and complex, offering a harmonious balance of herbs, spices, and a subtle sweetness. The finish is long and powerful, with a slight warmth from the high alcohol content.

House: Abbaye de Lérins
Name: Lérina Verte
Type: Herbal liqueur
Alcohol content: 50%
Size: 50 cl
Origin: France
Other: Made by monks on Saint-Honorat Island, complex herbal taste, natural green color
1pcs.
40,00EUR

About Abbaye de Lérins

Abbaye de Lérins is a monastery on the island of Saint-Honorat near Cannes, founded in the 5th century, where the monks still produce spirits following old monastic traditions. For newcomers it's a narrative-rich entry into French monastery liqueur; for connoisseurs, the medieval origin and the continued monastic community are a rarity that sets Lérins apart from commercial producers.

History & background

Abbaye de Lérins is a Cistercian monastery liqueur, distilled by the monks on the island of Saint-Honorat off Cannes, where the monastery has existed since the 5th century. The monks have grown wine on the island for centuries, and the liqueur range Lérina, marketed by the monastery under the name Abbaye de Lérins, is based on local herbs from the island's gardens. Proceeds from sales go towards running the monastery, in keeping with the Benedictine and Cistercian tradition of monasteries funding themselves through craft.

Production & style

The liqueur is made from herbs grown on the island itself, macerated and distilled following the monastery's own traditional methods.

Signature style

Herbal, Monastic, Complex
The flavour is complex and herbal, with an authentic monastic character.

Facts

Producer	Abbaye de Lérins
Region	Île Saint-Honorat, Cannes
Country	France
Owner	The Cistercian monks of Île Saint-Honorat
Official website	abbayedelerins.com
Founded	1869 (monks return); liqueur production from the late 19th century
Pronounced	ah-BAY duh leh-REHN

Did you know?

The monks on Saint-Honorat have grown wine and herbs on the island since the Middle Ages, and the island is today one of the few places in France where monastery alcohol production still continues in an unbroken centuries-old tradition.

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