The agave plant is best known as the raw material behind tequila, but its nectar has long since found its way into cocktail bars worldwide as a gentler alternative to sugar. Monin Agave Syrup is that nectar, dissolved and ready to use.

Expert's description

Monin Agave Syrup is a French syrup from Monin, based on agave nectar, with no alcohol.

Monin was founded in 1912 in Bourges, France, and today is one of the most widely used names behind bars worldwide. Agave nectar has gained ground with bartenders in recent years, partly because it dissolves instantly in both hot and cold drinks and has a lower glycaemic index than ordinary sugar.

Taste

The syrup has a round, clean sweetness with notes of cooked agave and honey, without the sharp sweetness that ordinary sugar syrup can have.

Specifications

Name: Monin Agave Syrup
Producer: Monin
Region/Country: Bourges, France
Type: Syrup (non-alcoholic)
Main ingredient: Agave nectar
Size: 70 cl
EAN number: 3052911468490
Serving suggestion: Use as a sweetener in cocktails such as the Margarita and Whisky Sour, or in coffee or tea, where a gentle, round sweetness is preferred.

Did you know?

Agave nectar is used by many bartenders as a substitute for classic sugar syrup, precisely because its round flavour and instant solubility make it easier to work with in both hot and cold drinks.

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Colombia is rarely associated with rum in our part of the world - but behind the clear colour lies 100 months of maturation and a story stretching back to the 1700s.

Ekspertens beskrivelse

Dictador Claro (Old Version) is a Colombian rum from the Destilería Colombiana distillery in Cartagena de Indias, aged 100 months and bottled at 40% ABV.

The rum is distilled from a blend of molasses and sugar cane, which is fermented and then distilled in stainless steel columns before being aged for 100 months in ex-bourbon oak barrels. Finally, the rum is filtered for colour without losing the character built up during ageing - the result is a full-bodied rum that nonetheless appears clear in the bottle. Destilería Colombiana was founded in 1913 by Don Julio Arango y Parra, and the name Dictador stems from the ancestor Severo de Arango y Ferro, who arrived in Cartagena de Indias in 1751 and was nicknamed "Dictador" due to his power and influence in the region.

Smag

The nose offers walnut and leather with touches of fresh lemon and whipped cream, while the barrel ageing contributes smoked caramel, sandalwood, ripe banana and orange peel. On the palate, waxy orange, ripe apple, sugared almond and brandied cherry appear, while the finish offers peanut brittle, cinnamon and brown sugar. Despite the clear colour, the rum is full-bodied and complex, with a sweetness that never becomes overwhelming.

Specifikationer

Name: Dictador Claro (Old Version)
Distillery: Destilería Colombiana
Region/Country: Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
Type: Colombian rum
Main ingredients: Molasses and sugar cane
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 cl
Production method: Column-distilled and aged 100 months in used bourbon oak barrels, then charcoal-filtered for colour
EAN no.: 7707284029255
Serving suggestion: Enjoy neat, on the rocks, or as a base in cocktails where the rum's colour shouldn't dominate

Smagsprofil

Walnut · Caramel · Orange Peel · Full-bodied

Vidste du at?

The name Dictador stems from Severo de Arango y Ferro, who arrived in Cartagena de Indias in 1751 and was nicknamed "Dictador" due to his power and influence - a descendant, Don Julio Arango y Parra, later founded Destilería Colombiana in 1913.

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Pure liquorice, pure craftsmanship - Råstoff Pure Liquorice is the shot for the discerning drinker who wants both the party and the quality in the same tube.

Ekspertens beskrivelse

Råstoff Pure Liquorice is a Danish liqueur shot based on vodka and pure liquorice, bottled at 16.4% ABV and sold as a single 2 cl tube.

The shot is produced by Spritfabrikken Danmark, a 100% family-owned Danish company founded in 1986 with production in Kolding. The base is vodka, which gives a clean and smooth taste, to which liquorice powder extracted from liquorice root from Central Asia is added, known for its high content of glycyrrhizin, giving an intense and full-bodied taste of genuine liquorice. The small tube makes the shot ideal to bring along for a single round or to top up a larger party.

Smag

The taste is clean and intense with genuine liquorice, carried by the vodka's smooth and neutral character without unnecessary additives. The sweetness is balanced, so the liquorice flavour never becomes overwhelming or artificial.

Specifikationer

Name: Råstoff Pure Liquorice
Producer: Spritfabrikken Danmark
Region/Country: Kolding, Denmark
Type: Danish liqueur shot
Main ingredients: Vodka, liquorice powder from liquorice root
ABV: 16.4%
Size: 2 cl
EAN no.: 5706844519078
Serving suggestion: Enjoy lightly chilled as a shot, optionally with lime, or mix into cocktails and hot drinks

Smagsprofil

Liquorice · Clean · Sweet · Intense

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The liquorice powder in Råstoff Pure Liquorice comes from liquorice root grown in Central Asia, where the soil and climate give a particularly high content of glycyrrhizin - the compound that gives genuine liquorice its characteristic, powerful taste.

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Companero Elixir Extra was born by chance at a rum festival, when someone blended two of the brand's rums together and created an instant favourite on the spot.

Expert Description

Companero Elixir Extra is a Rum Liqueur blending rum from Jamaica and Panama, bottled at 47%.

The rum is produced by 1423 Spirits under the Compañero brand and is a blend of the orange-flavoured Elixir Orange and the 12 year old Extra Añejo. The Panama portion of the blend has matured in casks seasoned with cacao, while the Jamaican rum contributes classic pot still character. The blend was born when an unknown visitor at a rum festival combined the two rums, and the result immediately became a favourite among Compañero's own staff. The release is limited to 9,778 bottles with a label uniting the design of both original rums.

The result is a full-bodied, complex rum liqueur, where tropical orange and coconut meet a pronounced cacao note and a long, spiced finish.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Orange, coconut and dark cacao.

Palate

Full-bodied and sweet with chocolate, tropical fruit and spice.

Finish

Long and warm with lingering cacao.

Specifications

Name: Companero Elixir Extra
Bottler: Compañero
Region/Country: Jamaica and Panama
Type: Rum Liqueur
ABV: 47%
Size: 70 CL
EAN No.: 5712718005868
Number of Bottles: 9,778
Serving Suggestion: Neat at room temperature or in a dessert cocktail

Flavour Profile

Full-bodied · Cacao-forward · Tropical · Spiced · Sweet

Investment Potential

Low to Medium. As a limited release of 9,778 bottles, born from a chance moment at a rum festival, the bottle carries an anecdotal rarity that may interest collectors.

Did You Know?

The name Compañero means "companion" or "buddy" in Spanish, and the brand builds its entire identity around warmth and togetherness in flavour.

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Whole ume fruits rest at the bottom of the bottle - Japanese craftsmanship where honey and royal jelly meet the plum's tartness with no added sugar.

Expert's Description

The Choya Royal Honey is a Japanese Umeshu based on ume fruit and honey, bottled at 17% ABV.

Umeshu is a Japanese fruit liqueur made from the ume fruit, which belongs to the same family as plums and apricots but has a considerably higher acid content. The flavour of a good umeshu comes not only from the fruit's flesh and skin, but also from the kernel. The Choya Royal Honey is made by producer Choya exclusively from Japanese ume fruit (the Kishu Nanko variety), natural honey and royal jelly, with no added sugar, using an average of 240 grams of ume fruit per bottle.

Taste

The taste offers the delicate tartness of the ume fruit balanced by the natural sweetness of honey, giving a smooth, round umeshu without the sharp sugary sweetness found in many other plum liqueurs. The bottle is filled with a couple of whole ume fruits, which continue to lend character to the liqueur.

Specifications

Name: The Choya Royal Honey
Producer: Choya
Region/Country: Japan
Type: Japanese Umeshu (plum liqueur)
Main Ingredients/Flavourings: Ume fruit (Kishu Nanko), honey, royal jelly
ABV: 17%
Size: 70 CL
EAN No.: 4905846114897
Serving Suggestion: over ice, with soda, or on its own as a digestif

Flavour Profile

Ume · Honey-sweet · Tart · Smooth

Did You Know?

Did you know an average of 240 grams of ume fruit is used to make a single bottle of The Choya Royal Honey? It's one of the reasons for the intense, authentic ume flavour that sets it apart from more industrially produced plum liqueurs.

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Pure, smooth caramel in liquid form - alcohol-free syrup for coffee, cocktails or desserts, without a single drop of spirit.

Expert's Description

Monin Caramel Syrup is a French alcohol-free syrup flavoured with caramel, 0% ABV.

Monin is a French syrup producer founded in 1912 by Georges Monin in Bourges, who began producing syrups in 1925 and is today one of the world's leading suppliers of syrups and syrup-based flavourings, ranging from classic vanilla and caramel to more liqueur-like flavours such as mango and coffee. Despite the word "Liqueur" in the product name, this is an alcohol-free syrup, not a spirit.

Taste

The syrup has a deep, smooth caramel flavour with a lightly toasted sweetness reminiscent of homemade caramel. It is thick and well suited to adding both colour and flavour to coffee, milkshakes, cocktails and desserts.

Specifications

Name: Monin Caramel Syrup
Producer: Monin
Region/Country: Bourges, France
Type: Alcohol-free syrup (caramel)
Main Ingredients/Flavourings: Sugar, caramel flavour
ABV: 0%
Size: 100 CL (PET bottle)
EAN No.: 3052910052799
Serving Suggestion: in coffee, milkshakes, alcohol-free cocktails, or as a dessert garnish

Did You Know?

Did you know that despite its wide range of liqueur-like flavours - from coffee to mango - Monin is primarily known as the world's leading syrup producer rather than a spirits producer? This Caramel Syrup is accordingly 100% alcohol-free.

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A bottle of Cointreau on its own is a good gift. A bottle of Cointreau with its own glass beside it is an invitation to use it right away.

Expert's description

Cointreau Fizz Gift Box is a gift set from Cointreau with a bottle of French orange liqueur and a matching Cointreau glass, at 40% alcohol.

Cointreau was founded in 1849 by Edouard Cointreau in Angers, France, and the recipe has remained largely unchanged ever since. The gift box contains a 70 cl bottle of the classic orange liqueur together with a glass designed specifically for serving drinks and cocktails with Cointreau, such as a Cointreau Fizz with fresh lime juice and soda water.

Taste

The taste is dry and intense with orange, with a hint of sweetness and a light bitterness from the peel, giving a clean, crisp finish.

Specifications

Name: Cointreau Fizz Gift Box w. Glass
Producer: Cointreau
Region/Country: Angers, France
Type: Orange liqueur (Triple Sec) with matching glass
Main ingredient: Sweet and bitter orange peel
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 cl
EAN number: 3035540009241
Serving suggestion: Make a Cointreau Fizz with Cointreau, fresh lime juice, and soda water, served in the included glass.

Did you know?

The included glass is designed specifically for Cointreau drinks, making the gift box an obvious choice if the recipient should have everything needed to make a Cointreau Fizz right away.

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Sometimes you just want to taste before you buy the full-size bottle. This 5 cl miniature of Cointreau is the perfect size to try the classic, or to bring along on your next trip.

Expert's description

Cointreau Miniature is a French orange liqueur from Cointreau, made from sweet and bitter orange peel, at 40% alcohol.

Cointreau was founded in 1849 by Edouard Cointreau in Angers, France, and the recipe has remained largely unchanged ever since. Compared with many other orange liqueurs (triple sec), Cointreau has a lower sugar content and a stronger, more concentrated orange flavour, which has made it a staple behind the bar in classics such as the Margarita and Cosmopolitan.

Taste

The taste is dry and intense with orange, with a hint of sweetness and a light bitterness from the peel, giving a clean, crisp finish.

Specifications

Name: Cointreau Miniature
Producer: Cointreau
Region/Country: Angers, France
Type: Orange liqueur (Triple Sec)
Main ingredient: Sweet and bitter orange peel
ABV: 40%
Size: 5 cl
EAN number: 30063655
Serving suggestion: Enjoy as a shot, in a mini cocktail, or as a convenient way to try the flavour before buying the full-size bottle.

Did you know?

Miniature bottles like this one are popular for putting together tastings or gift sets, where several liqueurs can be tried in smaller amounts without opening a full bottle of each.

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A Danish cherry liqueur from 1818 that has since become the main ingredient in the world's most famous gin cocktail.

Expert description

Heering Cherry Liqueur is a Danish Fruit liqueur based on cherries, bottled at 24%.

The liqueur was founded in 1818 by Peter F. Heering in Copenhagen and has since been made from natural ingredients with no additives or artificial colouring. The cherries are crushed including the stone, giving the finished liqueur a light, nutty undertone, and the liqueur is matured in oak casks for at least three years before bottling. Heering Cherry Liqueur is world-famous as the original main ingredient in the Singapore Sling, invented at Raffles Hotel in Singapore.

Taste

The nose is deep and full with dark, ripe cherries. On the palate, Heering Cherry Liqueur is sweet and round with a clear cherry character and a light nutty touch, while the finish is long and full.

Specifications

Name: Heering Cherry Liqueur
Producer: Peter F. Heering
Region/Country: Copenhagen, Denmark
Type: Fruit liqueur
Main ingredients: Cherries (including stones)
ABV: 24%
Size: 70 CL
EAN no.: 7350041950103
Production method: Matured in oak casks for at least 3 years
Allergens: Nuts (from cherry stones)
Serving suggestion: Enjoy with a cheese board, in desserts, or as the main ingredient in a Singapore Sling

Flavour profile

Cherry-deep · Sweet · Nutty · Full-bodied

Did you know?

Heering Cherry Liqueur is the original cherry liqueur in the Singapore Sling, invented at Raffles Hotel in Singapore around 1915.

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There is a world of difference between artificial fruit flavour in a bottle and a real purée. Monin Purémix Rhubarb is the latter – real fruit, pressed and blended into a syrup that works just as well in a cocktail shaker as in a smoothie.

Expert's description

Monin Purémix Rhubarb is a French fruit purée syrup from Monin, based on rhubarb, with no alcohol.

Monin was founded in 1912 in Bourges, France, and today it is one of the most widely used names behind the bar for syrups and purées. The Purémix range differs from classic syrup by keeping more of the fruit's own structure and freshness, so the result resembles the real fruit far more closely than an ordinary flavoured syrup.

Taste

Monin Purémix Rhubarb has a tangy, fresh, gently sweet rhubarb flavour. The texture is thicker than an ordinary syrup, which makes it well suited to adding colour, sweetness, and body to a drink.

Specifications

Name: Monin Purémix Rhubarb
Producer: Monin
Region/Country: Bourges, France
Type: Fruit purée syrup (non-alcoholic)
Main ingredient: Rhubarb
Size: 100 cl
EAN number: 3052911273728
Serving suggestion: Use 2-4 cl in cocktails, smoothies, iced tea, or soda water – shake or stir well, as the purée is thicker than ordinary syrup.

Did you know?

Monin makes over 250 different varieties of syrup and purée, and the Purémix range was developed specifically to give bartenders a quick shortcut to fresh fruit flavour without having to press the fruit themselves.

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There is a world of difference between artificial fruit flavour in a bottle and a real purée. Monin Purémix Passion Fruit is the latter – real fruit, pressed and blended into a syrup that works just as well in a cocktail shaker as in a smoothie.

Expert's description

Monin Purémix Passion Fruit is a French fruit purée syrup from Monin, based on passion fruit, with no alcohol.

Monin was founded in 1912 in Bourges, France, and today it is one of the most widely used names behind the bar for syrups and purées. The Purémix range differs from classic syrup by keeping more of the fruit's own structure and freshness, so the result resembles the real fruit far more closely than an ordinary flavoured syrup.

Taste

Monin Purémix Passion Fruit has a tangy, sweet, exotic passion fruit flavour. The texture is thicker than an ordinary syrup, which makes it well suited to adding colour, sweetness, and body to a drink.

Specifications

Name: Monin Purémix Passion Fruit
Producer: Monin
Region/Country: Bourges, France
Type: Fruit purée syrup (non-alcoholic)
Main ingredient: Passion Fruit
Size: 100 cl
EAN number: 3052910033064
Serving suggestion: Use 2-4 cl in cocktails, smoothies, iced tea, or soda water – shake or stir well, as the purée is thicker than ordinary syrup.

Did you know?

Monin makes over 250 different varieties of syrup and purée, and the Purémix range was developed specifically to give bartenders a quick shortcut to fresh fruit flavour without having to press the fruit themselves.

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There is a world of difference between artificial fruit flavour in a bottle and a real purée. Monin Purémix Coconut is the latter – real fruit, pressed and blended into a syrup that works just as well in a cocktail shaker as in a smoothie.

Expert's description

Monin Purémix Coconut is a French fruit purée syrup from Monin, based on coconut, with no alcohol.

Monin was founded in 1912 in Bourges, France, and today it is one of the most widely used names behind the bar for syrups and purées. The Purémix range differs from classic syrup by keeping more of the fruit's own structure and freshness, so the result resembles the real fruit far more closely than an ordinary flavoured syrup.

Taste

Monin Purémix Coconut has a creamy, sweet, tropical coconut flavour. The texture is thicker than an ordinary syrup, which makes it well suited to adding colour, sweetness, and body to a drink.

Specifications

Name: Monin Purémix Coconut
Producer: Monin
Region/Country: Bourges, France
Type: Fruit purée syrup (non-alcoholic)
Main ingredient: Coconut
Size: 100 cl
EAN number: 3052910033095
Serving suggestion: Use 2-4 cl in cocktails, smoothies, iced tea, or soda water – shake or stir well, as the purée is thicker than ordinary syrup.

Did you know?

Monin makes over 250 different varieties of syrup and purée, and the Purémix range was developed specifically to give bartenders a quick shortcut to fresh fruit flavour without having to press the fruit themselves.

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There is a world of difference between artificial fruit flavour in a bottle and a real purée. Monin Purémix Kiwi is the latter – real fruit, pressed and blended into a syrup that works just as well in a cocktail shaker as in a smoothie.

Expert's description

Monin Purémix Kiwi is a French fruit purée syrup from Monin, based on kiwi, with no alcohol.

Monin was founded in 1912 in Bourges, France, and today it is one of the most widely used names behind the bar for syrups and purées. The Purémix range differs from classic syrup by keeping more of the fruit's own structure and freshness, so the result resembles the real fruit far more closely than an ordinary flavoured syrup.

Taste

Monin Purémix Kiwi has a fresh, tangy, gently sweet kiwi flavour with a green, juicy edge. The texture is thicker than an ordinary syrup, which makes it well suited to adding colour, sweetness, and body to a drink.

Specifications

Name: Monin Purémix Kiwi
Producer: Monin
Region/Country: Bourges, France
Type: Fruit purée syrup (non-alcoholic)
Main ingredient: Kiwi
Size: 100 cl
EAN number: 3052911101403
Serving suggestion: Use 2-4 cl in cocktails, smoothies, iced tea, or soda water – shake or stir well, as the purée is thicker than ordinary syrup.

Did you know?

Monin makes over 250 different varieties of syrup and purée, and the Purémix range was developed specifically to give bartenders a quick shortcut to fresh fruit flavour without having to press the fruit themselves.

See our full range of Monin Syrup

There is a world of difference between artificial fruit flavour in a bottle and a real purée. Monin Purémix Raspberry is the latter – real fruit, pressed and blended into a syrup that works just as well in a cocktail shaker as in a smoothie.

Expert's description

Monin Purémix Raspberry is a French fruit purée syrup from Monin, based on raspberry, with no alcohol.

Monin was founded in 1912 in Bourges, France, and today it is one of the most widely used names behind the bar for syrups and purées. The Purémix range differs from classic syrup by keeping more of the fruit's own structure and freshness, so the result resembles the real fruit far more closely than an ordinary flavoured syrup.

Taste

Monin Purémix Raspberry has a sweet, tangy raspberry flavour with a hint of freshly picked berries. The texture is thicker than an ordinary syrup, which makes it well suited to adding colour, sweetness, and body to a drink.

Specifications

Name: Monin Purémix Raspberry
Producer: Monin
Region/Country: Bourges, France
Type: Fruit purée syrup (non-alcoholic)
Main ingredient: Raspberry
Size: 100 cl
EAN number: 3052910033132
Serving suggestion: Use 2-4 cl in cocktails, smoothies, iced tea, or soda water – shake or stir well, as the purée is thicker than ordinary syrup.

Did you know?

Monin makes over 250 different varieties of syrup and purée, and the Purémix range was developed specifically to give bartenders a quick shortcut to fresh fruit flavour without having to press the fruit themselves.

See our full range of Monin Syrup

There is a world of difference between artificial fruit flavour in a bottle and a real purée. Monin Purémix Green Apple is the latter – real fruit, pressed and blended into a syrup that works just as well in a cocktail shaker as in a smoothie.

Expert's description

Monin Purémix Green Apple is a French fruit purée syrup from Monin, based on green apple, with no alcohol.

Monin was founded in 1912 in Bourges, France, and today it is one of the most widely used names behind the bar for syrups and purées. The Purémix range differs from classic syrup by keeping more of the fruit's own structure and freshness, so the result resembles the real fruit far more closely than an ordinary flavoured syrup.

Taste

Monin Purémix Green Apple has a fresh, tart, crisp flavour of green apples. The texture is thicker than an ordinary syrup, which makes it well suited to adding colour, sweetness, and body to a drink.

Specifications

Name: Monin Purémix Green Apple
Producer: Monin
Region/Country: Bourges, France
Type: Fruit purée syrup (non-alcoholic)
Main ingredient: Green Apple
Size: 100 cl
EAN number: 3052911144790
Serving suggestion: Use 2-4 cl in cocktails, smoothies, iced tea, or soda water – shake or stir well, as the purée is thicker than ordinary syrup.

Did you know?

Monin makes over 250 different varieties of syrup and purée, and the Purémix range was developed specifically to give bartenders a quick shortcut to fresh fruit flavour without having to press the fruit themselves.

See our full range of Monin Syrup

There is a world of difference between artificial fruit flavour in a bottle and a real purée. Monin Purémix Peach is the latter – real fruit, pressed and blended into a syrup that works just as well in a cocktail shaker as in a smoothie.

Expert's description

Monin Purémix Peach is a French fruit purée syrup from Monin, based on peach, with no alcohol.

Monin was founded in 1912 in Bourges, France, and today it is one of the most widely used names behind the bar for syrups and purées. The Purémix range differs from classic syrup by keeping more of the fruit's own structure and freshness, so the result resembles the real fruit far more closely than an ordinary flavoured syrup.

Taste

Monin Purémix Peach has a sweet, soft peach flavour with a juicy hint of honey. The texture is thicker than an ordinary syrup, which makes it well suited to adding colour, sweetness, and body to a drink.

Specifications

Name: Monin Purémix Peach
Producer: Monin
Region/Country: Bourges, France
Type: Fruit purée syrup (non-alcoholic)
Main ingredient: Peach
Size: 100 cl
EAN number: 3052910051617
Serving suggestion: Use 2-4 cl in cocktails, smoothies, iced tea, or soda water – shake or stir well, as the purée is thicker than ordinary syrup.

Did you know?

Monin makes over 250 different varieties of syrup and purée, and the Purémix range was developed specifically to give bartenders a quick shortcut to fresh fruit flavour without having to press the fruit themselves.

See our full range of Monin Syrup

There is a world of difference between artificial fruit flavour in a bottle and a real purée. Monin Purémix Blueberry is the latter – real fruit, pressed and blended into a syrup that works just as well in a cocktail shaker as in a smoothie.

Expert's description

Monin Purémix Blueberry is a French fruit purée syrup from Monin, based on blueberry, with no alcohol.

Monin was founded in 1912 in Bourges, France, and today it is one of the most widely used names behind the bar for syrups and purées. The Purémix range differs from classic syrup by keeping more of the fruit's own structure and freshness, so the result resembles the real fruit far more closely than an ordinary flavoured syrup.

Taste

Monin Purémix Blueberry has a sweet, deep, gently tart blueberry flavour with a fresh, wild-berry character. The texture is thicker than an ordinary syrup, which makes it well suited to adding colour, sweetness, and body to a drink.

Specifications

Name: Monin Purémix Blueberry
Producer: Monin
Region/Country: Bourges, France
Type: Fruit purée syrup (non-alcoholic)
Main ingredient: Blueberry
Size: 100 cl
EAN number: 3052911236907
Serving suggestion: Use 2-4 cl in cocktails, smoothies, iced tea, or soda water – shake or stir well, as the purée is thicker than ordinary syrup.

Did you know?

Monin makes over 250 different varieties of syrup and purée, and the Purémix range was developed specifically to give bartenders a quick shortcut to fresh fruit flavour without having to press the fruit themselves.

See our full range of Monin Syrup

There is a world of difference between artificial fruit flavour in a bottle and a real purée. Monin Purémix Banana is the latter – real fruit, pressed and blended into a syrup that works just as well in a cocktail shaker as in a smoothie.

Expert's description

Monin Purémix Banana is a French fruit purée syrup from Monin, based on banana, with no alcohol.

Monin was founded in 1912 in Bourges, France, and today it is one of the most widely used names behind the bar for syrups and purées. The Purémix range differs from classic syrup by keeping more of the fruit's own structure and freshness, so the result resembles the real fruit far more closely than an ordinary flavoured syrup.

Taste

Monin Purémix Banana has a creamy, sweet, full-bodied banana flavour that stays close to the fresh fruit. The texture is thicker than an ordinary syrup, which makes it well suited to adding colour, sweetness, and body to a drink.

Specifications

Name: Monin Purémix Banana
Producer: Monin
Region/Country: Bourges, France
Type: Fruit purée syrup (non-alcoholic)
Main ingredient: Banana
Size: 100 cl
EAN number: 3052910033118
Serving suggestion: Use 2-4 cl in cocktails, smoothies, iced tea, or soda water – shake or stir well, as the purée is thicker than ordinary syrup.

Did you know?

Monin makes over 250 different varieties of syrup and purée, and the Purémix range was developed specifically to give bartenders a quick shortcut to fresh fruit flavour without having to press the fruit themselves.

See our full range of Monin Syrup

There is a world of difference between artificial fruit flavour in a bottle and a real purée. Monin Purémix Pineapple is the latter – real fruit, pressed and blended into a syrup that works just as well in a cocktail shaker as in a smoothie.

Expert's description

Monin Purémix Pineapple is a French fruit purée syrup from Monin, based on pineapple, with no alcohol.

Monin was founded in 1912 in Bourges, France, and today it is one of the most widely used names behind the bar for syrups and purées. The Purémix range differs from classic syrup by keeping more of the fruit's own structure and freshness, so the result resembles the real fruit far more closely than an ordinary flavoured syrup.

Taste

Monin Purémix Pineapple has a sweet, juicy, tropical pineapple flavour with a fresh, tangy edge. The texture is thicker than an ordinary syrup, which makes it well suited to adding colour, sweetness, and body to a drink.

Specifications

Name: Monin Purémix Pineapple
Producer: Monin
Region/Country: Bourges, France
Type: Fruit purée syrup (non-alcoholic)
Main ingredient: Pineapple
Size: 100 cl
EAN number: 3052911273766
Serving suggestion: Use 2-4 cl in cocktails, smoothies, iced tea, or soda water – shake or stir well, as the purée is thicker than ordinary syrup.

Did you know?

Monin makes over 250 different varieties of syrup and purée, and the Purémix range was developed specifically to give bartenders a quick shortcut to fresh fruit flavour without having to press the fruit themselves.

See our full range of Monin Syrup

There is a world of difference between artificial fruit flavour in a bottle and a real purée. Monin Purémix Strawberry is the latter – real fruit, pressed and blended into a syrup that works just as well in a cocktail shaker as in a smoothie.

Expert's description

Monin Purémix Strawberry is a French fruit purée syrup from Monin, based on strawberry, with no alcohol.

Monin was founded in 1912 in Bourges, France, and today it is one of the most widely used names behind the bar for syrups and purées. The Purémix range differs from classic syrup by keeping more of the fruit's own structure and freshness, so the result resembles the real fruit far more closely than an ordinary flavoured syrup.

Taste

Monin Purémix Strawberry has a sweet, round, and gently tart strawberry flavour reminiscent of freshly picked, ripe berries. The texture is thicker than an ordinary syrup, which makes it well suited to adding colour, sweetness, and body to a drink.

Specifications

Name: Monin Purémix Strawberry
Producer: Monin
Region/Country: Bourges, France
Type: Fruit purée syrup (non-alcoholic)
Main ingredient: Strawberry
Size: 100 cl
EAN number: 3052910033071
Serving suggestion: Use 2-4 cl in cocktails, smoothies, iced tea, or soda water – shake or stir well, as the purée is thicker than ordinary syrup.

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Monin makes over 250 different varieties of syrup and purée, and the Purémix range was developed specifically to give bartenders a quick shortcut to fresh fruit flavour without having to press the fruit themselves.

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There's something reassuring about a bottle that has followed the same recipe since 1898. Poli Elisir Prugna is one of the liqueurs the Poli family in Schiavon has never touched – because it was already perfect.

Expert's description

Poli Elisir Prugna is an Italian plum liqueur from Poli Distillerie, made from pure plum juice of the Prunus domestica variety, at 40% alcohol.

Poli Distillerie was founded in 1898 by GioBatto Poli in the small town of Schiavon in Veneto, and is today run by the fourth generation – siblings Jacopo, Gianpaolo, Barbara, and Andrea Poli. Liqueurs have been part of the production from the very start, and on the old 1930 letterhead, "Fabbrica liquori" actually appeared before "Distilleria Acquavite".

Elisir Prugna's story starts elsewhere. It was originally called Sliwovitz di Prugna, a dry plum liqueur. But in 1938, the term Sliwovitz became reserved for the dry plum distillates of Eastern Europe, and the Poli family had to find a new name for their own, sweeter version. Elisir Prugna was born – made by letting pure plum juice steep in alcohol, without distilling the fruit itself.

The result is a liqueur with a character somewhere between fruit, almond, and baked goods – a style deeply rooted in the traditions of the Vicenza area.

Taste

The aroma offers ripe plums, roasted almonds, and a hint of amaretto biscuit – warm and inviting, like a tray of cookies fresh from the oven. The taste is sweet without becoming cloying, with a distinct plum character and the characteristic touch of amaretto and bitter almond that Elisir Prugna is known for. The finish is soft and lingering, where almond and ripe fruit follow each other into a round, mellow close.

Specifications

Name: Poli Elisir Prugna
Producer: Poli Distillerie
Region/Country: Veneto, Italy
Type: Fruit liqueur (Plum liqueur)
Main ingredient: Plum juice (Prunus domestica)
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 cl
EAN number: 8014115000185
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at room temperature, around 10-15°C, in a tulip-shaped glass, allowing the almond and amaretto aromas to fully unfold. Also pairs well with dark chocolate, vanilla ice cream, or a cheese board with aged cheeses.

Flavour profile

Fruity · Sweet · Almond-like · Round

Did you know?

Poli Distillerie still sticks to the original recipe for Elisir Prugna, and at the distillery the liqueur is used, among other things, in the cocktail "Holy Prugna", where it's mixed with scotch whisky, ice, and a cherry garnish – a small reminder of just how versatile an old Italian family's liqueur recipe can be.

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In Japan, many good meals don't start with wine from grapes, but with ume – a small, tart stone fruit related to plums and apricots. Choya Dry Ume Wine is the dry take on this tradition, made to accompany the food rather than overpower it.

Expert's description

Choya Dry Ume Wine is a Japanese fruit wine from Choya, made from the ume fruit, at 10% alcohol.

Choya Umeshu Co. has specialised in ume-based drinks for decades and is today one of Japan's best-known producers of umeshu and ume wine. Where the classic Choya style is made by steeping the fruit in alcohol and sugar, the Dry version is instead fermented directly from ripe ume fruit, giving a drier, more restrained sweetness than the original.

Taste

The taste is mild and fruity with a fine, balanced sweetness and a tart core from the ume fruit, reminiscent of a cross between plum and apricot.

Specifications

Name: Choya Dry Ume Wine
Producer: Choya Umeshu Co., Ltd.
Region/Country: Japan
Type: Ume fruit wine
Main ingredient: Ume fruit
ABV: 10%
Size: 75 cl
Allergens: Sulphites
EAN number: 4017871800017
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed lightly chilled, as an accompaniment to sushi, sashimi, or other Japanese food.

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The ume fruit cannot be eaten raw, as it's too sour and tart in its natural form – it's only once it's steeped in alcohol or fermented that the soft, rounded flavour Choya is known for emerges.

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The deep blue colour tricks most people into thinking this is pure chemistry. But behind Monin Blue Curacao Syrup lies fairly classic craftsmanship: dried peel from green oranges, drawn into a syrup with a candied, bitter orange character.

Expert's description

Monin Blue Curacao Syrup is a French syrup from Monin, based on green orange peel, with no alcohol.

Monin was founded in 1912 in Bourges, France, and today is one of the most widely used names behind bars worldwide. The blue colour is a classic nod to Curaçao liqueur, which the syrup is designed to echo in taste and colour – without the alcohol.

Taste

The aroma offers green orange peel, and the taste follows with a candied, lightly bitter orange character that pairs especially well with citrus-flavoured drinks.

Specifications

Name: Monin Blue Curacao Syrup
Producer: Monin
Region/Country: Bourges, France
Type: Fruit syrup (non-alcoholic)
Main ingredient: Green orange peel
Size: 70 cl
EAN number: 3052910056353
Serving suggestion: Use in cocktails, fruit punches, or with soda water – especially suited to citrus-flavoured drinks.

Did you know?

The blue colour in Blue Curacao Syrup does not occur naturally in orange peel – it's added to give the syrup the classic, iconic look that drinks like the Blue Lagoon and Blue Hawaiian are known for.

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Mad Owl Gin is a tribute to the owl that used to live in the attic of the distillery building, but moved out because things got too noisy.

Expert's description

Mad Owl Blackberries Handcrafted Small Batch Danish Gin Liqueur is a Danish Gin Liqueur, bottled at 32%.

The liqueur is made from ripe berries from gardens, hedgerows and forest edges in North Zealand.

It can be enjoyed as an aperitif, with dessert or in a Gin & Tonic.

The gin liqueur offers a light sweetness that makes it versatile and easy to combine.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose is fruity, with ripe blackberries.

Palate

The palate is softly sweet, with distinct blackberry.

Finish

The finish is fruity and lightly sweet.

Specifications

Name: Mad Owl Blackberries Handcrafted Small Batch Danish Gin Liqueur
Distillery: Thornæs
Country: Denmark
Type: Gin Liqueur
ABV: 32%
Size: 50 CL
Serving suggestion: As an aperitif, with dessert or in a Gin & Tonic

Flavour profile

Blackberry · Fruity · Sweet

Did you know?

Mad Owl Gin is named after an owl that originally lived in the attic of the distillery building, but moved out due to the noise from production.

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An old recipe sat gathering dust in the attic above the distillery at Fougerolles. It had been up there long enough that nobody remembered it. In 2017 it was brought back down, and the result now stands in the bottle.

Expert description

Lemercier Freres Pastis 1811 is a French Pastis produced at Distillerie Lemercier Frères in Fougerolles and bottled at 45%.

Seeds and plants are macerated and distilled: wormwood, gentian, liquorice root and star anise. The gentian is what makes it different, pulling in an earthy bitterness that most pastis from Marseille simply does not carry. The wormwood points straight back at the distillery's absinthe heritage.

Lemercier Frères was founded in 1811 and is the oldest distillery in Fougerolles, in Franche-Comté. The house is known for three things: Kirsch with AOC status, absinthe, and since 2017 this pastis. Pastis 1811 has taken gold at the IWSC.

The bottle holds 50 cl rather than the usual 70.

Tasting notes

Nose

Star anise and liquorice, though milder than you would expect. Underneath sits something green and herbal from the wormwood, and a dry, almost root-like tone from the gentian.

Palate

Soft and round to begin with, liquorice root and anise up front. Then the bitterness from gentian and wormwood arrives and tightens the whole thing up.

Finish

Dry and long. The anise lingers while the herbal bitterness slowly takes over.

Specifications

Name: Pastis 1811
Distillery: Distillerie Lemercier Frères
Region/Country: Fougerolles Franche-Comté France
Type: French Pastis
ABV: 45%
Size: 50 CL
EAN no.: 3176980600688
Serving suggestion: 1 part Pastis to 5 parts iced water

Flavour profile

Anise · Liquorice · Bitter · Herbal · Dry

Did you know?

Fougerolles is the cherry capital of France and holds its own AOC for Kirsch. Lemercier Frères has been distilling in the same buildings for more than two hundred years and still takes visitors on tours.

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In the old railway workshop buildings by Nyborg harbour, where DSB once repaired freight wagons, the Rømer brothers now brew a coffee liqueur where rum and decaffeinated coffee meet in full organic form.

Expert Description

Nyborg Distillery Organic Coffee Liqueur is a Rum-based Coffee Liqueur bottled at 23%.

The liqueur is made by Nyborg Destilleri on Funen, founded by brothers Niels and Nicolai Rømer, who since 2017 have run a modern distillery in the historic railway workshop buildings where DSB's freight wagons were once repaired. The coffee liqueur combines rum, coffee, vanilla and cane sugar, all organic. The coffee is decaffeinated, giving the liqueur a full coffee flavour without becoming too bitter.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Roasted coffee, vanilla and a light sweetness.

Palate

Full coffee flavour with cane sugar sweetness and a soft rum base.

Finish

Soft, lightly bitter finish with lingering coffee flavour.

Specifications

Name: Nyborg Distillery Organic Coffee Liqueur
Distillery: Nyborg Destilleri
Region/Country: Denmark
Type: Rum-based Coffee Liqueur
ABV: 23%
Size: 70 CL
EAN no.: 5708636500592
Serving suggestion: In an Espresso Martini, a White Russian, or as a shot in coffee

Distillery: Nyborg Destilleri

Flavour Profile

Coffee · Sweet · Full-bodied · Vanilla · Organic

Did You Know?

Nyborg Destilleri's buildings served as a workshop for Danish State Railways' freight wagons for 125 years, until the opening of the Great Belt Bridge made the workshop redundant, leaving the buildings empty for over 13 years before the Rømer brothers took them over in 2011.

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Coffee from the Canary Islands' volcanic soil meets Licor 43's classic vanilla sweetness - Baristo is the Spanish liqueur bridging morning coffee and evening digestif.

Ekspertens beskrivelse

Licor 43 Baristo is a Spanish coffee liqueur consisting of the original Licor 43 infused with quality coffee from the Canary Islands, bottled at 31% ABV.

The coffee used in Baristo comes from Agaete, a gorge in the Canary Islands with rich, lush volcanic soil that gives the coffee beans a special character. By infusing the classic Licor 43 - known for its vanilla sweetness and 43 different ingredients - with this coffee, a liqueur emerges that unites the coffee's roasted depth with Licor 43's creamy, sweet base character.

Smag

The taste reveals notes of freshly roasted coffee with vanilla and hints of sweet fruit, stemming from the original Licor 43 recipe. The liqueur is full-bodied and creamy, and works fantastically on the rocks as well as in drinks and cocktails.

Specifikationer

Name: Licor 43 Baristo
Distillery: Licor 43
Region/Country: Spain
Type: Spanish coffee liqueur
Main ingredients: Licor 43, coffee from Agaete, Canary Islands
ABV: 31%
Size: 70 cl
EAN no.: 8410221902069
Serving suggestion: Enjoy in coffee, neat over ice, or as a Baristo Sour (5 cl Licor 43 Baristo, 2 cl Amaretto, 2 cl fresh lime juice, 1 egg white, shaken and poured into a tumbler, garnished with a lime slice and cherry)

Smagsprofil

Coffee · Vanilla · Creamy · Full-bodied

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The coffee in Licor 43 Baristo comes from Agaete in the Canary Islands, a gorge with rich volcanic soil that gives the coffee beans a uniquely earthy character.

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