A bit about Benedictine.

A jock that I remember is that two men go to Italy and decide that they would like to go to a bar and drink what the locals drink.  But they have no idea what to have so they ask eth bar man what you drink around here . The bar man say all sorts of thing but one thing that he knew the pope drank was Benedictine.  So the two men set about drinking the Benedictine. The next day they were not feeling at all well and one turns to the other and say if that is what the pope drinks, I can see why they carry in around in a chair.

The history of Benedictine goes back to 1510 when it was made by the Dom Berardo’s monastery at Fécamp in the Normandy region of France.  That was up until 1789 when the monasteries were forcibly closed and production was banned .

Benedictine was not made until 1860 when a descendant from the monastery layers found a secrete recipe in a bundle of old papers. He built a very gothic distillery and went in to production.

Benedictine has in the region of 56 ingredients in the mix to make the spiced brandy liquor.  But the actual recipe is only know to only three people at one time . It is about 405 ABV and has a spiced honey flavour that is very distinct.

You can drink it on its own and as a liquor it is perfect for the end of a meal , but if you are in the coattail mod then a B and b is that you are looking for .  Simply equal measures’ of  brandy and  Benedictine .