Giffard - Banane du Bresil (750ml)
Giffard Description
Liqueur made from the slow maceration of bananas mostly from Brazil, enhanced by a hint of Cognac. The color is canary-yellow with golden shades. A heady tropical nose, laden with strong flavors of ripe and dried banana. Soft mouthfeel at first, taste of butter and roasted bananas blazed with an alcohol aged in oak barrels.
Emile Giffard was a pharmacist with an inventive, curious nature and the palate of a gourmand. In the scorching summer of 1885, in the small Loire Valley town of Angers, France, he was studying the digestive and cooling properties of mint. Giffard’s research resulted in the invention of a clear mint liqueur, steam-distilled from the Mitcham variety of peppermint. As delicious as it was refreshing, this liqueur was immediately received with enthusiasm from the townspeople of Angers. Emile Giffard’s elixir was called Menthe Pastille after the mint candies that were so famous at the time.
Giffard parlayed the success of Menthe Pastille into a fully operational distillery. Since 1885, the Giffard facility has produced liqueurs, syrups, cordials and tonics from the rich bounty of local fruits and botanicals as well as the exotic spices and herbs that were brought in by ship on the Loire River from ports around the world. Four generations later, Giffard is still owned and operated by the same family who maintain tradition and quality for all of its products. (from the importer)
Gold Medal with the score of 95/100 by the Beverage Testing Institute
