Giffard Crème de Châtaigne (Chestnut) bar liqueur /16%/0.7l

The Giffards come from the Loire Valley and for years were involved in the textile trade. The first to break away from the family tradition was Émile Giffard, a graduate of the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Poitiers.

Shortly after his studies, he returned to his hometown and opened a pharmacy in the center of Angers. Émile was equally devoted to developing recipes for panaceas and alcoholic beverages. His first drink was called Chottin, a bitter aperitif based on quinine. However, the breakthrough in his career came in 1885 with the creation of Menthe-Pastille and, as a result, the change of career as a pharmacist to a distiller. The company he founded remains in the hands of the family to this day and is managed by his great-great-grandsons, Bruno and Edith Giffard. They produce several dozen liqueurs and as many bar syrups; the former also include fruit creams bottled with a lower alcohol content and higher sugar content.

The Crème de Châtaigne presented here is the result of slow maceration of Ardèche chestnuts in neutral alcohol. Its palette includes chestnut and almond notes, as well as hints of vanilla and caramel. Giffard recommends serving it in an Automnal cocktail (10ml Crème de Châtaigne, 5ml peach syrup, 5ml lemon juice and 80ml Crémant).