French Spirits

Giffard · Roussillon Apricot Liqueur · France · 25% ABV · 750ml

Giffard Roussillon Apricot Liqueur captures ripe stone-fruit character with rich sweetness and a lively tart edge. Made with Rouge du Roussillon apricots, it brings a distinctive fruit note to a cocktail or a small pour over ice.

Producer & Fruit

Giffard & Cie produces this liqueur in Avrillé, near Angers in France’s Loire Valley. The Rouge du Roussillon apricot variety is prized for its delicate, juicy flesh and aromatic character. After harvest, the fruit’s flesh and skin are macerated to capture their flavor and color.

Tasting Notes

Ripe apricot aromas open into fresh green notes and hints of sweet spice, vanilla and caramel. Baked apricot and caramelized fruit lead on the palate, with subtle almond and honeyed tones. A tart, apricot-compote-like edge balances the sweetness, while the medium-length finish carries honey, dried apricot and gentle citrus acidity.

Serving & Pairing Suggestions

Enjoy a small pour neat or over ice, or use it to add stone-fruit flavor and body to cocktails. Try a Charlie Chaplin with apricot liqueur, sloe gin and lime juice, or combine with sparkling wine and a touch of lemon for a lighter serve.

Suggested pairings include almond tart, fresh goat cheese and dark chocolate. Vanilla and caramel desserts also complement its fruit-forward character.

Details

• Producer: Giffard & Cie
• Style: Apricot liqueur
• Production location: Avrillé, near Angers, Loire Valley, France
• Fruit variety: Rouge du Roussillon apricot
• Method: Maceration of apricot flesh and skin
• Alcohol: 25% ABV / 50 proof
• Bottle size: 750ml

Expressive apricot flavor for a versatile cocktail shelf.

Giffard · Lichi-Li Lychee Liqueur · France · 750ml

Giffard Lichi-Li brings the fresh, floral character of lychee to your cocktail glass. This French liqueur highlights the fruit’s distinctive aromas, making it an inviting addition to lychee martinis, long drinks, and other fruit-forward cocktails.

Fruit & Character

Originally from China, lychee is now grown in China, India, Madagascar, and Thailand. Beneath its thick pink-red skin lies white-translucent flesh that is juicy, sweet, and slightly tart. Lichi-Li showcases the fruit’s fresh and floral notes.

Original Product Description

Lychee is a small fruit of a large tropical tree with evergreen foliage (9-15m) and flourishing in summer. Originally from China, it is now grown in China, India, Madagascar and Thailand.

Beneath its thick pink-red skin, the flesh of the fruit is white-translucent, juicy, sweet and slightly tart. The fruit can be eaten simply peeled, or cooked, but also prepared in juice as is, or mixed into a drink.

With its fresh and floral notes, Lichi-Li Giffard Liqueur reveals the typical aromas of the fruit in your cocktails.

Serving Suggestions

Enjoy pure over crushed ice, in long drinks, or in cocktails. Try it as the lychee component in a lychee martini.

From the Existing Listing

Lychee martinis are on the verge of becoming the best-selling cocktail at Pineapple Club, a buzzy bar in Manhattan’s East Village.

Nazar Hrab, Beverage Director: “The only drink we sell more of is the espresso martini,” says Beverage Director Nazar Hrab.

Details & Storage

• Producer: Giffard
• Style: Lychee liqueur
• Country: France
• Bottle size: 750ml
• Allergens: None listed in the existing product information
• Additional product information: Lactose free, gluten free, vegan, no preservative
• Storage: Close the bottle tightly after use. Store in a dry, cool place, preferably away from light.

A fresh, floral accent for a fruit-forward home bar.

Bring a taste of Normandy to your glass with Busnel Calvados Pays d’Auge VSOP, a French apple brandy from the Pays d’Auge region.

Produced by a house whose history dates to 1820, this VSOP expression reflects Busnel’s longstanding Calvados tradition. Pour a glass after dinner and take your time discovering this classic Normandy spirit.

• French apple brandy from Pays d’Auge, Normandy
• VSOP expression
• 700ml bottle

Producer Description 

Dark, burnt caramel color. Bright aromas of orange zest, molasses, ginger spice cake.

Warm flavors of bittersweet orange marmalade, mulling spices, and rich caramel with a bitter finish.

Produced by the Bigallet distillery according to the original recipe since 1875, China-China Amer is an incomparably rich and complex, 80 proof, orange-based, bittersweet liqueur peppered with botanical infusions.

The intense orange aroma and flavor in China-China comes from Bigallet's proprietary process of distilling fresh orange peel macerations. This intense orange distillate is blended with earthy and bitter gentian, tart chinchona bark, velvety anise, spicy clove, and a handful of other secret, Alpine herbs and spices. The flavors are married with rich caramel to balance the natural bitterness, and the dark, orange glow of China-China is born.

Memo Summary Notes

Bigallet China-China Amer is a legendary French bittersweet liqueur that has been produced in the French Alps since 1875. Often described as the "French answer to Amaro," it is an essential ingredient for serious home bartenders, primarily because it is the closest widely available substitute for the elusive Amer Picon

Producer Description

Our Armagnacs are aged in barrels crafted by our local coopers and made from Gascon oak, which comes from the nearby Southwestern forests. With this experiment, we desired to enhance the remarkable aromas typical of Gascon oak with a double maturation in new barrels.

Distillation: single distilled in a traditional Armagnacais column still to 58% vol.
Maturation: Aged a minimum of 4 years in two maturations, earning the name “Double Oaked.” The first aging is done in heavily toasted new Gascon oak; the second in new Gascon oak with a special toasting level.

Tasting Notes: The palate is rich with toasted bread, cacao, spices, and roasted flavors.

Enjoy: neat, paired with dessert, or in an Old Fashioned Cocktail.

Memo Summary Notes

The Dartigalongue Double-Oaked Bas-Armagnac is an innovative expression from the oldest house in the Bas-Armagnac region (founded in 1838). This specific bottling is widely considered a "bridge" spirit, specifically designed to appeal to bourbon drinkers through its unique aging process and high-toast profile.

The "Double-Oaked" Process:  

Stage 1: Aged for at least 3 years in heavily toasted new Gascon oak barrels. This provides the "char" and deep color typical of American bourbon.

Stage 2: Transferred to a second new Gascon oak barrel with a lighter, custom toast level to refine the texture and add layers of spice.

Memo Summary Notes

The Calvados Lelouvier Vintage 1988 is a rare, single-harvest apple brandy from one of Normandy's most respected "négociant-éleveur" houses. Lelouvier is famous for sourcing exceptional small-batch distillations from the Domfrontais and South Normandy regions and aging them to perfection in their own cellars.

Pairing: This is a classic "digestif." It pairs beautifully with aged Camembert or Pont-l'Évêque cheese, or a high-quality dark chocolate tart.

Producer Description 

Over one century and four generations, the Tesseron family have developed a treasury of knowledge, tradition and family secrets to create a collection of exceptional XO cognacs. With this unique heritage as their guide, Alfred and Melanie Tesseron, the current keepers of the family flame, are driven by a passion and their desire to share it with you.

Tesseron Passion XO Cognac is a unique blend created from the grape variety grown in their vineyards, Ugni Blanc. It is light and balanced with notes of spices.

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One of the favorites in the fruity and exotic range, Gabriel Boudier's Mango Liqueur, will give you the sensation of eating the fruit. Characterized by its sweetness, this intensely aromatic liqueur will delight your taste buds. The yellow-hued Mango Liqueur reveals the flavors of this tropical fruit.

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Crafted from Japanese seaweed, our Nori Liqueur captures the essence of umami with finesse. The article highlights Gabriel Boudier’s talent for transforming rare ingredients into sophisticated creations. The blend of savory marine notes with balanced sweetness opens up new gustatory horizons.

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A unique liqueur, worthy of the quality and know-how of Massenez. Liqueur de Piment Oiseau is made from bird’s eye chili.

The taste is less sweet than you would expect from a liqueur, but it is uniquely spicy.

An intense taste experience for the adventurous. Massenez creams and liqueurs, found in the most famous and

trendy places in the world, are celebrated for their high quality and unique taste.

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This liqueur has an orange flavour with varying degrees of bitterness.  It is produced clear, and can have blue, green, orange, or red colour added.  The most common, Blue Curaçao is primarily used as an exotic colouring agent in cocktails and other mixed drinks.

G E Massenez has developed high quality ‘triple concentrated’ fruit crèmes.  Their rich aroma make them very versatile and they can be drunk neat, over ice, in cocktails or poured on ice creams, pastries etc

• Eau-de-vie distilled in Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, in the Alsace region of France
• Distilled from Bergeron apricots (classic French variety) harvested towards the end of July
• Crushed and then fermented in fiberglass tanks with no additional sugar or yeast
• Twice distilled on a Charente-style copper pot still
• After distillation, the eau-de-vie is placed in stainless steel vats for a minimum of one year. These vats are kept in an outdoor courtyard and the opening covered in mesh so that the spirit may blow off unwanted esters and benefit from fluctuation in temperature.
• The nose begins with confident Earl Grey tea before expanding to ripe apricot and canned peach syrup with a hint of powdery confection, like a candy necklace; these same notes jockey for position on the lively palate and finish
• 45% ABV

You’ll come for this eau-de-vie’s juicy apricot notes, but a little patience will unfurl a dynamic and complex flavor tableau.

Producer Description

Eau-de-vie distilled in Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, in the Alsace region of France

• Wild raspberries (rare in the Alsace) are sourced from a small grower in Romania; shipped to the distillery within 48 hours
• Wild raspberries don’t have the necessary sugar for ideal fermentation, so instead, they are macerated for 6 days in twice-distilled grape eau-de-vie
• The resulting eau-de-vie is distilled once on a Charente-style copper pot still
• After distillation, the eau-de-vie is placed in stainless steel vats for 6–8 years. These vats are kept in an outdoor courtyard and the opening covered in mesh so that the spirit may blow off unwanted esters and benefit from fluctuation in temperature.
• Reduced with spring water approximately one year before bottling
• Freshly smushed raspberries and raspberry leaves are complemented by cassis & red currant on the nose. The palate displays big florality with dimensions of fresh rose petal and rose stems. These green, stemmy notes move on to the finish with subtle frangipane and pink sea salt
• 45% ABV

Is there such a thing as an afternoon eau-de-vie? If so, this is it. Supporting floral notes make this expression an ideal pairing for tea-time cakes & sandwiches or a compelling pastry ingredient.

Producer Description 

Nuance and complex, this shows a floral lilt up front, sequeing into more substantial vanilla and honey aromas.

The palate is relatively dry, with cocoa and leather lightening to ginger spice and hints of tropical fruit.

Producer Description 

Aroma makes a good showing following aeration as succulent, scents of almonds, toasty oak, lanolin, light toffee and paraffin entice the olfactory sense. Marquis de Sauval XO is an aged, sweeter style of Armagnac. This has notes of toffee, honey and nuts.

Producer Description

Ciroc Passion is crafted with vodka from fine French grapes that lend a distinctive citrus taste. Infused with the taste of the tropics, this is vodka bursting with fresh-tasting pineapple, passion fruit, and citrus. Limited.

Some bottles carry history in them. Dubonnet Rouge has been poured at European tables since 1846 — a fortified aperitif born in Bordeaux, beloved by royalty, and as relevant today as it was in the Belle Époque. Crafted from a proprietary blend of red wine, herbs, spices, and a touch of quinine, it occupies a singular space between wine and spirit, bitter and sweet.

In the glass, it is scarlet red with dark highlights. The nose is warmly herbal — dried fruit, sweet spice, and a hint of orange peel. On the palate, autumnal fruit tones lead to a pleasantly bitter, lingering finish that awakens the appetite exactly as a great aperitif should.

Serve chilled over ice with a slice of orange, top with tonic or soda for a light spritz, or use as the backbone of a classic Dubonnet Cocktail. A staple for any serious home bar.

Origin: Bordeaux, France
Style: Fortified Aperitif Wine
Base: Red wine, herbs, spices, quinine
Format: 1.0 Liter

Producer Description 

The revelation of this recipe with powerful harmony and subtle balance, combines 26 plants, roots, and spices meticulously selected for a memorable tasting experience

Giffard Cassis Noir de Bourgogne — Burgundy, France — 750ml

Giffard has been crafting premium liqueurs in the Loire Valley since 1885, when pharmacist Emile Giffard first created his iconic Menthe-Pastille. Today, the family-owned house is one of France's most respected liqueur producers — and their Cassis Noir de Bourgogne is among their finest expressions. Made from Noir de Bourgogne blackcurrants, the most prized variety grown in Burgundy's rich soils, this is crème de cassis elevated to its highest form: intensely fruity, deeply aromatic, and built for both the cocktail glass and the kitchen.

Dark and purplish-blue in color with a luminous, glowing depth. The nose is rich and inviting — ripe blackcurrant fruit with the characteristic slight vegetal note of blackcurrant buds that signals authenticity and quality. On the palate, the liqueur is lush and concentrated, with intense dark berry fruit, natural sweetness, and a long, fruit-forward finish that lingers beautifully.

Made from Noir de Bourgogne blackcurrants — Burgundy's most prized variety — by one of France's most celebrated liqueur houses since 1885.

• Producer: Giffard, Loire Valley / Burgundy, France
• Style: Premium Blackcurrant Liqueur (Crème de Cassis)
• Base Fruit: Noir de Bourgogne Blackcurrants
• Origin: Burgundy, France
• Size: 750ml
• Tasting Notes: Ripe blackcurrant, blackcurrant bud, dark berry, lush sweetness, long fruity finish
• Best Used In: Kir Royale (with Champagne or Crémant), Kir (with white Burgundy), cocktails, dessert sauces, over ice cream

France's most celebrated blackcurrant liqueur — Giffard Cassis Noir de Bourgogne is the benchmark for what a premium crème de cassis can be.

The finesse of the liqueur comes from the meticulous distillation of cocoa beans from Venezuela or Ivory Coast and a vanilla infusion. A final touch to add originality to this recipe by the Marie Brizard Liqueur Master: a touch of spice. Enjoy neat on the rocks or in cocktails. Producer Description. 

Producer Description 

Crafted with flavor in mind, CÎROC Passion is distilled from fine French grapes and masterfully infused with an exotic blend inspired by the tropics. Featuring notes of pineapple, mango, citrus, hibiscus, and other natural flavors, it offers a taste experience that's both lusciously unique and elegantly smooth.

As a finishing touch, the vodka is encased in a bottle with a distinctive ombre colorway of purple and orange resembling the bright tones of sunset with sleek gold lettering that's sure to stand out on any table. 

Producer Description 

Le Chamois genepi embodies the traditional liqueur, made by macerating artemisia mutellina flowers picked on the mountain in mid-summer and then distilling the artisanal way in our fabulous copper still. It becomes this strong aromatic mountain liqueur, the emblem of Savoie and its famous terroir, which you'll enjoy drinking by the fire after a day of skiing. Authentic and timeless, this 100% Alpine genepi should be an essential part of an evening with friends!

Memo Summary Notes

Dolin Génépy le Chamois (often called "Génépy des Alpes") is a legendary herbal liqueur from the Savoie region of the French Alps. For centuries, it was a local secret—a medicinal tonic for mountaineers—before Dolin began exporting it more widely.

In today's spirits market, it has gained fame as the go-to, affordable alternative to Green Chartreuse.

Producer Description

A very subtle, aromatic Cognac. Its subtle vanilla bouquet also has floral overtones of roses and violets, leading into hints of prunes and apricots. Pierre Ferrand Ambre is superbly balanced on the palate. The aromas found on the bouquet linger on the palate for several minutes.

Producer Description 

Everyone knows that passion fruit is the best fruit, right? And, if you disagree, your taste is suspect. Inherently sweet, sour, and tropically exotic on the nose, this new realease from Giffard is already establishing itself as a favorite in the world of Tiki.

For those who prefer a boozy stirred cocktail, Giffard’s Fruit de Passion is the perfect compliment and counterpoint for dark, spiritous sippers.

Winemaker Description

Byrrh Grand Quinquina is made to the original late-19th century recipe that earned worldwide fame and inspired fifty years of evocative poster art. Byrrh combines a generous, port-like wine and mistelle base with a firm backbone of natural quinine to produce a fruity, refreshing aperitif.

By itself, with tonic and a twist, or paired with blue cheese. In cocktails, Byrrh mixes well with vodka, gin, tequila, Irish whiskey, and grapefruit. Byrrh is produced in Thuir, in the heart of French Catalan territory, near the coast and border with Spain. 

Expert Review

93 Points Wine Enthusiast | Concentrated dark fruit leads the nose and palate on this garnet-hued aperitif wine infused with quinine. Complex, rich stewed fruit notes suggest cherry pie and Port brushed with vanilla, finishing long with drying hints of plum skin, sage and dried oregano plus a hint of espresso-like bitterness.  Best Buy

Producer Description 

Laurent makes four eaux-de-vie: – two from rare, almost extinct grape varieties: Prunelard and Mauzac Rose – a Pear Williams – a Greengage Each eau-de-vie is made from organic fruits, harvested ripe then dried on mats to concentrate sugars/flavors. The dried fruits are then pealed one by one, cut in half, the pit/seeds/stalk are removed as to keep only the flesh of the ripe fruit. Only then are they crushed into a juice and fermented. On average the wine obtained is about 11% alc./ vol. 

This wine is distilled in a pot still to 66% alc./vol. Laurent bottles each eau-de-vie at 45% alc./vol after reducing the proof slowly by adjunction of demineralized water.

An indigenous grape to the Tarn region of Southwest France, the Laurent Cazottes Goutte de Mauzac Rose Eau-de-vie is one of Laurent Cazottes’ true passions. This is not a fine nor a marc, but the wine and the pomace are left together during the distillation.

Hence, this is an Eau de Vie de Raisin. Laurent Cazottes is committed to reviving these heritage varietals and the resulting spirits are pure expressions of the fruit from which they are made. Biodynamic and organic viticulture are practiced. 

Producer Description

Rémy Martin Tercet is a unique Cognac Fine Champagne blended from aromatic eaux-de-vie with notes of fresh and tropical fruits. Reflecting the House style, Tercet lights up a new path for cognac.

Three talents came together to create Rémy Martin Tercet: our Cellar Master, Master Distiller and Wine Master. Three men of their time, each carrying the heritage of generations of Masters before them, combined their unique expertise to reveal the best of what nature offers.

A singular Cognac Fine Champagne, bold, fresh and fruit forward with a surprisingly long finish.

Rémy Martin Tercet can be enjoyed neat to reveal its boldness, with one large ice cube to enhance its freshness, or paired with fresh pineapple or in a pineapple dessert to reveal its roundness.

Producer Description 

Intense, powerful and well-balanced. Some salty notes with hints of dried fruits and exotic spices.

The Landier family traces their winegrowing roots in the region back to 1890, when Rémi's grandfather Julien Girard settled in the town of Cors and planted his first vines. Throughout the 1900s, the family continued to grow their vineyards and began work on the distillery; in 1973 the Rémi Landier brand was launched by his son, Jean-Yves.

Today, the Cognac house is still family-owned and managed by its fifth generation, Géraldine Landier.

PM Spirits founder Nicolas Palazzi, aka Captain Cognac, met Géraldine some years ago while she was working for European spirit purveyors extraordinaire La Maison du Whisky. While traveling in France, Nicolas was introduced to Géraldine by good friend and master cooper Jean-Noel Pelletan.

Sensing a forward-thinking open-mindedness, Nicolas stayed in touch with Géraldine who eventually moved from Paris back to Cognac to help run the family business. When we first began brainstorming producers with whom to work with on COLLAB releases, Rémi Landier was a no-brainer.

These releases represent the start of something new and pay homage to a Cognac house which has, since its inception, shared the same values and ethos that PM Spirits was built on.

This VSOP Cognac was aged for over five years in a combination of used French oak and toasted, new French Oak barrels. It is a single terroir Fins Bois Cognac with no additives, bottled exclusively for PM Spirits and the US market. Producer Description. 

Producer Description 

Matured in French oak casks for at least 20 years, Remi Landier XO Artisanal Cognac is a blend of Fins Bois eaux-de-vie that has aromas of violet, honeysuckle and dried apricots on the nose. The palate offers notes of orange, cinnamon, oak, gingerbread and summer flowers. 

Chartreuse · Végétal Elixir · France · 100ml

Chartreuse Végétal Elixir carries a centuries-old botanical tradition in a compact 100ml bottle. Its recipe brings together 130 plants, linking this French elixir to the history of the Carthusian monks and the Grande Chartreuse.

History & Recipe

In 1605, the Duke of Estrées entrusted the Carthusians with a manuscript containing a mysterious recipe composed of 130 plants. Over the following century and a half, the monks developed that formula, with Brother Jérôme Maubec playing a key role in the final preparation established in 1764.

The existing producer history recounts how Brother Charles brought the elixir to local markets, traveling down from the monastery by donkey. According to that history, the recipe has remained unchanged since 1764.

Botanical Character

The defining feature is its blend of 130 plants. This listing focuses on the elixir’s botanical composition and monastic heritage; individual tasting notes and alcohol strength are not specified in the supplied product information.

Details

• Brand: Chartreuse
• Product: Végétal Elixir
• Country: France
• Botanical composition: 130 plants
• Recipe established: 1764
• Bottle size: 100ml

A small-format expression of Chartreuse’s long botanical heritage.

Most vodka begins with grain. Cîroc begins with grapes — a distinction that sets it apart from virtually everything else on the shelf and delivers a smoothness that grain simply cannot replicate. Crafted in the Gaillac and Cognac regions of southern France, Cîroc sources fine French grapes and subjects them to five distillations, the final one in a tailor-made copper pot still — a technique borrowed from the world of Cognac and applied here with singular precision.

The result is an ultra-premium vodka of unmistakable character: lusciously smooth, with a clean and refined texture and delicate citrus aromatics that lift the nose without overwhelming it. Lightly sweet on the palate, it finishes with an elegance that justifies both the process and the provenance.

Snap Frost is the original expression — the one that built the reputation. At 80 proof, it is calibrated for versatility: exceptional neat or on the rocks, and a natural foundation for elevated cocktails that deserve a vodka worth tasting.

• Producer: Cîroc
• Base: Fine French Grapes
• Distillation: Five times, finished in copper pot still
• Origin: France (Gaillac & Cognac regions)
• Proof: 80 (40% ABV)
• Format: 750ml

Serving Suggestions: Exceptional neat, on the rocks, or in a classic Vodka Martini, Cosmopolitan, or Vodka Soda. Pairs well with light appetizers, smoked salmon, or caviar.

Producer Description 

Water, alcohol, sugar, raspberries and burnt sugar are blended together in refrigerated vats. When the alcohol content reaches a desirable level, the mixture is then filtered and bottled. Color Deep ruby, viscous Bouquet Intense raspberry fruit, nearly a sweet syrup, with oriental spice tones Taste Lush and intensely sweet but just tart enough from the raspberry.