Byrrh Aperitif 1,0L 17%

Dubonnet Rouge Aperitif 0.75L 14.8% This wine aperitif from France, sold since 1846, is based on wines that are mixed with herbs and various spices and stimulates gastric juices. The cinchona bark also gives Dubonnet Rouge Aperitif an elegant bitter note. Dubonnet Rouge is stored for 2 years before it is bottled. Dubonnet Rouge Aperitif is excellent to drink neat, especially before a meal, or to incorporate into various pre-dinner cocktails. Color: reddish brown. Taste: spicy, citrus aromas and subtle sweetness. A classic!

Lillet Rouge Aperitif, 0.75 L, 17% This wonderfully light wine aperitif, with its rich citrus aromas in its taste, is excellent to drink neat or use in mixed drinks. Named after its founders, the Lillet brothers, it has been produced in Bordeaux, France since 1872.The basis for Lillet Rouge Aperitif is wines from the Bordeaux region, which are mixed with extracts of citrus fruits such as sweet, bitter and green oranges from Spain, Morocco, Tunisia, Mexico and Haiti, as well as quinquina bark from Peru.It is then stored for 4-6 months in oak barrels. The color of Lillet Rouge Aperitif is a rich ruby red, the taste has fresh orange notes, a little vanilla, paired with red fruits and a fine spice. Lillet, originally called Kina Lillet, should always be drunk well chilled. Recommended!!!

Byrrh Grand QuinQuina Aperitif 0.75L 18% The history of Byrrh Byrrh is a French wine-based aperitif. Byrrh was once the best-selling aperitif in France and is currently on the rise again. The Byrrh Grand QuinQuina was invented by the brothers Pallade and Simon Violet. The Violet brothers were itinerant textile merchants who recognized the high demand for wine and aperitif drinks at the time. In 1866 they finally developed the recipe for the Byrrh Grand QuinQuina Aperitif. The basis was various dry wines (usually from the Carignan grape), which the brothers skilfully flavored with various national and international spices. These include cocoa, coffee, kalumba, gentian, chamomile, cinnamon and bitter orange peel. At the time, such a mixture was not particularly unusual, which is why the Violet brothers decided to use another special ingredient to distinguish Byrrh from other wine-based aperitifs. They added cinchona bark to their aperitif, which contains the active ingredient quinine, which is known for its effect against malaria and fever. Quinine is also what gives tonic water its distinctive bitter taste. Because of the addition of quinine, the Violet brothers skilfully marketed their Byrrh aperitif as a health-promoting drink. Since the competition naturally did not like this at all, the Violets had their drink officially declared as health-promoting, which meant that it was sold in pharmacies from then on. Byrrh became the best-selling aperitif in France and was also successfully exported to the USA. Due to prohibition there and the Second World War in Europe, however, sales collapsed sharply and tax-advantaged products such as Banyuls, Muscat de Frontignan and Rivesaltes overtook Byrrh. Since 1977, the former family business has belonged to the international spirits group Pernod-Ricard, which still has the spirits manufactured in the old production facilities in the town of Thuir near Perpignan. For several years now, Byrrh has been on the rise again, which is closely linked to the revival of global cocktail culture. The taste of the Byrrh Grand QuinQuina Aperitif The reddish aperitif reveals fine wine and herbal aromas on the nose that harmonize wonderfully with one another. On the palate, in addition to the sweet notes of cocoa, coffee and dried fruit, there is also a clearly perceptible bitter note. This comes from the quinine and sets the taste of Byrrh apart from other aperitif wines. The sweetness is also accompanied by a pleasant bitterness in the aftertaste. Connoisseurs enjoy the Byrrh slightly chilled or as a long drink with soda.