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Liqueurs have existed since ancient times, and their creators were usually doctors and monks, who produced these liquors primarily for medicinal purposes. Besides, the real beginning of the liqueurs was due to the monks who created the famous herbal Benedictine (in Normandy) and Chartreuse (near Grenoble) in France at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries. The heyday of the production and popularity of liqueurs fell in the 17th and 18th centuries thanks to merchants in the Netherlands. It was then that the world-famous Bols liqueurs were created. In Poland, the liqueur production culture was initiated by Count Potocki, who in the year 1823 founded the legendary factory in Lancut, which still exists to this day.
The liqueur itself is a high-percentage alcoholic drink with a slightly thick consistency, made by flavoring spirit or other types of alcohol with fruit, flowers, sugar, spices or herbs. Additionally, additives such as milk, cream, coffee or chocolate are allowed. It is important that the sugar content of the liqueur is at least 70, 80 or 100 g per liter (depending on the type of liqueur) and that the minimum alcoholic strength is 15% ABV. The word "liqueur" comes from Latin and literally means "to dissolve".
Related to liqueurs are tinctures - strong (usually 40-45% ABV) alcoholic extracts of fruit, roots, herbs or flowers, produced by the maceration of individual ingredients in neutral alcohol, which can be sweetened with sugar syrup or honey. Sometimes both names are used interchangeably for liqueur and tincture, and there are also other, though not entirely identical, names - cordial, schnapps or ratafia (which are in fact a special type of liqueur or tincture).
There are plenty of liqueurs in the world with many flavors. In general, the division is simple and includes the following distillates: fruit, herbal (sweet and bitter), spicy, honey, creamy and others. There are still so-called eaux-de-vie - pure, strong (40% ABV and more), fruity or herbal distillates, the common feature of which is not aging in the barrel. The French people are the leaders in this category.
In our portfolio you will find more than a hundred different types of liqueurs, from the most popular ones - such as almond amaretto or orange flavored (although blue colored) blue Curacao, to extremely rare liqueurs made of basil, chestnut, gingerbread, and even tonka beans or... hay. We invite you to familiarize yourself with our offer!
