Our long weekend.

Do you know Benedictine?

This bottle is Benedictine and Brandy.🥃 

In fact during the long weekend I managed to fix my blog ( for the moment!) and we decided to to go to Fecamp, by the sea and to the”palais de la Benedictine”

There has been some changes since we last visited it.

We like the taste of the liquor, but are not used to drinking! So we began the visit with a glass of Benedictine when we get the tickets and do the visit with our glass in hand! All visitors having their glass.

This room is for rent for the weddings and events.

The alembics and barrels of Benedictine.

Benedictine is made of various plants and spices such 

as : cardamome, mace, lemon peels, nutmeg, thyme, black tea, angelica ,maidenhair fern,juniper berries, hysop, cloves, cinnamon and some secret plants of course!

“Le Palais de la Benedictine”

 

After we left we went to “Saint Valéry en Caux”

The cocktail bar. With the ticket we had a cocktail at the end! Spritz with Benedictine (it was very good…but) as we are not used to alcohol we ordered a crepe … but the crepe was with mandarin and… Benedictine jam!!

The monks created this beverage 

Love the ceilings

Hope you liked the visit!

Sea, sun and Benedictine liqueur!

Do you know the french liquor called « Benedictine »?

This is where it’s made in Normandy, in Fecamp.

We visited the cellars.

Somebody was having his or her 50 Birthday here , they were preparing the place.

This is the distillery with the stills 

Isn’t it a nice place for a Birthday celebration?

These are the copper stills

The cieling of one of the room. This place is a palace a Neo Gothic one dating back to 100 years

It was built by this man. At first it was a kind of elixir and a medical remedy.

It contains 27 plants and spices they employ an herbalism 

And the recipe is a secret.
 

It was a fine sunny day

At the end we have tasted three sorts of Beverages

Benedictine, B & B with Brandy ( especially for US) and B with cognac ( for french) different tastes!

Only 5 per cent stays in France the rest is exported.

This is were the visit ends if you want to drink more Benedictine ( with moderation if you drive ! 😆)

Cocktail recipe: ice cubes, 15 ml Benedictine, Schweppes bitter

Or any sparkling bitter beverage and thin lemon peels 🍋 🍋