Briottet Creme de Framboise (Raspberry Liqueur) 18% 70cl

Description

Briottet Creme de Framboise is a French raspberry liqueur made in Dijon.

Maison Briottet is a family business, founded in 1836, and has been run by the 6th generation of the Briottet family, Claire and Vincent, since 2014. The Maison is located in the centre of the town of Dijon in the Burgundy wine-growing region. Originally, the family were negociants of Burgundy wine, involved with ageing, blending, bottling and selling the wines. Following the development, and massive popularity of the Blanc Cassis Aperitif (white wine with Crème de Cassis also known as a Kir), in the 1900s, the company progressively focused its activities on producing fruit crèmes, liquors, brandies and Marcs de Bourgogne.

Maison Briottet maintains a very high level of quality. It is the selection of the ripest fruit, locally sourced where possible, from the most suitable cultivars that provides for the finest flavours. The first step on the ladder in the process is contracting the right growers to produce the finest, best quality, ripe fruit. Then, at the headquarters, the fruits undergo carefully observed maceration with very pure neutral alcohol and blending with the correct proportion of sugars to achieve the balance between fruit flavour, sweetness, acidity and alcohol to create top of the range crèmes and liqueurs.

Raspberries have been cultivated since the Middle Ages and are cousins to the wild raspberries which come from Southern Europe. These bright red berries have a sweet but sharp taste. The raspberries are macerated in alcohol for a minimum period of two months. This enables all the finesse of the small berries to be extracted. White sugar is then added to the infusion obtained and this elegant Raspberry liqueur is the result.

Briottet Creme de Framboise (Raspberry Liqueur) is a great alternative to Chambord liqueur. 

What is Creme liqueur?