Briottet Creme de Peche de Vigne Liqueur (Wild Peach Liqueur) 18% 70cl

Description

Briottet Creme de Peche de Vigne is a French peach liqueur made in Dijon by Edmond Briottet. Peche de Vigne, translates as “peach of the vine”, and refer to a type of heirloom peach grown alongside vineyards in the region. These small, fuzzy fruits are sought after for their incredible flavours.

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.

Briottet Creme de Peche de Vigne is made using fruit sourced from close to the distillery. The fruits are macerated in alcohol and sweetened in the same way as the red fruits for Cassis, Mure etc. It is only ever made in small quantities as the wild peaches are relatively rare.