How it is made

Layering herbs and spice over strawberry and Chenin

Its character comes from the way the principal ingredients are handled. Two choices are central to the result.

Loire strawberry with Saumur Chenin

White-wine acidity and mineral tension give the concentrated fruit a more structured base.

Adding mint, ginger and spice

Cooling, warming and lightly bitter notes give the strawberry greater depth.

The result

A 31% frame that holds the fruit

The strength and spice preserve the strawberry’s definition when the liqueur is mixed.

Taste profile

Ripe strawberry, mint, black pepper and gentle bitterness

Ripe strawberry and honeyed notes meet cool mint and black-pepper spice before a lightly bitter, lingering finish.

Food affinities

Four directions guided by ripe strawberry, mint and black pepper

PURE FOLIE Liqueur moves from honeyed, ripe strawberry sweetness into cool mint and black-pepper spice, closing on a lightly bitter, lingering finish. The combinations below are not official pairings presented by the producer, but readings drawn from the recorded taste characteristics.

Fruit desserts that meet the honeyed sweetnessStrawberry compote, marzipan-style fruit sweets (look choop), and panna cotta with strawberry sauce are dishes where fruit within the same family is said to align.

Herb-forward dishes that echo the cooling mintChilled tofu with myoga and shiso (hiyayakko), a mint-forward minced pork salad (larb moo), and tabbouleh are dishes whose cooling herb aromatics are said to align with the mint.

Rich dishes cut by the black pepper’s gentle bitternessBeef tataki with black pepper, pork stir-fried with green peppercorn (moo pad prik thai orn), and a red-wine braised beef cheek are dishes where black pepper is a classic counterpoint that tightens richer food.

Dishes that meet the Chenin’s acidity and mineral edgeKombu-cured white fish, a pomelo salad (yam som o), and oysters with a mignonette sauce are dishes said to align with the acidity and minerality of white wine.

Cooling herbs such as mint are said to align through shared aromatics, and black pepper’s gentle bitterness is a classic counterpoint that tightens richer dishes. Built on the acidity and mineral tension of Saumur Chenin, PURE FOLIE Liqueur draws on both mechanisms, meeting fruit desserts as well as dishes suited to white wine.

Pairing guide — Umeshu

The producer

Distillerie Combier, founded in Saumur in 1834

Distillerie Combier was founded in Saumur in France’s Loire Valley in 1834. It continues a tradition of distilling citrus peel and botanicals, and received France’s EPV heritage designation in 2016.

Official producer website

Award

Silver

IWSC 2013 Silver

Awarded Silver in the liqueur category at the 2013 IWSC.

From Distillerie Combier

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