COMBIER Elixir
A recipe born in 1852 brings together about 15 botanicals—including cardamom, myrrh, cinnamon and saffron—through weeks of maceration and copper-pot distillation.
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Herb and spice liqueur
Bringing about 15 botanicals together through time and distillation
Its character comes from the way the principal ingredients are handled. Two choices are central to the result.
Macerating the botanicals for several weeks
Cardamom, myrrh, cinnamon, saffron, clove and other ingredients release their aromas over time.
Distilling in historic copper alembics
Distillation gathers the botanicals into a bright-gold liqueur with a warm spice profile.
A lost recipe revived in 2011
After production ended in 1980, the recipe was recovered from the distillery archives and returned to the bottle 31 years later.
Saffron, citrus, fennel and warming spice
Bright citrus and saffron meet the warmth of cardamom and cinnamon before a fennel-and-pepper finish.
Question 1
How many botanicals are used?
- About 15
- Only two
- Only five
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Correct answer: A — About 15
The recipe uses about 15 plants and spices.
Question 2
How are the botanicals first extracted?
- Frozen overnight
- Macerated for several weeks
- Only their juice is pressed
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Correct answer: B — Macerated for several weeks
Weeks of maceration draw out their aroma.
Question 3
Which still is used afterwards?
- A continuous sugar-making machine
- A beer fermenter
- A copper alembic
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Correct answer: C — A copper alembic
The macerate is distilled in a historic copper alembic.
Four directions guided by about fifteen botanicals, citrus and spice
COMBIER Elixir is a herbal liqueur carrying bright citrus and saffron aromas, the warmth of cardamom and cinnamon, and a fennel-and-pepper finish. The combinations below are not official pairings presented by the producer, but readings drawn from the recorded taste characteristics.
Saffron’s aroma is noted to align with shellfish and green tea, while cardamom is pointed to as suiting chicken dishes. The complex, botanical-derived aroma of COMBIER Elixir’s roughly fifteen plants draws on these alignments, giving it a base that meets shellfish, chicken, aromatic vegetables and fermented ingredients alike.
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.
IWSC 2022 Silver
Awarded Silver in the liqueur category at the 2022 IWSC.
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