Chartreuse, Benedictine and other elixirs!
October 9th, 2008 at 04:00pm Under France
It’s a well known fact that many recipes for famous French liqueurs, and even for Champagne, were produced by monks. Benedectine, as the name implies was produced by the Benedectine monks at the monastery of Fecamp in Normandy. The inscription on the bottle DOM stands for Deo Optimo Maximo, latin for “To God most good, most great”.
Monk Don Bernardo Vincelli originally designed the “elixir” to sustain the monks in their work and as a medicine to defend them against malaria. I suppose you could say that even if it the remedy did not work, at 40% volume, it would certainly help them to feel better for a while, not sure how much work got done though!
Chartreuse is another popular liqueur originally produced in the 12th century by the Chartreuse Monks in the most beautiful section of Chartreuse mountain range in south west France. The original Monastery has been converted to a museum and you can experience how the monks lived at that time.
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The French seem to enjoy life more then other nationalities, especially when it comes to food and wine. France is a beautiful big country, if you visit in early autumn; you can experience the wine harvest and visit all the famous vineyards. The best way to do this is to take a vineyard tour; most regions of France produce good and famous wines, one of the most popular is the Bordeaux region.
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