Giffard France
A Loire Valley liqueur house founded by a pharmacist in 1885, still run by his descendants.
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- Origin
- Angers, France
- Founded
- 1885
- Founder
- Émile Giffard
- Producer’s site
- giffard.com/en
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Giffard France Grenadine Syrup (350 mL)
Rich pomegranate and red berry syrup with balanced sweetness.
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Giffard France Ginger Liqueur (700 mL)
Warm, lemony, bitter and earthy notes with a hint of lemongrass.
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Giffard France Elderflower Liqueur (700 mL)
Delicate elderflower with lychee, citrus, and floral elegance.
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Giffard France Triple Sec (700 mL)
Orange peel liqueur without the alcohol, for a margarita or a sidecar that still tastes built.
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Giffard France Liqueur Collection (3 × 700 mL)
Three Giffard liqueurs — the orange, the elderflower and the ginger — and most cocktails need one of them.
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Who they are
In the heatwave of 1885 the owner of the Grand Hotel in Angers asked the pharmacist next door for something to relieve his guests. Émile Giffard had been studying mint, and what he handed back was a clear liqueur steam-distilled from Mitcham peppermint. He named it Menthe-Pastille after the mint sweets of the day, and within the year he had turned the pharmacy into a distillery.
Maison Giffard has stayed in the family since — five generations now, working from Avrillé just outside Angers, drawing fruit and botanicals from the orchards of the Loire Valley.
The alcohol-free range came out of the same room and the same fruit as the liqueurs, and the family were explicit that it had to be made the Giffard way rather than bought in.
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Lyre's Spirit Co Coffee Liqueur Alternative (700 mL)
Roasted coffee and caramel, rich and lightly sweet.
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Three Spirit Functional Drinks Livener (500 mL)
Watermelon and hibiscus with cayenne heat, and caffeine on the label.
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Spain
Mommos Amarette (700 mL)
Sweet and velvety, with almond and a hint of spice.
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Who founded Giffard?
Émile Giffard, a pharmacist in Angers, in 1885. His descendants still own and run it, five generations on.
How is the alcohol-free range made?
The fruit is macerated in vinegar rather than in neutral alcohol, then pasteurized. The vinegar carries the taste and leaves a sharpness at the end that stands in for the bite of alcohol.
Is it the same fruit as the liqueurs?
Yes. The grapefruit in the alcohol-free range is the grapefruit in the liqueur; only the maceration differs.
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