Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur is a podcast for anyone that enjoys distilled spirits!
Built on the premise of drinking, discussing, and discovering the world of distilled spirits, each episode features consistent tastings and much more. The featured spirit's backstory is covered, including history of production, marketing, availability, notable events for the spirit, as well as personal stories on enjoyment.
This podcast features new episodes at least weekly, and is the work of host Matt Birchard, who created the podcast as a way to keep a new year's resolution to himself - which was to drink more!
So enjoy each episode whenever you have time, but it's recommended you enjoy a liquor or liqueur during the show!
Episode 122 features Amer Picon. Bottled in 1L at 21% ABV, or 42 proof and it retails for about 25 t0 30€.
Enjoy this episode as you like.
Amer Picon's official website: https://www.piconaperitif.com/ (https://www.piconaperitif.com/)
Brief Historical Timeline:
1830 - The brand’s namesake founder Gaétan Picon enlisted in the French military and was stationed in Algeria.
1837 - Picon founds a distillery in the Algerian city of Skikda, also known as Philipeville.
1872 - Picon left Algeria and opened a distillery in Marseille, France, the spirit becomes known as "Amer Picon" from then on.
1909 - Picon's son and five son-in-laws are running the business with eight total distilleries.
1937 - For the brand's centennial an illustration is commissioned showing a man on horseback with a woman and a bottle of Amer Picon. See it here! (https://www.galerie123.com/fr/affiche-ancienne-originale/32327/picon-1837-1937-un-centenaire/)
1960s - Amer Picon is no longer available in the United States due to a banned ingredient, Calamus root.
1970s - The ABV is stepped down to the current 21% from the original 39%.
1995 - Diageo acquires the brand.
2022 - Campari Group purchases Picon and owns the brand as of this recording.
Key Cocktails:
Amer Picon is featured in pre-Prohibition cocktails, so you if you get a bottle you may want to try it in the Brooklyn Cocktail. But it also has a knack for making beer more drinkable.
References:
Wikipedia Article on Amer Picon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picon_(ap%C3%A9ritif))
Good Beer Hunting Article on Amer Picon (https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2023/8/24/the-past-and-future-success-of-amer-bire)
Saveur Article on Amer Picon (https://www.saveur.com/amer-picon-nevada/)
Diffords Guide Article on Amer Picon (https://www.diffordsguide.com/beer-wine-spirits/144/picon-amer)
Washington Examiner Article on Amer Picon (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine-life-arts/789104/the-unnecessarily-elusive-picon/)
Press Release on Campari Group Buying Picon (https://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/le-roi-du-spritz-veut-relancer-le-picon-biere-20220510)
Link to Historic Poster Showing the Woman Behind the Man on the Horse (https://www.galerie123.com/fr/affiche-ancienne-originale/32327/picon-1837-1937-un-centenaire/)
Drinking French by David Lebovitz (pages 98-99) - Book
Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails - Book
Contact Information:
Official show website is: www.liquorandliqueurconnoisseur.com (https://www.liquorandliqueurconnoisseur.com/)
Join my mailing list: http://eepurl.com/hfyhHf (http://eepurl.com/hfyhHf)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liquorandliqueurconnoisseur (https://www.facebook.com/liquorandliqueurconnoisseur)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/LiquorandLiqueurConnoisseur/ (https://www.instagram.com/LiquorandLiqueurConnoisseur/)
28 Aug 2024
Episode 121: Bénédictine
Episode 121 features Bénédictine. Bottled in 750ml at 40% ABV, or 80 proof and it retails for about $40.
Enjoy this episode with a Béné & Hot, or just sip on it neat.
Bénédictine's official website: https://www.benedictinedom.com/ (https://www.benedictinedom.com/)
Brief Historical Timeline:
1510 - Dom Bernado Vincelli, a monk at the Abbey in Fécamp, Normandy, France, creates an elixir intended to revie tired monks.
1789 - The Abbey is destroyed during the French Revolution and the monks gift documents to secular benefactor Prosper Couillard.
1863 - Alexandre Le Grand creates Bénédictine based upon a manuscript he finds in his grandfather Prosper Couillard's collection.
1864 - Bénédictine is commercialized and the bottle trademarked.
1882 - Alexandre Le Grand purchases the site of the old Abbey and builds a distillery.
1888 - Bottles are first available in the United States.
1904 - The new Le Palais Bénédictine opens after the original distillery was destroyed by arson.
1905 - An outpost for the brand is opened in Paris.
1917 - British soldiers during WWI get a taste for Bénédictine and begin drinking it mixed with hot water post war back home.
1937 - B&B, a version of Bénédictine mixed with Brandy, is first produced.
1984 - The La Grand family sells the brand to Martini-Rossi.
1992 - Bacardi purchases Martini-Rossi, becoming owner of Bénédictine.
Key Cocktails:
Bénédictine has been around for ages and prominently features in the Vieux Carré and Singapore Sling. But, you can also enjoy it like the patrons of the Burnley Miner's Club in England and drink it mixed with hot water.
References:
Wikipedia Article on Bénédictine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9n%C3%A9dictine)
YouTube Video Featuring Le Palais Bénédictine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9B1BA5qXfg) - French language
The Spruce Eats Article on Bénédictine (https://www.thespruceeats.com/benedictine-d-o-m-liqueur-760249)
Diffords Guide Article on Bénédictine (https://www.diffordsguide.com/producers/41/distillerie-benedictine-sa/history)
The Culture Trip Article on Bénédictine (https://theculturetrip.com/europe/france/articles/the-story-of-the-secret-elixir-benedictine-liqueur)
Epicurious Article on Bénédictine (https://www.epicurious.com/ingredients/benedictine-history)
Liquor.com Article on Bénédictine (https://www.liquor.com/benedictine-review-7112998)
BBC Article and Video on the Burnley Miner's Club (https://WW1troopsBenedictineloveaffairlivesoninminers)
Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails - Book
Contact Information:
Official show website is: www.liquorandliqueurconnoisseur.com (https://www.liquorandliqueurconnoisseur.com/)
Join my mailing list: http://eepurl.com/hfyhHf (http://eepurl.com/hfyhHf)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liquorandliqueurconnoisseur (https://www.facebook.com/liquorandliqueurconnoisseur)
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/LiquorandLiqueurConnoisseur/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...
30 Jul 2024
Episode 121 - B&B from My Tiny Bottles
This is a special guest episode featuring B&B - Bénédictine & Brandy, courtesy of My Tiny Bottles (https://mytinybottles.com/) hosted by Tammy Coxen.
Tammy and I are on similar paths, diving into the world of distilled spirits, though Tammy is doing this by exploring her grandmother’s legacy of miniature liquor bottles, one tiny bottle at a time. She has hundreds of bottles waiting to be discovered, and with each she’s telling the story of them and then opening & tasting many of these vintage, collectible bottles! Later this year Tammy and I are planning to get together to taste some tiny bottles, but in the meantime, here’s the story of Benedictine as told through bottle #17 in her collection, B&B (https://mytinybottles.com/bottle-17-benedictine-brandy-bb/).
Enjoy this episode while I work on more of my regular content, including an episode on Bénédictine to follow shortly!
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.9 / 5
16 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
16 ratings
Host of Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
