Full Review

Merlet

Merlet
Creme De Peche de Vigne Fruit Liqueur

Category: Fruit Liqueur

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 18%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$23
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Merlet
Creme De Peche de Vigne Fruit Liqueur

Category: Fruit Liqueur

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 18%
Bronze color. Aromas of dried strawberry, clove, and dried apricot with a round, vibrant, moderately sweet medium body and a seamless, amusing, medium-length sweet berries, peach preserves, and honey finish. A nicely layered Fruit Liqueur that will be a true cocktail workhorse.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Candied Fruity
Aroma Aroma: dried strawberry, clove, and dried apricot
Taste Flavor: sweet berries, peach preserves, and honey
Smoothness Smoothness: Smooth
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails neat on the rocks
Cocktail Cocktails: Hotel Nacional, Pimm's Cup
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A nicely layered fruit liqueur that will be a true cocktail workhorse.

The Producer

Distillerie Merlet & Fils

The Producer
40, Rue de Chevessac
St. Sauvant, 17610
France
33 -546 91 50 36

Their Portfolio

Fruit Liqueur

Spirits Glass Copita Ruby.jpg
Serve in a Copita
Fruit liqueurs are produced by two main methods, either purely with fruit juices or sometimes with fruit that has been steeped in alcohol. Numerous fruits are used in the production of fruit liqueurs, such as cherry, strawberry, raspberry, cassis and blackberry. Alcoholic content ranges from 15% to 30%.

These types of fruit liqueurs are produced throughout Europe, from France and Italy to Germany and Denmark. There are also some produced from the Caribbean, namely coconut liqueur.

While many of these fruit liqueurs are medium-sweet or even sweeter, there are some that are quite dry with a light bitterness. Most are meant for consumption on their own, sometimes before a meal, sometimes after.

This is an extremely popular category the world round, as many fruit liqueurs serve as the base of numerous cocktails.