A hygienic dessert liqueur devised by the revolutionary Doctor Raspail was the inspiration behind the recipe for Elixir Combier. Studying the recipe in Raspail’s famous medical almanack, the talented Jean-Baptiste Combier set out to improve the original formula, making it his own. After tasting the result, Doctor Raspail wrote to Combier, praising his version, which he pronounced to be both delicious and highly beneficial. A complex liqueur combining more than fifteen different ingredients Elixir Combier was produced by the distillery from 1852 until 1980. It was relaunched in 2011 sporting the original label. Beyond its seductive golden yellow hue, Elixir Combier bewitches the taste buds with its complex spiciness enhanced by saffron and revealing notes of myrrh, cardamom and clove with an extraordinary length of mouth and persistent aroma. Jean-Baptiste Combier's acclaimed 19th century Elixir is comprised of an exotic blend of herbs, plants, and other spices from France's Loire Valley, Africa, India, and southeast Asia. Key ingredients such as aloe, nutmeg, myrrh, cardamom, cinnamon and saffron are combined to recreate this unique liqueur that has been unearthed from Combier’s 177-year-old archives, after having been discontinued for decades. This re-released original recipe comes to America in individually numbered bottles. Elixir Combier is best expressed on a quiet night in the company of good friends or as a modifier to your favorite cocktail.
