Becherovka Original

An intense, herbal liqueur (one of the world's oldest bitters) from Carlsbad, Czech Republic made with more than 20 carefully selected herbs & spices from across the world coupled with to a secret recipe & a unique maceration process. It has an aromatic birth with notes of infused herbs & spices; while a bold life adds notes of cinnamon, aniseed, mint & thick honey; that leads to a long & spicy death. May 2020 / August 2021

Becherovka is an herbal liqueur from the Czech Republic. It's often drunk neat as a digestif, but I think it could have some uses in cocktails. Sadly, you probably won't find a ton of recipes that call for it, but you can certainly use this as an alternative to other herbal liqueurs, such as Yellow Chartreuse (although I prefer Yellow over this). The nose immediately hits you with menthol and allspice. The palate is pretty sweet with some cinnamon and gentian. The heat hits you on the finish, along with the bitterness. Neither of which is that bad though. I didn't find this too complex, it's solid enough, but I think where this excels is in cocktails. Again though, you won't find many out there (difford's guide has a few though so I would start there). The one drink that I really enjoyed was Becherovka with tonic water (2oz of Becherovka to 4oz Tonic which I've heard called a Beton). The cost isn't that bad for this, but the lack of uses may make it a tough sell for most people. If you enjoy herbal liqueurs neat, then this may be a nice add to your collection, but I have a feeling for most this will be a pass.

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