Lot 329 , A bottle of Benedictine D.O.M liqueur, pre 1960?

A bottle of Benedictine D.O.M liqueur, pre 1960? Bénédictine is an herbal liqueur produced in France. It was developed by wine merchant Alexandre Le Grand in the 19th century and is flavoured with twenty-seven flowers, berries, herbs, roots, and spices. In 1863, Alexandre Le Grand developed a recipe for an herbal liqueur, helped by a local chemist, from old medicinal recipes he had acquired from a religious foundation where a maternal grandparent had held office as a fiscal prosecutor. To market it, Le Grand embellished a story of it having been developed by monks at the Benedictine Abbey of Fécamp in Normandy and produced by them until the abbey's devastation during the French Revolution. Le Grand began production under the trade name "Bénédictine", using a bottle with a distinguishing shape and label. To reinforce the myth, Le Grand placed the abbreviation "D.O.M." on the label, for Deo Optimo Maximo - 'To God, most good, most great'.
£40-80

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From a collection formed by J. R. Greenwood Esq. of Stone Hall, Balcombe

Sold for £30