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Michelberger Forest Herbal Liqueur

Name: Michelberger Forest Herbal Liqueur
Brand: Michelberger
SKU: 35187
Price: 53.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 35187 750 mL

Stylistically somewhere in-between Suze and amaro this golden liqueur evokes the spirit of the deep woods and famous German forests. The complex recipe list includes gentian root, juniper, angelica root, clove, lemon balm, cinnamon bark, orange peel and more. The spirit features notes of yellow apples, lemons, candle wax and lavender honey with a rich mouth-coating texture and lingering bittersweet finish.

$53.96/ Single Bottle

$323.76/ Case of 6

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ABV

35.00%

Country

Germany

Producer

Michelberger

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Staff Pick Notes

This is one of the very first apperetifs I tasted when beginning my time at Astor and it has remained at the very top of my list! A collaboration between the proprietors of the Michelberger Hotel, with Gerald Schroff and Dr. Ulf Stahl (aka “The Professor”) of Preussishe Spirituosen Manufaktur (PSM) , the last distillery of its kind in the city of Berlin. The 'Michelberger Forest Krauterlikor' is almost amaro-like in the glass, using a neutral sugar beet base spirit that incorporates botanicals such as gentian root, vanilla, lemon balm, orange peel, and star anise that ages in earthen pots for a minimum of 3 months. Bright and softly sweet, like farm fresh honey with twists of citrus, clove, and toffee that makes the perfect digestif to make a great night that much better.

- EC

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