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	Desbons Creme de Cassis ' Cuvee des Deux' Liqueur / 70cl / 20%
	A blend of first and second infusions to give a slightly lighter, less full-on in-your-face cassis than the 'Premiere Infusion' by itself. Make no mistake, though: there is absolutely no let-up in quality and integrity of flavour. £22.98 inc. VAT (£19.56 ex. VAT)

	Desbons Creme De Cassis 'Tirage de Premiere Infusion' / 50cl / 20%
	Put simply, the best cassis we've ever had bar none. Only free run juice is used in the creation of this First Infusion - and you can taste every drop of the 750 grams of fruit used per litre. Mindblowing intensity and concentration. £24.00 inc. VAT (£20.43 ex. VAT)

	Desbons Creme De Mure Liqueur / 70cl / 18%
	A mix of first and second infusions, this is a delicious blackberry liqueur - very sweet and sticky and with the trademark Desbons authentic fruit character. Scrummy. £24.00 inc. VAT (£20.43 ex. VAT)

Desbons is a range of fruit liqueurs made by the Jean Boyer company in south-west France using traditional methods to produce truly artisan products. The extraordinary concentration and fruit integrity of these products is a result of the use of the very best fruit and strict adherence to methods of liqueur production handed down over centuries.

Desbons Cassis ‘Tirage de Premiere Infusion’ is a super-concentrated cassis made using top-quality Noir de Bourgogne blackcurrants. The immense concentration is achievable because of the percentage of fruit per litre of spirit: the smallest possible quantity of alcohol is used, so that the fruits are just covered. This means that the quantity of fruit is the maximum possible per litre of alcohol, and so per litre of juice after the seven week maceration period.

For the Tirage de Premiere Infusion, a staggering 750g of blackcurrants are used to produce each litre of liqueur. Everything is done to obtain the most rich and intense fruity taste possible: this is why no water is added and the strength is kept at 20%, the highest level allowed by French regulations.

Desbons Cassis ‘Cuvée des Deux Cassis’ refers to the two varietals of blackcurrant that are used to produce this “creme”. It is obtained by infusion of two varieties of blackcurrant: the “Royal de Naples” variety for fruitiness, and the “Noir de Bourgogne” for body and structure.

The production process is almost the same as for the “tirage de première infusion”, but after having drawn off the juice, some alcohol is poured on the fruits again, and a second infusion is done. The two juices from the first and the second infusion are then blended to get a balance between the tannins and the body of the second infusion and the fruitiness of the first one.

Desbons Crème de Mûres is produced using small intensely-flavoured wild blackberries from the brambles that flourish along the country paths of Burgundy. They are harvested at the end of the summer, when they are completely ripe - an essential requirement for quality.

The quantity of fruits used to produce a litre of “Crème de Mûres Desbons” is around 400 grams. The sugar added to the maceration naturally reduces the alcoholic strength, so water does not need to be added, making Desbons Creme de Mûres one of the most intense on the market.