Champage Wishes: INTRODUCING DOMAINE DE CANTON The World’s First Ginger Liqueur

It is Friday afternoon in Manhattan, and it is also time for happy hour with Peachy Deegan! We are pleased to present to you DOMAINE DE CANTON The World’s First Ginger Liqueur! We recommend it!

At the forefront of the Euro-Asian flavor embrace, ginger has emerged as one of the world’s most important ingredients, with U.S. consumption increasing over 250% the past 20 years alone. Cocktails and culinary dishes made with fresh ginger as a key ingredient have gained popularity as consumers continue to seek out exotic and authentic flavors. Up until now, there has been no liqueur brand with a ginger taste profile on the market.

Maurice Cooper et Cie has announced the U.S. arrival of Domaine de Canton, Indochine Française, the world’s first super-premium ginger liqueur, hand crafted from an infusion of Cognac with rare baby ginger. Not since Indochine, starring Catherine Deneuve and Linh Dan Pham, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1993 has there been such a stunning and complex interplay between French and Asian culture. A classic, like the film, Domaine de Canton sets the benchmark for a ginger flavored spirit.

The Story

While ginger had long been a cherished ingredient in the Far East, it wasn’t until the middle of the 19th Century – in French Colonial Indochina – that ginger infused elixirs were first created. The very first ginger-infused white Cognac was made on a small, fenced ginger estate called Domaine de Canton located in the northern Indochinese province of Siam. A Frenchman who purchased the ginger root estate at the beginning of the French occupation of Indochina created the original recipe. It soon became popular with the French Indochine aristocracy, where it found its way to the colonists’ afternoon tea parties and grand fêtes.

The Taste

A modern interpretation of the original recipe from Indochina, Domaine de Canton hand crafts rare baby ginger with a blend of VSOP and Grand Champagne Cognac, ginseng, Tahitian vanilla beans, and a touch of honey from Provence – creating a fresh and all natural liqueur. Together, these carefully blended ingredients create an intense and complex taste that is delicious as it is sublime.

The Process

Cognac is one of the most complex spirits with which to associate any flavor, which is why there are very few flavor extensions, as there are in vodkas or rums. In fact, combining rare Cognac with another flavor – in Domaine de Canton’s case, fresh ginger – requires a unique expertise to obtain the utmost quality that the liqueur delivers.

Each bottle of Domaine de Canton begins with small batches of hand-picked baby ginger – which tend to be the most flavorful and tender – selected from fields quite close to the original ginger estate. Once the baby ginger has been culled, it is then sorted, washed, peeled and then cubed – again, entirely by hand. Peeling the ginger reveals more of the root’s unique character and subtle spiciness. Along with a secret blend of herbs and spices, the cubed ginger is then cooked in a cast iron pot to create a uniquely crafted ginger essence. Unlike most liqueurs, Domaine de Canton’s flavor is created naturally, without preservatives or colorants.

The ginger essence continues its journey to Jarnac, in the heart of France’s Cognac region, where it is infused with a blend of VSOP and Grand Champagne Cognac, both made primarily from Ugni Blanc grapes, twice distilled in copper pot stills and then aged – according to La Tradition Cognaçaise – in French oak barrels.

After the ginger essence has been married to the Cognac, finishing ingredients such as Tahitian vanilla, Provençal orange blossom honey, Tunisian ginseng and cane sugar are added, heightening its taste and deepening its subtle complexity. The liqueur is then carefully hand filtered two different ways to ensure peak smoothness, purity, clarity and balance.


The Bottle

A striking bottle has been created for Domaine de Canton, as unique as the liqueur itself. French elegance and Asian mysticism merge in the form of a classic pagoda shape and rendered in satiny glass. East meets West in packaging that is different from anything else on the market, and yet very approachable.

Two Time-honored Traditions: One Sublime Liqueur

One sip of Domaine de Canton – on the rocks, straight up, mixed in cocktails, or perhaps garnished with spices – will embrace your every sense. The incomparable aroma of Domaine de Canton begs its way to your lips that provides a unique experience of mind, body and soul. Sweet, spicy, warm flavors lightly coat your mouth, and implore you to take notice of each and every detail of the experience. You can taste the sultry heat of Indochina and the richness of the fine French Cognac all in one sip.

Product Availability

Domaine de Canton retails for $32.00 a bottle and is available at chic night spots, fine restaurants, and wine & spirits retailers in New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston, Santa Barbara, San Diego and Washington, DC.

About Maurice Cooper et Cie

Maurice Cooper et Cie was founded by John Cooper, age 33, in order to bring American consumers high-quality spirits that are new twists on traditional recipes from around the world. The sweet taste of success runs in his blood: he is a third generation cordial entrepreneur. John learned the business from his father N. J. Sky Cooper, who bought the world famous French black raspberry liqueur Chambord back in the early 1980s. Together, Sky and John built it to a 200,000 case business in the U.S., and sold it to Brown Forman last year for an estimated $250 million. After receiving his MBA from Wharton, John’s own entrepreneurial spirit called, leading him to establish a company named in tribute to his grandfather Maurice who, after prohibition, bought and built the brand Charles Jacquins et Cie., established in 1884, the oldest line of domestic cordials. Domaine de Canton is Maurice Cooper et Cie’s first product to launch.

Whom You Know suggests checking out their website and especially the recipes!
http://www.domainedecanton.com/

Domaine de Canton is deserving of a well-earned spot in your weekend!
Happy Friday from Whom You Know.