Herbal liqueur

Bénédictine

Bénédictine is a herbal liqueur made by Bénédictine (Bacardi Limited) of France at 40% ABV, used in 2 drinks on this site.

Not to be confused withB&B (The same producer's blend of this liqueur with brandy. The blend is drier and lower in sugar than Bénédictine on its own.)

A small amber bottle of Bénédictine liqueur with its gold cap and label

Composition

Strength40% ABV

Density1.09 g/ml (estimated)

Sugar32.9 g per 100

Acid—

Energy354 kcal per 100

Animal originNone

Allergensnone listed

The producer lists honey among the botanicals steeped in some published accounts of the recipe, but the maker's own current nutrition disclosure lists no animal-derived ingredient. Recorded as none rather than varies because the one figure available is the producer's own.

Producer published figures · bacardilimited.com/nutrition/benedictine. The producer's own nutrition disclosure states 40% alc./vol. and, per a 1.5 fl oz (44.4 ml) serving, 157 kcal and 14.6 g carbohydrate, all of it sugar. Scaled to 100 ml that is 354 kcal and 32.9 g. Density has no measured liquid source; the density-classes.json 'liqueur-sweet' class is used and marked estimated, the same choice made for maraschino liqueur on this site.

Used in these drinks

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