![]() In Fred Varga's thriller An Uncertain Place, two of the characters share a guignolet every night, accompanied by winkles picked out by each with his personal pin, one with a blue head, one with an orange head.Īudric Baillard, a key recurring character in Kate Mosse' Languedoc trilogy of books (Labyrinth,Sepulchre and Citadel) is especially fond of Guignolet. ![]() The innkeeper responds to Broudier et Bénin: "Je n'ai justement plus de fine, mes bons messieurs mais j'ai encore du guignolet. ![]() ![]() Jules Romains mentions the liqueur in his novel "Les Copains" (Éditions Gallimard,1922). The cocktail guignolo is composed of guignolet, champagne and cherry juice. 12%) and has an aroma vaguely reminiscent of whiskey and a very sweet taste. (Black cherries and sour cherries are also used.) It has an alcohol content between 16 and 18° proof (ca. Kate Mosse is the author of ten novels & short story collections, including the No 1 bestselling The Joubert Family Chronicles The Burning Chambers, The City of Tears and The Ghost Ship as well as the multimillion selling Languedoc Trilogy - Labyrinth, Sepulchre and Citadel - and No 1 bestselling Gothic fiction including The Winter Ghosts and The Taxidermist's Daughter. It obtains its name from guigne, one of a few species of cherry used in its production. The Cointreau brothers were instrumental in its reinvention, the original recipe having been lost. It is widely available in France, including at supermarkets such as Casino and others, but is not widely available internationally.Ī leading producer is the company Giffard in Angers, France, the same town where Cointreau is produced. Guignolet ( pronounced ) is a French wild cherry liqueur. ![]()
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