French liqueur BENEDICTINE appeared in the beginning of the 16th century and earned popularity in many countries for centuries. The recipe was invented by Benedictine monks, so the liquor was named after the Order. This strong alcoholic drink's recipe included sugar beets, herbs (more than 27 species) and honey. In the days of the French Revolution (the end of the 18th century) the recipe was lost. The legend claims that in 1863, the wine merchant Alexander Legran found an ancient manuscript with encrypted monks' recipes and was able to restore one of them. In 1876, Legran founded the BENEDICTINE Company and received the exclusive right to produce the drink. Three kinds of the liqueur are produced today.
