Cartron Mandarine Liqueur

Joseph Cartron’s Mandarine Liqueur uses the best essential oils of tangerines from Sicily, where the typicity of the soil is ideal to produce the most perfumed of fruits. The quality of these very soft citrus fruits is even more essential as only the rind of the fruit is used to produce the essential oils, the bitter white skins are meticulously discarded.

The soft bitterness of the tangerine rind develops, thanks to Joseph Cartron’s artisanal method of distillation. In this way, the quality of the recipe reveals all the aromas of the tangerine and produces a very unctuous and fruity Joseph Cartron Mandarine Liqueur.

Alcohol content : 37%

Store away from light and heat.

Tasting notes

To the eye: dense nasturtium-colour robe. The legs are tight. Sugary density.

To the nose: the nose is discreet with hints of bitterness. Fresh and fruity with spicy feelings. Important aromatic generosity.

In the mouth: the mouth is of great volume. The flavours remain on the flesh of the fruit. The finale is spicy with a certain sugarness and a feeling of freshness.

Essential in the making of numerous cocktails.

Adds a gourmet touch to cooking and desserts.

Creation

The process used is totally artisanal and reveals the ancestral know-how of the Joseph Cartron Company.The tangerine essential oils and the pure alcohol are poured into the pot-still. It is then assembled and the mixture is put to heat. The pot-still used by Joseph Cartron is a pear shaped retort: its specific shape increases the concentration of the aromas. Part of the vapours rises and condensates on the cold sides of the lid, then returns as liquid to the bottom of the still where it increases its aroma content. This phenomena recurs until the top sides of the still become hot.

The alcohol full of tangerine aromas, once evaporated and passed through the swan neck and the serpentine, becomes the spirit of tangerine. The slow incorporation of crystallized sugar to this spirit naturally lowers the alcohol content and develops all the fruity flavour of the tangerine.