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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Hibiscus de Boulbi is a blend of 1 | Hibiscus de Boulbi is a blend of 1, 2, and 3-year-old lambics with hibiscus infused. It is bottled in 750 mL format and listed as 6.9% ABV. The first batch was blended by boiling 1.5 kg of hibiscus flowers in 9 L of lambic wort. After the boiling process, only 7.5 L of this concentrate was left. This concentrated hibiscus lambic was then allowed to cool to 30ºC and then blended with 112.5 L of a lambic assemblage to achieve the final dilution. Approximately 150 bottles were produced in this first batch. | ||
== History / Other Notes == | == History / Other Notes == | ||
The idea for this fruited gueuze came about in 2015 when a friend of the blendery returned from Burkina Faso with hibiscus flowers from the village of Boulbi. | The idea for this fruited gueuze came about in 2015 when a friend of the blendery returned from Burkina Faso with hibiscus flowers from the village of Boulbi. In the spring of 2018, the process of creating the first hibiscus lambic commenced. It debuted on June 16, 2019 at an event at the gueuzerie at which bottles were served on-site for 25 euro each. All proceeds from the bottle sale went towards school supplies for the village school in Boulbi, Burkina Faso outside the capital city of Ouagadougou. This lambic was blended in memory of another friend of the geuzerie who was involved with the school who sadly who passed away in a plane crash in 2014. | ||
== Hibiscus de Boulbi Bottle Log == | == Hibiscus de Boulbi Bottle Log == | ||
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Production, labeling, and bottling photos courtesy of Ludovic de Briey/Gueuzerie Tilquin | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:44, 2 February 2025
Description
Hibiscus de Boulbi is a blend of 1, 2, and 3-year-old lambics with hibiscus infused. It is bottled in 750 mL format and listed as 6.9% ABV. The first batch was blended by boiling 1.5 kg of hibiscus flowers in 9 L of lambic wort. After the boiling process, only 7.5 L of this concentrate was left. This concentrated hibiscus lambic was then allowed to cool to 30ºC and then blended with 112.5 L of a lambic assemblage to achieve the final dilution. Approximately 150 bottles were produced in this first batch.
History / Other Notes
The idea for this fruited gueuze came about in 2015 when a friend of the blendery returned from Burkina Faso with hibiscus flowers from the village of Boulbi. In the spring of 2018, the process of creating the first hibiscus lambic commenced. It debuted on June 16, 2019 at an event at the gueuzerie at which bottles were served on-site for 25 euro each. All proceeds from the bottle sale went towards school supplies for the village school in Boulbi, Burkina Faso outside the capital city of Ouagadougou. This lambic was blended in memory of another friend of the geuzerie who was involved with the school who sadly who passed away in a plane crash in 2014.
Hibiscus de Boulbi Bottle Log
| Best-by Date
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Neck Label | Bottle Size | Label / Notes |
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| 29/03/2028 | None | 750 mL | Batch 1, 150 bottles sold for on-site consumption only |
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Hibiscus de Boulbi, front -
Hibiscus de Boulbi, front
Photos
Production, labeling, and bottling photos courtesy of Ludovic de Briey/Gueuzerie Tilquin
