Cantillon Asperule Odorante
Description
Cantillon Asperule Odorante is a two-year old lambic with sweet woodruff added. The woodruf was added ten days after being picked. It was bottled May 2010 and served both at the brewery and at a charity event at Beachwood BBQ in California in 2014. It was bottled in 75cl bottles and its ABV is unknown.
History /Other Notes
Asperule Odorante (Asperula odorata or Galium odoratum) is a perennial flowering plant native to Europe. Its common names include woodruff, sweet woodruff, wild baby's breath, and master of the woods (a literal translation from the German waldmeister). As the word odorata suggests, the plant is renowned for its sweet, aromatic smell. It is used as a primary ingredient in Maitrank, a drink served throughout Germany and into Wallonia. The Dutch word for this flower is lievevrouwebedstro.
The inspiration for this lambic came from the Maitrank, or May drink , which is served in many parts of Germany and into Belgium at festivals during the month of May. In Arlon, a Belgian municipality located in Wallonia, people “venture into the area’s surrounding beech woods in search of sweet woodruff, a delicate, fragrant little white plant sometimes referred to locally as Reine de mai (Queen of May) or Elodie Belle." Though there is no one standard recipe for the Maitrank, it is generally accepted that the flowers are typically macerated in white wine from the Mosel region of Germany along with sugar and unpeeled slices of oranges. In other recipes, Cognac replaces the wine and Cointreau, lemon, a cinnamon stick or sugar cane is added to complete the drink. [1]
Bottle Log
| Bottle date
(mm/dd/yyyy) |
Cork Date | Bottle Size | Label / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| xx/xx/2010 | 2010 | 750mL | Yellow label, served at CA fundraiser |
References
- ↑ Via Michelin, Maitrank, a Belgian drink for May time