Bénédictine (French pronunciation: ) is a herbal liqueur produced in France. It was developed by wine merchant Alexandre Le Grand in the 19th century, and is reputedly flavored with twenty-seven flowers, berries, herbs, roots, and spices.. A drier version, B&B, blending Bénédictine with brandy, was developed in the 1930s.

St. Mildred's Priory, on the Isle of Thanet, Kent, was built in 1027 on the site of an abbey founded in 670 by the daughter of the first Christian King of Kent.Currently the priory is home to a community of Benedictine nuns. Five of the most notable English abbeys are the Basilica of St Gregory the Great at Downside, commonly known as Downside Abbey, The Abbey of St …

Geschiedenis. Het ontstaan van de Bénédictine voert terug tot de Renaissance toen een Venetiaanse monnik van de Abdij van Fécamp, Dom Bernardo Vincelli, een elixer creëerde van 27 verschillende planten en kruiden verzameld uit alle windstreken. Dit elixer werd gedronken aan het hof van de Franse koning Frans I en de -mede daardoor- populair geworden drank werd tot het …