La Tour Brandy Essence 25 L

La Tour Brandy Essence 25 L

To a drinks producer, one crowd favourite is worth more than ten quirky specialities. La Tour Brandy is our best-loved brandy essence, and in the 25-litre drum you get it in a format suited to efficient manufacturing. The quantity makes 937.5 litres of finished spirit drink, which corresponds to over 1,300 bottles of 700 ml.

Its strength lies in its accessibility. La Tour gives a brandy that the wider public likes immediately – round, grapey and soft – and that therefore works as a volume product, as a house brandy for restaurant customers or as a flavour base in liqueurs and ready-mixed drinks. The same qualities make the essence useful far beyond the drinks shelf, in everything from dessert sauces to confectionery.

Colour & Appearance

The finished drink takes on a warm, golden-brown colour with an amber shimmer – honey-like and clear. The colour is consistent from one batch to the next, which gives a uniform impression on the shelf and in the glass.

Nose

The aroma is clean and easy to read: grapes and raisins first, then blossom honey and vanilla, and in the background a light note of oak and toasted bread. A faint fruitiness of yellow apple and citrus peel gives lift.

Palate

On the palate the profile is round and soft. The attack is grapey and lightly sweet, the mid-palate fills with raisins, honey and vanilla custard, and the light oak gives a mild spiciness that firms up the whole. The sweetness is moderate and the spirit well wrapped up, giving an easy-drinking brandy with no harshness. The profile stands up well to dilution – it holds its own in mixed drinks with cola and juice, and carries the flavour in non-alcoholic applications too.

Finish

The finish is medium in length and honey-smooth, with raisins, vanilla and mild oak fading out cleanly. No bitterness or rough note disturbs the impression.

How to Use

Mix with neutral spirit or vodka. 18.67 ml makes 700 ml of finished spirit drink. Concentrated 37.5 times – 1 ml of essence equals 37.5 ml of finished spirit drink, and 25 litres makes 937.5 litres in total. Instructions are on the label.

Serving Suggestions

• Production of brandy as a volume and house product, to be served neat or after dinner.
• Base for ready-mixed drinks with cola or orange juice.
• Brandy liqueurs, eggnog and coffee drinks – including non-alcoholic versions.
• Flavouring for cream sauces, pepper sauce, pâtés and dessert sauces.
• Fillings for pralines and truffles, and flavour in ice cream, fruit cakes and pastries.

About the Essence

For many years La Tour Brandy has been a faithful stalwart among our brandy essences, and its high concentration makes it economical on a large scale: small dosing volumes, simple handling and a low cost per finished litre. Quality is consistent between deliveries, so the recipe can stay fixed.

If you would like to taste the profile before you decide, the same essence comes in a 20 ml bottle, which makes 750 ml of finished brandy.