A hygienic dessert liqueur devised by the revolutionary Doctor Raspail was the inspiration behind the recipe for Elixir Combier. Studying the recipe in Raspail’s famous medical almanack, the talented Jean-Baptiste Combier set out to improve the original formula, making it his own. After tasting the result, Doctor Raspail wrote to Combier, praising his version, which he pronounced to be both delicious and highly beneficial. The complex combination of exotic spices and medicinal plants (cardamom, myrrh, cinnamon, saffron and agar...) are macerated over several weeks before distillation. The quality of the painstaking process has established Elixir Combier as a most exceptional digestive liqueur. The immense commercial success of the Elixir contributed to make Combier a household name. Production almost trickled out in1980 before it was relaunched in 2011 sporting the original label. Beyond its seductive golden yellow hue, Elixir Combier bewitches the taste buds with its complex spiciness enhanced by saffron and revealing notes of myrrh, cardamom and clove with an extraordinary length of mouth and persistent aroma.