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Verveine Du Velay
Verveine du Velay is a range of liqueurs created in Le-Puy-en-Velay by the distillery Pagès Védrenne. Their flavour derives from lemon verbena in a melange of thirty-two plants, spices, and aromatic herbs. They are made by macerating these botanicals to form a strongly flavoured green liquor and mixing it with distillate, which is then aged in oak casks. Verveine is normally taken after a meal as a digestif, but it can also be used in cocktails. Other verbena-based aperitifs and digestives are available in different regions, but Verveine du Velay Pagès is the best known across France and is distributed internationally. Origins Verbena (''verbena officinalis''), also known as common vervain or wild hyssop, has long been associated with divine and other supernatural forces, and it has an equally long-standing use as a medicinal plant. Later, it was hung above a bed to ward off charms and spells and used to make love potions. In the Auvergne, druids were recorded as cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verveine Veley
''Verbena'' (), also known as vervain or verveine, is a genus in the family Verbenaceae. It contains about 150 species of annual plant, annual and perennial plant, perennial herbaceous or semi-woody flowering plants. The majority of the species are native plant, native to the Americas and Asia; however, ''Verbena officinalis'', the common vervain or common verbena, is the type species and native to Europe. Naming In English, the name ''Verbena'' is usually used in the United States and the United Kingdom, whereas elsewhere the terms ''verveine'' or ''vervain'' are in use. When used alone, the terms usually refer to common verbena. Description Verbena is an herbaceous plant, herbaceous flowering plant, belonging to the Verbenaceae family (biology), family, and may be annual or perennial depending on the species. The leaves are usually opposite, simple, and in many species hairy, often densely so. The flowers are small, with five petals, and borne in dense spikes. Typically som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
