Quelle plante pour le génépi ?
Quelle plante pour le génépi ?
La plante de génépi Il existe 5 espèces aromatiques de génépi : l'Artemisia glacialis, Artemisia umbelliformis, Artemisia spicata, Artemisia nivalis et l'Artemisia eriantha. La Distillerie des Alpes a choisi l'Artemisa umbelliformis (génépi jaune ou génépi blanc), il est appelé également Artemisia mutellina.
Où se trouve le génépi ?
Plante rare qu'il est exclusivement possible de trouver en haute montagne (entre 25 mètres d'altitude), le génépi est l'un des emblèmes de la Haute-Savoie.
Quel génépi pour alcool ?
La recette de la liqueur de génépi historiquement et universellement (mais pas la meilleure) connue est « 40 brins, 40 sucres, 40 jours ». En français : faire macérer 40 brins de génépi fleuri dans 1 litre d'alcool à 40° pendant 40 jours et rajouter 40 sucres.
What does Genepi stand for?
- Génépi or génépy (in French) or genepì (in Italian) is a traditional herbal liqueur or aperitif popularized in the Alpine regions of Europe. Genepi also refers to alpine plants of the genus Artemisia (commonly called wormwood) that provide the liqueur's flavor and color, and the French Savoy region adjacent to...
What does génépi taste like?
- Like many European herbal liqueurs, especially those used as digestifs, the flavor of génépi can be an acquired taste. It is less sweet than many digestifs, and the flavor imparted by the herbs is reminiscent of chamomile or feverfew. It is naturally light olive to pale gold in color.
How many flowers are in a liter of génépi?
- A generic recipe for a liter of génépi would require forty flowers and forty sugar lumps to be added to 40% alcohol by volume. There have been a number of famous liqueurs that resembled génépi or shared significant ingredients with it. The most famous, created in the early 1700s by Carthusian monks in the mountains beyond Grenoble, is Chartreuse.
What are the different types of genipi in French?
- French writers distinguish between two kinds of génépi: white or female génépi (botanically A. mutellina, also known as A. umbelliformis or A.rupestris All., A. laxa Lamarck and A. eriantha Tem., among others) and black or male génépi (botanically A. genipi, also known as A. spicata Baumg. Wulfen ex Jacq. and A. rupestris Vill., among others).
