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Bénédictine
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<p>Bénédictine is a herbal <a href="/facts/Liqueur/wVeQyoK9">liqueur</a> produced in France. It was developed by wine merchant <a href="/facts/Alexandre_Le_Grand_(merchant)/kdmt3Ugx">Alexandre Le Grand</a> in the 19th century and is flavored with twenty-seven flowers, berries, herbs, roots, and spices. </p><p>A drier version, B&B, blending Bénédictine with <a href="/facts/Brandy/8MIwYLH2">brandy</a>, was developed in the 1930s. </p>