What is lillet?

Lillet · French

French aperitif wine from Bordeaux blended with fruit liqueurs. Blanc is light and honeyed with orange; there's also rosé and rouge.

What it tastes like

Honey, orange peel and candied fruit, gently bitter and lightly sweet, best ice cold.

Where you’ll see it

Aperitif menus, on ice with tonic, and in the Vesper and Corpse Reviver No. 2.

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