Berliner Luft Lakritz Der Frische Pfefferminzlikör

Berliner Luft Lakritz is a liquorice version of the Schilkin peppermint liqueur from Berlin, bottled at 18% in 70cl. It builds on the brand's signature peppermint and adds an intense liquorice sweetness, with the range's faint anise, wormwood and gentian sitting behind. In the modern flavoured peppermint style it stays light and sweet, the mint and liquorice playing off each other rather than turning bitter.

The nose is fresh peppermint with a hint of liquorice and a subtle citrus note, the palate refreshing and layered with mint and sweet liquorice rounded by a mild freshness, the finish long with intense liquorice carried on a cooling mint note. Its job in a glass is menthol lift with a sweet liquorice depth, which suits it neat as a digestif, as the base of a mint liquorice martini, or as a long drink with lemonade or tonic water. Serve it well chilled, ideally from the freezer, for the sharpest mint and liquorice contrast.