Franzi Franzbrötchen Likör

Franzi Franzbrotchen Likor is a German cream liqueur bottled at 15%, made by Nork as a liquid take on the famous Hamburg Franzbrotchen, the city's caramelised cinnamon pastry. Billed as the first Franzbrotchen liqueur, it folds the pastry's cinnamon and caramel character into a creamy, velvety texture, so the bakery flavour reads through a soft, sweet base. The Hamburg pastry is the whole idea, a regional favourite reworked crumb free as a liqueur.

The nose is sweet and inviting with cinnamon, caramelised sugar, buttery biscuits and fine vanilla, the palate creamy and full bodied with cinnamon, caramel, butter, pastry notes and a subtle vanilla sweetness, finishing soft and dessert like, sweet and spicy with cinnamon and caramel and pleasantly long. Behind the bar it works as a dessert and body ingredient, adding cinnamon sweetness, caramel and a creamy texture, which suits it to a spiced dessert martini, a stir into coffee or a pour over vanilla ice cream. It pairs with apple strudel, cinnamon buns and waffles, and works as a sweet digestif. As a cream liqueur it is a dairy product once opened, so keep it cool and use it reasonably fresh.