Teisseire Syrups / Sirops Teisseire

Fruit syrups have always been a part of the French way of drinking, whether mixed with water, Perrier, lemonade, milk, pastis, or even beer. Hence the cries in a French cafe for un lait fraise (milk with strawberry syrup), un Perrier menthe (Perrier with mint syrup), une tomate (pastis and grenadine syrup), une mauresque (pastis and orgeat syrup), un diabolo fraise (lemonade and strawberry syrup), or un tango (beer with grenadine syrup). Try one of these combinations or stick with the most popular mixer--plain water--for a flavorful thirst quencher (1 part syrup to 7 times water). The orgeat syrup is flavored with almonds today, but it was originally made with barley (orge in French), hence its name.

Grenade is the French word for pomegranate, and originally grenadine syrup was made from pomegranate juice and sugar. Today, grenadine is the name loosely applied to syrups made from a mixture of other dark-red fruits. The Teisseire grenadine syrup gets its flavor from the concentrated juices of five fruits: raspberry, elderberry, red currant, blackcurrant, and lemon.

	Teisseire · Grenadine syrup · 600ml (20.3 fl oz) · $9.99
	Teisseire · Mint syrup · 600ml (20.3 fl oz)$9.99
	Teisseire · Blackcurrant syrup · 600ml (20.3 fl oz) ·$9.99
	Teisseire · Peach syrup · 600ml (20.3 fl oz) ·$9.99
	Teisseire · Strawberry syrup · 600ml (20.3 fl oz) ·$9.99
	Teisseire lemon syrup · 600ml (20.3 fl oz) ·$9.99

Antésite

For a refreshing thirst-quencher, mix a few drops of this extract based on licorice and other plants (the exact ingredients are still a closely guarded secret). One bottle is enough to flavor 85 liters of water, hence the well-known advertising slogan La meilleure façon de boire de l'eau (the best way to drink water). It's an instant pick-me-up; what's even better, it's sugar free and contains no artifical sweeteners, deriving its sweetness naturally from the licorice. One glass contains less than one calorie. You can mix it with water (hot or cold), sparkling water, tea, coffee, or milk. Some even use it as a culinary aid, to accentuate the fennel taste in certain Mediterranean dishes, or to flavor yogurts, ice creams, or sorbets without adding sugar. Available in two flavors: anis and mint.

In 1898 a young pharmacist, Noel Perrot-Berton, was challenged by a railroad executive to invent a drink--without alcohol--that would quench the thirst of the stokers who toiled in the heat. The result: antésite, which gets its name from the Latin ante (against) situm (thirst). A bit of trivia: on the French stage, it's often antésite that gives water the color of "whisky."

Antésite · Antésite anis · 13cl (4.4 fl oz) ·