Family-owned Australian distributor of premium spirits and liqueurs Think Spirits has recently launched its own fresh fig liqueur, a landmark event for the company. Esprit de Figues is a brand that the Think Spirits team, lead by Managing Director Patrick Borg, created from scratch.
Inspired by Borg’s Mediterranean heritage, Esprit de Figues has been crafted from his mother’s favourite fruit. Upon her migration from Malta to Australia in the 1960s, Borg’s mother brought with her a small clipping of the plant, which birthed a fig tree that still bears fruit to this day.
As figs are only in season two months of the year, Borg wanted to create a liquor that would celebrate its flavour year-round.
Esprit de Figues is crafted in France using traditional French techniques and the freshest Violette de Bordeaux figs. The recipe, which took the team over seven years of research and development, sees the figs infused in a 150-year-old distillery in Burgundy for three months to create the luxury liquid.
The liqueur bursts with fresh fig and raspberry jam flavours, and a hint of peach and honey, and is designed to mix well.
Esprit de Figues has now been launched in both Australia and the UK, available in 500ml bottles at 18% ABV.
