Stuart Alexander have announced that they will be exclusive distributors of De Kuyper Royal Distillers, distributing a wide range of premium liqueur and spirit brands including MUYU Liqueurs (pronounced my-yoo).
MUYU Liqueurs and can be enjoyed in a highball, on ice or as a part of a cocktail.
MUYU liqueurs are modern liqueurs developed by Alex Kratena (multi-award winning bartender and founder Tayer + Elementary), Monica Berg (Altos Bartenders' Bartender Award at the World's 50 Best Bars) and Simone Caporale (Artesian, London and P(our) co-founder).
Kratena produced Muyu Vetiver Gris (22% abv), Berg made the Muyu Jasmine Vert (24% abv) and Caporale created the Muyu Chinotto Nero (24% abv).
Working with experts, aromatic ingredients - plants, flowers and fruits - are sourced, concentrated and captured from the world’s capital in perfume, Grasse in the south of France, and Schiedam in the south of The Netherlands, a place famous for its historic distilleries.
MUYU Liqueurs are available in three expressions: Jasmine Verte, Chinotto Nero and Vetiver Gris. The full range will be available in early 2021.
Serving Suggestion: Jasmine Higball
- 50ml Muyu Jasmine Verte
- 100ml chilled Champagne
Add the Muyu Jasmine Verte to a highball glass. Add Champagne slowly. Stir slowly.
Tasting Notes
MUYU JASMINE VERTE : Floral, blooming, fresh, sensual, luminous
- Jasmine
Grasse Jasmine is one of the most expensive flowers in the world with distinct and delicate white flower scent - Neroli
Essential oil produced from blossoms of bitter orange tree with sweet, honeyed, green notes - Patchouli
The plant growing as a bushy herb in tropical regions with rich, earthy, woody, aroma with distinct fruity note. - Yuzu
Aromatic citrus with heavily scented leaves and fruit reminiscent of sudachi, mandarin, lime and grapefruit - Iris
Extraordinarily expensive plant with powdery, fresh, clean smell
MUYU CHINOTTO NERO: Citrusy, opulent, zesty, lush, mystical
- Chinotto
Myrtle leaved orange tree that resembles small sour and bitter orange - Oak Moss
Species of lichens with earthy, woody notes with hints of musk and amber - Curaçao Orange
Citrus fruit grown on island of Curaçao with distinct bitter taste Chincona Bark of a large evergreen shrub with distinct medicinal herbal bitter note - Cacao
Small evergreen tree native to tropical regions. Its seeds have a distinct astringent and bitter, yet not overpowering, taste
MUYU VETIVER GRIS: Earthy, woody, mystical, intriguing, endless
- Vetiver
Tropical grass, which has flavour of wood, earth and smokiness - Timur
Nepalease pepper, which has same tongue tingling qualities as Szechuan pepper with distinct grapefruit and citrus qualities - Patchouli
The plant growing as a bushy herb in tropical regions with rich, earthy woody aroma with distinct fruity note. - Petitgrain
Essential oil extracted from the leaves and green twigs of the bitter orange, which has distinct greenish woody orange smell - Cedarwood
Genus of coniferous tree and one of the oldest perfume ingredients with dry, herbaceous and woody scent
Stuart Alexander will import, sell and market these brands in Australia, alongside premium brands including Monin Syrup, The West Winds Gin, Avosh Premium Vodka, Chase Distillers Gin and Vodka, No. 3 London Dry Gin, Don Papa Aged Rum, Berry Bros. & Rudd Classic Whisky, Avallen Spirits, Evian, Fentimans Botanical Mixers and Ocean Spray.
De Kuyper Royal Distillers is a privately held Dutch company founded in 1695, and is today the world's largest cocktail liqueur producer, selling over 50 million bottles in over 100 countries every year.
This content is sponsored by Stuart Alexander.
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