Producer
La Belle
La Belle (often marketed as La Belle Sandrine) is a French brand of liqueurs/aperitifs based on Armagnac, sold in 70 cl bottles and characterized by fruity variants such as Passion (passion fruit) and Red (red berries). Products report an alcohol content around 16% Vol.
- Villeneuve-de-Marsan · Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine · France
- 2 products
The story
According to the brand's communication, the La Belle Sandrine recipe was developed in the late 1970s and the product was made known on April 2 (the day of Saint Sandrine). The brand updated the product's visual presentation in 2014 while keeping the same base formula.
Production philosophy
The brand offers a fruity, smooth aperitif based on Armagnac: the aim is to provide a pleasant, versatile drink for serving chilled, on the rocks or in cocktails, highlighting the harmony between the base distillate and the fruit component.
Territory
Armagnac area / Southwest France (commercial headquarters indicated in Villeneuve-de-Marsan, department of Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
Characteristics
- Type
- Producer
- City
- Villeneuve-de-Marsan
- Categories
- Armagnac liqueurs
- fruity aperitifs
- fruit liqueurs
- Raw materials
- Armagnac
- water
- sugar
- pulp/fruit (passion fruit, red berries)
- Representative products
- La Belle Sandrine RED 70cl (aperitif based on Armagnac and red berries) - 16% Vol
- La Belle Sandrine Passion 70cl (aperitif based on Armagnac and passion fruit pulp) - 16% Vol
What makes it distinctive
- Commercial products in 70 cl bottles
- Indicated alcohol content: 16% Vol
- Known variants: Passion (passion fruit) and Red (red berries)
- Commercial headquarters indicated in Villeneuve-de-Marsan (Landes, France)
- Brand present in various online retailers specialized in Armagnac-based products