Flavour

  • Origin One of the most popular flavours in France, MONIN Green Mint syrup is used to make the refreshing mixture of water or lemonade and syrup, known as the ‘Diabolo’.According to Greek mythology, ‘Minthe’ (Menthe) was a beautiful water nymph and lover of Hades, who was changed into a small green plant with inconspicuous leaves by Persephone, the wife of Hades, in an act of jealous revenge.  Hades, to show mercy to Minthe, bestowed a beautiful aromatic scent to last for evermore and the plant is now known as mint.A fresh, sweet, aromatic herb with a cool aftertaste, mint is used widely in savoury lamb dishes, as a jelly or sauce, as sweets, or to enhance fruit desserts such, ice cream or as tea.The striking emerald green colour and natural aromatic flavour of Green Mint syrup will make stunning layered cocktails, refreshing teas and delicious chocolate and mocha drinks.Colour Deep emerald green.Tasting notes Strong peppermint smell, refreshing mint mouth feel.
     
    Beverage Innovation Directors tips With its deep green colour, MONIN Green Mint syrup allows you to create amazing layered drinks. I like to mix it with a cordial to reinforce the refreshing feeling.Applications
    • Cocktails
    • Chocolates
    • Mochas
    • Flavoured milks
    • Sodas
    • Teas
    • Lemonades
  • Origin The lemon is primarily famous for its refreshing smell and tart flavour similar to limes. Its true home is unknown, though some have linked it to India. Lemon juice is very high in vitamin C and has many culinary uses. MONIN Lemon Rantcho is a sugar free concentrate, without pulp made with 50% juice from the finest Sicily lemons. It is praised by barmen who use for its true taste and convenience in replacement of lemon juice.Colour Cloudy yellow.Tasting notes Nose: Balance nose of fresh lemon and lime Attack: Acidic, freshly squeezed lime juice Length in Mouth: RefreshingBeverage Innovation Directors tips MONIN Lemon Rantcho allows you to create infinite applications, from a classic daiquiri to a fruity planter’s punch; it can even be used in culinary applications. Try combining it with MONIN Lime syrup and Triple Sec Curaçao liqueur with a generous measure of premium vodka. You will obtain a succulent citrus martini.ApplicationsCocktails Teas Juices Culinary
  • Origin Lemon, Ginger, Honey blend has been recognized for its healing properties. When these elements are combined together, it makes a knock-out remedy against a myriad of ailments. A fresh take on a traditional family favourite, MONIN Lemon, Ginger, Honey syrup features a subtle combination of zesty lemon, a warming ginger zing and a delightful round honey taste. Create an array of revitalizing concoctions ranging from hot toddies to shaken iced teas with this incredibly versatile combo!Colour Cloudy YellowTasting Notes Lemon, honey and hint of spicinessBeverage Innovation Director tips Healthy drinks pop to my mind when thinking of the combination of these three flavours! My personal twist is to combine MONIN Lemon, Ginger, Honey syrup with freshly brewed jasmine tea and red dates to make a revitalizing oriental drink.Applications
    • Toddies
    • Sodas
    • Lemonades
    • Iced teas
  • Origin Have you always wondered if a lemonade was supposed to be sparkling or not ? There is actually no right answer! Depending on where you come from, everyone has its own idea of what a perfect original lemonade should taste like. MONIN has developed a perfect base to fulfill any expectations for any type of Lemonades such as pink lemonades, lemonades cocktails etc. This base lets anyone innovate and create its own original way or run their imagination wild and develop a completely new variety.MONIN Lemonade concentrate will bring you the perfect balance between citrus sourness and sweetness for outstanding innovative lemonades!Colour Yellow with orange glints.Tasting notes Nose: Lemon with a hint of mandarine Attack: Lemon citrus with a honey note Length in mouth: Lemon sournessBeverage Innovation Tips With its perfect balance bewteen sweetness and sourness, MONIN Lemonade concentrate is a "spot on" base for any lemonade you wish to create. My favourite use is to add a dash of MONIN Mojito Mint syrup and top with soda water, an elegant and fresh solution for hot day !Application
    • Sodas
    • Lemonades
    • Granitas
    • Cocktails
  • Origin Known as ‘the lemon of South America’, limes are small green-yellow fruit with sour, acidic pulp, generally smaller and less sour than lemons. The top-five lime producing countries are India, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Spain. A staple of Mexican, Thai and Vietnamese cooking and typical of Persian, Iraqi and Indian cuisine, limes are used for both the acidity of the juice and floral aroma of the rind. Ceviche (the cooking of raw fish in lime juice), lime pickle, marmalade and sorbet are all popular uses. Many classic cocktails such as Gin and Tonic, Caipirinha, Margarita, Mojito and Cuba Libre have the tart, aromatic flavour of lime.Recreate a classic cocktail or conjure a new inspiration with a South American vibe with the sweet acidic taste of MONIN Lime syrup.Colour Yellow with green glints.Tasting notes Strong nose of lime peel, sweet and acidic taste, a bit tart.Beverage Innovation Directors tips One of the best uses of MONIN Lime syrup for me is to combine it in a margarita cocktail. Its strong lime peel taste is absolutely perfect for this application.Applications
    • Cocktails
    • Sodas
    • Smoothies
    • Lemonades
    • Fruit punches
    • Teas
  • Encassed in a smooth, bright green skin limes have an aromatic, juicy flesh, whose sharpness, acidity and bitterness characterize many of our best loved cocktails and dishes. Le Concentré de MONIN Lime Rantcho is a convenient and consistent natural product. 

    Without pulp and made with 40% concentrated juice from the finest limes, Le Concentré de MONIN Lime Rantcho will impart a refreshing lime zing to a variety of classic cocktails such as traditional Gin & Tonics, Margaritas, Caipirihnas and Mojitos.

    Applications

    cocktails, mocktails, lemonades, sodas, flavoured water, culinary

    THE MONIN TIPS

    MONIN Lime Rantcho is the perfect solution to replace fresh lime juice in all classic cocktails, from daïquiris to margaritas. It will bring you the perfect level of acidity and the typical lime flavour. Try it in a homemade soda with exotic fruits like passion or mango. My favourite twist is to add it to a gin & tonic flavoured with Cucumber & Elderflower syrups.
  • Origin An ancient Chinese fruit, Lychee is the fruit of a tropical and sub-tropical tree native to China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. The rough pink red rind is peeled to reveal a creamy white pulp, similar in texture to grapes, with a floral perfume and a fragrant, sweet flavour Records of lychee consumption in China go back to 2000 BC and it was certainly a delicacy of the Chinese Imperial Court, where fresh lychee was couriered in on fast horses. Today they are widely available fresh and tinned, and are cultivated in many tropical climates around the world. Fresh lychees are available from November to January and add an Asian flavour to fish dishes and an Oriental twist to desserts such as coconut rice pudding with lychees.Add the delicate perfumed taste of the Orient to your cocktails, lemonades, teas and smoothies with MONIN Lychee syrup.Colour Bright light gold.Tasting notes Nose: Floral and fruity smell Attack: Genuine slightly tart lychee taste Length in Mouth: Subtle citrus noteTips The taste of this amazing fruit syrup is sensual, very sweet and reminiscent of roses and some Muscat grapes. Asian trends jump with full power into the cocktail industry, and one of my suggestions is to combine Lychee with Rose and you will definitely bring the taste of the night of Far East cultures.Applications
    • Lemonades
    • Sodas
    • Cocktails
    • Teas
    • Flavoured milks
    • Smoothies
  • Origin One of Olivier Monin’s personal favourites, MONIN Macadamia syrup was created to fulfil the demand for a roasted buttery nut flavour. Originating from Australia, the macadamia nut is named after the scientist Dr John McAdam, who first described it, but it is also known as the ‘Queensland nut’, ‘bush nut’ and ‘Queen of nuts’, among others. Of course, the Aboriginals had already discovered the fine taste of the macadamia thousands of years before Europeans settled there. Considered by some as ‘the nut lover’s nut’, macadamias are used in puddings, cakes and biscuits as well as savoury dishes. They go particularly well with white chocolate.Try mixing MONIN Macadamia syrup with MONIN Chocolate sauce to create an indulgent nutty chocolate latte.Colour Amber.Tasting notes Long-lasting roasted nuts smell and taste, French pralines aftertaste.Beverage Innovation Directors tips MONIN Macadamia Nut syrup fits very well with MONIN Chocolate sauce. Try it in a nutty chocolate latté and you’ll be simply amazed by the taste.Applications

    • Coffees
    • Milkshakes
    • Dessert drinks
    • Cocoas
    • Flavoured milks
  • Origin The national fruit of India, the Philippines and Pakistan, Mango is native to Southeast Asia and is known as ‘the apple of the tropics’. The fruit and leaves are used to decorate the arches and doorways in Indian houses at celebrations such as weddings. Eaten raw, the succulent rich flesh of a mango has a fragrant sweetness. There are many different varieties of mango, of which thick-skinned varieties are best for making South American style salsas, pickles and chutneys. Mango is also used in Asian curries, fish dishes, salads and European-style puddings such as pavlova, tarts, ice cream and sorbet, as well as smoothies and juices.Add the juicy fragrant sweetness of MONIN Mango syrup to create exotic cocktails, teas, smoothies and tropical fruit punches.Colour Yellow.Tasting notes Mild exotic mango fruit nose, sweet mango taste with a hint of acidity.Beverage Innovation Directors tips MONIN Mango is amazing in a martini cocktail application. It reveals its smoothness with a slightly acidic juice such as cranberry. I also like to mix it for a smoothie with Passion Fruit syrup, pineapple juice and lemon juice.Applications 
    • Cocktails
    • Sodas
    • Smoothies
    • Lemonades
    • Fruit punches
    • Teas
  • rigin It all started with orange… MONIN Orange syrup was the very first syrup flavour to be launched as part of the citrus range of Probably a hybrid of the pomelo and mandarin, originating from ancient China, Orange is one of the most widely loved fruits for its sweet, tart, juicy flavour and fresh aroma. Like most citrus fruit, it is best eaten fresh or Orange flavoured products include marmalade, which is usually made with Seville oranges, and orange blossom honey. The zest is commonly used in cooking and baking, as it goes particularly well with duck and chocolate.A sweet, acidic syrup MONIN Orange is best used to make non-milk based drinks such as refreshing, zesty sodas, cocktails and teas.Colour Slightly cloudy gold.Tasting notes Orange peel smell, candied orange taste.Beverage Innovation Directors tips As MONIN Orange is an acidic syrup you can’t steam it with milk, it would curdle. You can however combine it with a dash of cranberry and grapefruit juice in a vodka martini.Applications
    • Cocktails
    • Sodas
    • Smoothies
    • Fruit punches
    • Teas
  • Origin Osmanthus, a flower native to Asia, has been cultivated for around 2,500 years in China.  Guilin, which means “forest of osmanthus” is a city in China named after the many osmanthus trees that grow there. In Chinese culture, this small white flower is widely used, mostly as a flavouring for teas, wine, and sweets but also known as an ingredient in herbal medicine.MONIN Osmanthus syrup has a harmonious floral perfume with sweet delicate honey notes. Combined with teas, lemonades or even used to flavoured classic cocktails, this syrup will add a light and refreshing touch to any of your crafted drinks. Colour Light yellowTasting notes Nose: Sweet floral notes Attack: Delicate osmanthus flower Length in Mouth: Balanced honey and flower aftertasteBeverage Innovation Directors tips MONIN Osmanthus syrup imparts aroma and sweetness to any cocktail recipe. It’s the Asian touch I like to share in my creations! With its honey flower notes, it gives a unique flavour to cocktails, mocktails or even coffee and tea applications. I particularly like using MONIN Osmanthus syrup to flavour afternoon lemonades or in a Moscow Mule during parties.Applications
    • Tea
    • Cocktail
    • Mocktail
    • Latte
  • Origin Pandan is a rare green tropical plant grown in the wild but widely cultivated as it is commonly used in Southeast Asian cooking as flavouring. Its nutty, botanical fragrance with deep green colour is used as a flavour enhancer in many sweet and savoury dishes.MONIN Pandan syrup has a light and refreshing aroma with hints of sweet floral notes. It is perfect for creating milk tea beverages, or simple iced teas with a well-balanced bittersweet flavour. Ride on the Southeast Asian tea trend today and create unique recipes with this amazing flavour. Colour Deep grass green.Tasting notes Nose: Rich vegetal nose Attack: Sweet green cooked pandan Length in Mouth: Hints of coconutBeverage Innovation Directors tips "Pandan is a popular flavour in Southeast Asian countries and is widely used in dessert and rice dishes. MONIN Pandan syrup is best served in milk tea beverages mixed with coconut milk. You can try using earl grey tea for a modern twist! This is also an inspiring flavour that allowed me to create my new favourite drink, a Pandan Yogurt Frappé !"Applications
    • Tea
    • Cocktail
    • Mocktail
    • Latte
  • Origin THE tropical fruit, a passion fruit is about the size of an egg with a brittle purple or yellow shell encasing crunchy seeds and soft juicy flesh bursting with a strong, fragrant flavour. Native to Brazil, Paraguay and Northern Argentina, passion fruit is so-called because it is a vine species of passion flower, also known as the ‘purple granadilla’ in South Africa. Both the seeds and the pulp are used in salads and puddings such as cheesecake and pavlova. Passion fruit is also delicious in drinks, jellies and mousses.For THE taste of the tropics, add the fruity aroma and sweet and sour taste of MONIN Passion Fruit syrup to cocktails, sodas, lemonades, fruit punches and smoothies.Colour Cloudy yellow.Tasting notes Exotic fruity aroma, sweet and sour taste which will make you feel like eating fresh passion fruit.Beverage Innovation Directors tips With a true sweet and sour taste, MONIN Passion Fruit syrup is particularly enhanced with other exotic flavours such as mango. One of my favourite uses is with iced tea : mudde lemon slices and MONIN Passion Fruit syrup and top mix with fresh brewed tea.Applications
    • Sodas
    • Lemonades
    • Cocktails
    • Fruit punches
    • Smoothies
    • Cold cocoas
  • Origin Peaches are believed to be native to China where the legend said the peach was consumed by the immortals, due to the fruit’s mystic virtue of conferring longevity to all who ate it. Each year, the summer season signals the arrival of juicy, sweet peaches. But infusing your recipes with the sweet, unmistakable flavour and rich golden colour of peaches does not have to end when the long days of summer fade. Discover how MONIN Peach can enhance your beverages with fruity, delicious flavour!Colour Brilliant, light gold orange colour.Tasting notes Long lasting white peach smell and taste .Beverage Innovation Directors tips MONIN Peach has an unusual rich flavour and aromatic fragrance. Make up a cocktail by combining peach with orange, and you will really enjoy your summer afternoon.Applications
    • Cocktails
    • Fruit punches
    • Lemonades
    • Sodas
    • Smoothies
    • Teas
  • Origin Primarily developed to make the famous Pina Colada cocktail, MONIN Pineapple syrup delivers the pure, sweet fruit taste of pineapple, which is thought to originate from South America.So-called because of its resemblance to a pine cone, its spiky skin protects aromatic, juicy, sweet-sour golden flesh which is eaten fresh, cooked, juiced or preserved. It is used in a wide array of cuisines, notably in salsas, Asian sweet and sour sauces and as a pizza topping, as well as in yogurt, jam, sweets and ice cream. ‘Pineapple upside-down cake’ is a popular British pudding dish.MONIN Pineapple’s pure pineapple flavour will give a tropical accent to smoothies, cocktails, fruit punches and sodas.Colour Cloudy yellow.Tasting notes Nose: Fresh pineapple Attack: Juicy and fresh taste of pineapple Length in Mouth: Fruity with acidulated noteBeverage Innovation Directors tips With its true tropical taste MONIN Pineapple syrup brings you the opportunity to create many different kinds of recipes. One of my favourite uses is to mix it with MONIN Spicy syrup in a martini cocktail, in order to get a smooth and slightly spicy cocktail.Applications
    • Sodas
    • Cocktails
    • Smoothies
    • Fruit punches
  • Origin A hugely popular summer flavour in France, where it is mixed with crisp, chilled rosé wine, MONIN Pink Grapefruit syrup is used to make the top-selling summer drink French Rosé. Originally called the ‘forbidden fruit’, the grapefruit tree is a citrus tree – a hybrid of the pomelo and sweet orange - first grown in Barbados in the 18th century. The flesh of the grapefruit varies in hue from white to soft pink to ruby red with the flavour varying relatively to the colour and variety from acidic and sour to sweet and tart. The balanced sweet sour flavour of pink grapefruit works well in both savoury and sweet salads, combined with ingredients such as coriander, chilli, other citrus fruit, shellfish, and salad leaves. It also makes refreshing mousses, sorbets and jellies.You’ll be tickled pink with the sweet sour, fragrant flavour of MONIN Pink Grapefruit syrup, which will make uplifting summer cooler cocktails, punches, smoothies and teas.Colour Bright and cloudy pink-red.Tasting notes Subtle smell of fresh pink grapefruit with notes of grapefruit peel and flower. Sweet and juicy taste, refreshing harmony between bitterness and acidity of pink grapefruit.Beverage Innovation Directors tips MONIN Pink Grapefruit syrup will allow you to create incomparable drinks such as muddles, martinis, fruit punches, teas and many more. As soon as you'll taste it, you will simply love it, and recipes will come through. One of my favourite uses is muddled drinks. When using citrus fruits, it really enhances the juicy taste of MONIN Pink Grapefruit syrup.Application
    • Smoothies
    • Martinis
    • Fruit cocktails
    • Fruit punches
    • Teas
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