Origin Cherry Blossom is the symbol of traditional Japanese values - transitory beauty, purity and simplicity. With MONIN’s newest flavour, Cherry Blossom syrup, you have the opportunity to celebrate the arrival of spring, one of the most important Japanese events. The cherry blossom season is relatively short as the blossoms are falling from the trees after the blooming peak which shows the brevity of the human life and of its beauty, too. You can experience the intensity of this new flavour as they do in Japan, where the Cherry Blossom is memorable due to the famous spring event O-Hanami, a friendly and traditional gathering under the cherry blossom trees to appreciate the sight of the flowers.Colour Subtle light pink colour.Tasting notes Delicate floral perfume.Beverage Innovation Director's Tip To keep the original taste, don't mix it with too many ingredients. I would recommend using Cherry Blossom in Martini drinks (vodka or gin) with a touch of lemon which enhances its delicate flavour. Perfect as a fresh after dinner drink.Applications Champagne
Sparkling wine
White wine
Flavoured sodas
Cocktails
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.
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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 Whether to be eaten raw or toasted, almonds are widely consumed for their health properties and tantalizing flavour. Amongst all nuts, almonds are the most rich in nutrients and beneficial components!MONIN has re-created this nut flavour in a toasted form that is absolutely perfect for an unlimited number of coffee applications but also to add a catchy twist to cocktails! With MONIN Toasted Almond syrup, you are one step away to creating consistent harmonious drink combining toasted, caramel and butterscotch flavours!Colour Light Brown AmberTasting Notes Buttery and nuttyBeverage Innovation Director Tips MONIN Toasted Almond syrup is a perfect synergy with coffee based beverages. It enhances the coffee taste with a nutty touch!I also love to add a toasted finish with MONIN Toasted Almond syrup to classic cocktails like Mai Tai or Manhattans, unique combination!Applications
- Coffee
- Chocolate
- Smoothies
- Milkshakes
- Cocktails
Origin One of the top three speciality coffee flavours, along with vanilla and caramel, MONIN Hazelnut syrup delivers the fresh taste and aroma of hazelnut with a touch of almond and vanilla. The nut of the Hazel tree, also known as a cobnut or filbert nut depending on species, hazelnut complements chocolate well. This makes it popular in confectionery as well as being a main ingredient in the chocolate spread Nutella and the vodka-based liqueur Frangelico. It is also a popular pudding flavour used in meringues and as a paste in Viennese tortes.Enhance your coffee, chocolate and milk drinks and create sophisticated dessert drinks with the moreish nuttiness of MONIN Hazelnut.Colour Gold.Tasting Notes Nose: Fresh and floral nutty notes Attack: Fresh and vegetal hazelnut taste Length in Mouth: Subtle touch of almond and vanillaBeverage Innovation Directors tips MONIN Hazelnut syrup is ideal with dairy ingredients, as it reveals all its aroma. I like to add MONIN Hazelnut syrup in an espresso topped with a hint of whipped cream.Applications
- Coffees
- Milkshakes
- Dessert drinks
- Cocoas
- Steamed milks
Origin The almond is the fruit of the almond tree famous for bearing fragrant pink and white flowers. The flavour of sweet almonds is delicate and just slightly sweet. They are commonly used in confectionery baking and in marzipan, a traditional European and Mediterranean candy.Colour Cloudy white.Tasting notes Pure distinct bitter almond pit smell and taste.Beverage Innovation Directors tips There are many ways to work with MONIN Almond syrup. The most famous recipe is Mai Tai but try to combine MONIN Almond with MONIN Glasco Lemon syrup in a soda, and you will be surprised by the result!Applications
- Coffees
- Cocktails
- Sodas
Origin Building on the popularity of MONIN Hazelnut in speciality coffees, MONIN Roasted Hazelnut was developed to deliver a more powerful hazelnut flavour which would complement even the strongest coffee. The nut of the Hazel tree, also known as a cobnut or filbert nut depending on species, hazelnut goes well with chocolate. This makes it popular in confectionery as well as a main ingredient in the chocolate spread Nutella and the vodka-based liqueur Frangelico. It is also a popular pudding flavour used in meringues and as a paste in Viennese tortes.MONIN Roasted Hazelnut bottles the intense, smoky richness of roasting with a toffee nose and sweet praline aftertaste making it the perfect complement to coffee and a stunning ingredient for creating dessert cocktails.Colour Gold with amber glintsTasting notes Nose: Strong roasted hazelnut nose Attack: Well balanced with strong aroma Length in Mouth: Rounded praline after tasteBeverage Innovation Directors tips You will simply crave for MONIN Roasted Hazelnut! Its incredible taste offers an extended range of drink possibilities! Imagine a delicate frothy milk and a scrumptious Italian espresso with a hint of a perfectly roasted hazelnut flavour in a classic Latté or a chilled old fashioned signature martini set up in a mixing glass. No matter the drink’s type, the full body of MONIN Roasted Hazelnut will always be revealed perfectly!Applications
- Coffee applications
- Dessert drinks
- Milkshakes
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 Developed to satisfy demand in the UK, MONIN Toffee Nut syrup delivers rich buttery toffee and warm roasted macadamia nut notes. Inspired by the popular sweets from British confectionery brand Quality Street®, Toffee Nut bottles this powerful flavour combination.Toffee Nut syrup will give comfort and sweet succour as an irresistible twist to lattes, creating seductive dessert drinks and amazing ice cream sundaes when used as a gourmet pudding topping.Colour Clear light gold yellow.Tasting notes Strong smell of caramel with notes of buttered, roasted nuts, bold macadamia nut flavour in a buttery and rich toffee base.Beverage Innovation Directors tips I like to combine Monin Toffee Nut syrup with MONIN White Chocolate sauce in a latte. Just mix MONIN sauce and syrup in the bottom of a tumbler glass and cover up with steamed milk.Applications
- Coffees
- Flavoured milks
- Dessert drinks
Origin An old time cocktail classic, Blue Curaçao is known for its deep blue colour, tart orange flavour and tropical credentials. Flavoured with the dry peel of the green oranges, which are descended from Valencia oranges, from the West Indian Island of Curaçao, this liqueur embodies this tropical island paradise with its beaches and coral reefs. Discovered by accident, the drink was originally marketed by a Spanish family from Curacao in the 19th century.The amazing deep blue of MONIN Blue Curaçao syrup evokes the sea lapping the beautiful Curacao beaches and adds an exotic touch to cocktails and sodas with its aromatic orange peel scent and candy bitter taste.Colour Deep blue even when it dilutes.Tasting notes Orange skin smell, candy bitter orange taste.Beverage Innovation Directors tips The deep blue colour will amaze you and others, especially children. Try to combine it with a citrus flavour in soda applications.Applications
- Sodas
- Cocktails
- Fruit punches
Origin Developed to offer a non-alcoholic version of rum-based drinks, MONIN Caribbean bottles a taste of the favourite tipple of pirates, buccaneers and British Royal Navy sailors, who still have a tot of rum presented on special occasions. A distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses, rum is largely produced in the Caribbean and Latin America. Thought to be derived from the words ‘rumbullion’ and ‘rumbustion’, which were slang terms for ‘tumult’ or ‘uproar’, they bring to mind rum’s colourful associations with fractious men fighting in island tippling houses. Other names for rum include ‘Nelson’s blood’, ‘kill-devil’, ‘demon water’, ‘pirate’s drink’, ‘navy neaters’ and ‘Barbados water’! Today rum is used to flavour cakes, ice cream and fruits, which are macerated in rum. The nose of Caribbean rum aged in oak barrels and the sweet rum taste with notes of fruit of MONIN Caribbean syrup will create ‘rumbustious’ coffees, non-alcoholic cocktails and dessert drinksColour Bright amber.Tasting notes Nose of Caribbean rum aged in oak barrel; sweet rum taste with notes of fruits and vanilla.Beverage Innovation Directors tips The blend hints of island spices with a smooth texture stands out of the flavour and leads to an overwhelming spiced honey flavour that gently guides you to the creamy, cake frosting finish. “Caribbean” will give you the opportunity to convert all your rum-based alcoholic cocktails to their non alcoholic versions without even losing the rum aroma.Applications- Cocktails
- Flavoured milks
- Coffees
Origin Developed as one of the ‘virgin flavour’ range, MONIN Irish syrup has a flavour profile which is similar to Irish cream, a cream liqueur based on whiskey, cream and coffee, for use in non-alcoholic after-dinner drinks. Irish coffee is a popular after-dinner drink consisting of hot coffee, sugar and whisky topped with thick cream, through which the coffee is drunk. The story goes that the first Irish coffee was created by Joe Sheridan, head chef at Foynes, County Limerick. He created coffee for a group of American tourists who had just arrived in Ireland on a miserable winter night and added the whiskey to warm them up. When they enquired what it was, Joe Sheridan said it was ‘Irish coffee’.Perfect for creating non-alcoholic Irish coffees, speciality coffees, dessert cocktails and smoothies, MONIN Irish syrup will add the luck of Irish to your drinks!Colour Brown with amber glints.Tasting notes Nose: Buttery with hints of roasted coffee Attack: Creamy with strong roasted coffee Length in Mouth: Mocha with toffee notesBeverage Innovation Directors tips With its subtle combination of flavours, MONIN Irish syrup allows you to create tons of coffee based recipes or even dairy preparations. I like to mix it with fresh cream in a canister, in order to garnish an espresso.Applications
- Coffees
- Flavoured milks
- Dessert drinks
Origin One of MONIN’s virgin range of flavours, Triple Sec Curaçao syrup is the non-alcoholic version of the famous bittersweet orange liqueur. Made from dried peels of bitter and sweet orange, Triple sec is an orange-flavoured liqueur, which was originally made in France in the mid-nineteenth century. It is consumed neat as a digestive or used in cocktails such as the famous Long Island Iced Tea and the Cosmopolitan.Ideal in non-alcoholic drinks and virgin versions of classic cocktails, MONIN Triple Sec Curaçao’s mild orange peel flavour marries well with lemonades, sodas, teas and even chocolate drinks and coffees, as its low acidity does not curdle milk.Colour Transparent with some haziness.Tasting notes Orange and bitter orange peel smell, orange peel taste.Tips With its orange blossom taste and its low acidity, MONIN Triple Sec Curaçao allows you to create recipes that a regular orange flavour can't as dairy base drink. I truly like to mix it in lattes with MONIN Dark Chocolate sauce.Applications
- Cocktails
- Coffees
- Mochas
- Flavoured milks
- Fruit punches
- Teas
Origin The famous Mojito cocktail was born in the sultry bars of pre-revolutionary Havana. Skilled bartenders called upon the local abundance of wild mint “yerbabuena”, cane sugar, lime and rum to create a refreshing cocktail sensation that flavoured the sensual Cuban nightlife. Yet the time consuming preparation of mojitos involving making simple syrup and thoroughly muddling lime and mint leaves, as well as its hard to find ingredients did not travel well to the international bar scene. With MONIN Mojito Mint, making mojitos is now easy. Just combine with rum, club soda and a squeeze of lime! The Mojito is now a standout favorite among American bars and restaurants patrons. Additionally, MONIN Mojito Mint is a refreshing mint and lime flavour that can be used beyond the bar in countless non-alcoholic applications.Colour Transparent.Tasting notes Spearmint smell, perfectly balanced taste of cane sugar and spearmint.Beverage Innovation Directors tips In addition to the flavourful Mojito that you can create with Monin Mojito mint syrup, I'm really playing with it in many other recipes. I love to mix it with Monin Vanilla syrup in a frozen coffee with milk.Applications
- Coffees
- Chocolates
- Teas
- Fruit punches
- Smoothies
- Sodas
- Lemonades
Origin With a hint of spiciness, MONIN Asian Lemongrass syrup delivers refreshing authentic flavour, perfect to create beverages with an Asian twist! A common ingredient across South East Asian cooking, lemongrass is becoming more and more popular all over the world. MONIN Asian Lemongrass syrup features an appealing herbal aroma with a slight citrus note to create refreshing delights. Hop on the Asian trend and create innovative mojitos, iced teas and many more!Colour Transparent with a hint of hazinessTasting Notes Citrus, herbal and spicyBeverage Innovation Director tips MONIN Asian Lemongrass is a great companion for creating cocktails and so many more. In South East Asia, we enjoy combining it with lime, kaffir lime leaf, mint, tamarind to create an authentic Asian experience.Applications
- Cocktails
- Iced teas
- Flavoured sodas
- Lemonades
- Lattes
Origin One of the best-selling flavours in Germany because of the popularity of the Hugo cocktail, MONIN Elder flower Syrup delivers the fragrant aroma and tart, juicy flavour of these creamy-white flowers. Often consumed as a cordial or a liqueur, both are crafted from the flowers of the Elder or Elderberry tree, commonly found in the English countryside. The English saying goes that summer is not here until the Elder is fully in flower and that it is at an end when the berries are ripe. Simply add MONIN Elder flower to champagne, mix in a white spirit based cocktail or with fruit juices for aromatic, summery refreshers.Colour Light gold.Tasting notes Strong floral smell with honey notes; distinctive, tart and juicy taste.Beverage Innovation Directors tips The fragrant flowers of the elder tree make this MONIN flavour unique and elegant. It can be used to make refreshing summer drinks. Try to combine it with cranberry juice and you will have an exciting summer refresher.Applications- Teas
- Ciders
- Cocktails