Manille Liquer Dalandan and Calamansi

Thanks to Undersecretary Berna Romulo Puyat I met Olive Limpe -Aw, President of Destileria Limtuaco & Co., Inc ( White Castle whisky ) which is the oldest distillery in the Philippines.

She is 5th generation of her 162 year old family business. A few weeks ago she introduced to us their latest product which is Manille Dalandan Liquer. ( they also have a Calamansi version ).  She uses dalandan from Quezon and she pays double for the dalandan – first for the whole fruit and then the second for the rind which she pays another whole price for. She says that this is their company CSR ( Corporate Social Responsibility ) She is so nice! She told me that she does not want them to feel that they are being cheated or being squeezed too much and its their way of helping the local farmers. I wish we had more people like her.  She’s an inspiration already with that one act of generosity and kindness.

Heart2Heart will definitely support Olive and her products.  Looking forward to more products from this amazing woman and company

Manille Liqueur de Calamansi

Manille captures the essence of calamansi using the citrus fruit’s rinds to make a drink that is zesty, fresh and packed with an intense citrus aroma in a vodka base. It is perfect as a digestive or as a drink to cleanse the palate between courses. You can also take it as a chilled shot or on the rocks for a refreshing long drink. It can also be use it to prepare sweet and savory dishes that require any kind of zesty kick. Manille Liqueur de Calamansi will surely give your cocktails or dishes a unique twist.

Manille is also an all-natural product using calamansi fruit from Mindoro, the calamansi capital of the Philippines. There are no added flavors and preservatives while only natural plant pigment is used to enhance the liqueur’s color.

In the production of Manille, the company extends its support to the Mindoro calamansi farmers and an indigenous Mangyan community in Tugdaan. Organic calamansi grown in the Tugdaan mountains, Mindoro are handpicked every morning by the Mangyan farmers and carried down on foot to the processing plant located at the foot of the mountain.

The product is available in 750ml vintage bottle at P440.00 suggested retail price. It is also available in 750ml bottle with designed tin cannister, perfect for gift giving, at a suggested retail price of P495.00.

Manille Liqueur de Calamansi is set to be available in Rustan’s Supermarkets, Robinsons Supermarkets, Landmark, SM Kultura, WalterMart, Unimart, Shopwise, Puregold, Duty Free Philippines, Cherry Foodarama, Family Mart and 7-Eleven outlets nationwide.

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