Using twenty-seven ingredients of herbs and spices the D.O.M. stands for Deo Optimo Maximo which means - To God most good, most great. Close to its 500th birthday and produced at the Benedictine Monastery at Fecamp on the coast of Normandy, France since 1510. The monastery was destroyed during the French revolution and has since been produced by Alexandre le Grand. Don Bernado Vincelli originally designed the \'elixir\' to sustain the monks in their work, and as a probably useless defence against malaria, as they were close to large marshlands, and was the first branded liqueur medicine. ### Product Description Created in a flamboyant palais in the countryside of Normandy, Bénédictine draws from the subtle alchemy of twenty-seven herbs and spices. It is made to a secret recipe of French Benedictine monks that is said to date back to 1510. Bénédictine D.O.M. Tasting Notes It\'s a sweet liqueur that has a very deliciously unique taste.