Saint Raphael
Listed for Languedoc-Roussillon, Saint Raphaël is, since 1830, one of France’s emblematic quinquina apéritifs—born from the experiments of Dr Adémar Juppet. Blending wine with botanicals and cinchona bark, it captured a moment when the apéro could be both ritual and remedy, conviviality with a touch of science.
The craft is precise: aromatised wine, gently fortified, with quinquina bitterness as the structural spine. Balance matters more than impact—spice, sweetness and a poised, medicinal elegance held in check like a well-kept secret behind the bar. It became a staple from cafés to Belle Époque counters.
A defining milestone arrived in 1932 with the famous “Twins” imagery, turning Saint Raphaël into a poster icon of French advertising. For lovers of classic apéritif culture, it offers heritage with polish—timeless, confident, unmistakably French.Saint Raphael
Listed for Languedoc-Roussillon, Saint Raphaël is, since 1830, one of France’s emblematic quinquina apéritifs—born from the experiments of Dr Adémar Juppet. Blending wine with botanicals and cinchona bark, it captured a moment when the apéro could be both ritual and remedy, conviviality with a touch of science.
The craft is precise: aromatised wine, gently fortified, with quinquina bitterness as the structural spine. Balance matters more than impact—spice, sweetness and a poised, medicinal elegance held in check like a well-kept secret behind the bar. It became a staple from cafés to Belle Époque counters.
A defining milestone arrived in 1932 with the famous “Twins” imagery, turning Saint Raphaël into a poster icon of French advertising. For lovers of classic apéritif culture, it offers heritage with polish—timeless, confident, unmistakably French.
