The Best Licorice Ever - Laurel

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We will soon tell you how Klepper & Klepper managed to do this. First let's go back to those ancient Greeks and Romans. Those laurel helped to its legendary status. According to the Greeks, the nymph Daphne was turned into a laurel tree by her father to protect her from the grabby hands of the god Apollo. Overwhelmed with grief, Apollo declared the laurel tree sacred and has since worn a laurel wreath on his head. That is why the winners of the Olympic Games, which were held in honor of Apollo, received a laurel wreath.

Like the Greeks, the Romans also associated the laurel with invincibility. Roman emperors who held a triumphal procession did so wearing a laurel wreath. See also the origin of the word laurel wreath and laureate. According to the Romans, laurel made you so invincible that it could protect you from lightning strikes. Emperor Tiberius is known to have covered himself with laurel when there was thunder outside.

In the here and now, laurel is also attributed special powers in some circles. It is said to help against flu, colds, canker sores, toothache, lifeless hair and diarrhea.

In addition to being a legendary panacea, bay leaf is best known as a seasoning for sauces, stews and marinades. Actually, that is the key to the secret of The Best Laurier Drop Ever. Klepper & Klepper have not made a classic laurel liquorice in which the bitter laurel flavor predominates, no, they have used laurel as a seasoning. The Best Laurel Licorice Ever is licorice with a hint of laurel. The laurel is unmistakably present, but not dominant. With the Best Laurel Licorice Ever, the licorice flavor predominates.

As soon as they decided to develop the Best Laurel Licorice Ever, Klepper & Klepper started looking for the best laurel in the Netherlands. Normally laurel aroma is added to laurel licorice, Klepper & Klepper decided to use essential laurel oil. They eventually found it in the southwestern tip of North Brabant, at Gova bv, a family business where they grow laurel trees organically. The laurel trees are grown for ornamental purposes, and when pruning, the laurel leaves are of course removed. Previously they ended up on the compost heap, but nowadays they distill laurel oil from it. And Klepper & Klepper used that pure laurel oil to make the Best Laurel Licorice Ever.