Wikipedia Article About Bénédictine on Wikipedia Bénédictine is a brandy-based herbal liqueur beverage produced in France. Its recipe contains 27 plants and spices, and has a cognac base. It is believed that Bénédictine is the oldest liqueur continuously made, having first been developed by Dom Bernardo Vincelli in 1510, at the Benedictine Abbey of Fécamp in Normandy. Production of the liqueur was ceased by the monks in the nineteenth century, taken over by a private company founded in 1863 by Alexandre le Grand, which continues to produce the liqueur today.