What spirits and digestifs does Chez Clément offer?

The digestif repertoire of a Belgian bourgeois brasserie is built around classical eaux-de-vie and liqueurs. At Chez Clément, the official beverage list highlights the Calvados Château Du Breuil 8 years (Normandy, apple eau-de-vie), the Bas Armagnac Darroze (Gascony, continuous-still distillate), the Vieille Prune Cœur du Breuil, the Eau de Villée, and the Génépi de Savoie l'ancienne. For cognac, the chosen reference is Martell.

Alsace fruit eaux-de-vie also feature on the list: Framboise, Poire William, Mirabelle, Marc de Gewurtztraminer, four great Alsatian signatures that traditionally close a brasserie meal. The international liqueur repertoire rounds out the list: Amaretto, Grand Marnier, Sambucca Modin, Bailey's, Cointreau, Drambuie, Limoncello, Chartreuse. On the rum side: Bacardi, Havana Especial, and Diplomatico Reserva 12 years for enthusiasts.

Chez Clément carries this tradition over time. Founded in 1858 and run today by the fifth generation (Marie and Gilles Verleyen), the brasserie structured its beverage offer in successive layers across the generations: beer (brewed on site under Jules Clément and Marie-Lidwina, 1923-1954), wine (cellar developed by Marcel and Andrée from 1976 onwards), digestifs (the natural after-meal complement). On the whisky side, the list also includes J&B, Bushmills, Johnnie Walker Red, Jack Daniel's and a Macallan single malt.

The historical Belgian signature liqueurs (Mandarine, Élixir d'Anvers, Walloon péket) are not on the current permanent list, ask the maître d'hôtel for the reference that best matches your meal. The bar stays open continuously from noon to one in the morning, so the digestif can be taken in the dining room or moved to the dedicated bar space.