The green, liquorice flavoured liqueur had been banned in France since 1915, and was shrouded in mystery.
The Scottish SPCA is now rehabilitating Liquorice at its National Wildlife Rescue Centre at Fishcross in Clackmannanshire.
Smooth, warming and laced with liquorice flavours, it is usually one of the tastings that curious visitors partake of.
My tip is liquorice ice cream - I think everyone should try it.
BBC: Scandinavian food: Why is it becoming popular in the UK?
Liquorice, who is actually a young male grey seal, was weak and very thin when he was found by a member of the public.
Containing linseed, sun raisins, liquorice and rum, Mrs Beeton wrote that the "worst cold is generally cured by this remedy in two or three days".
Here the company and its customers will be able to test and refine machines to customers' individual requirements (one confectioner's liquorice, say, is not quite the same as another's).
When he was near the house, the dogs, black as liquorice, came out of the trees, stopped, heads up, looked around as if seeing the land for the first time.
But with Denmark producing some of the strongest liquorice in the world, her suggestion is perhaps further evidence that the Scandinavian dream might not make it to the British mainstream.
BBC: Scandinavian food: Why is it becoming popular in the UK?
Not far from El Celler de Can Roca, La Calendula's menu is built entirely around the flowers and plants that are typical of Costa Brava and Catalonia, including wild carrots, sorrel, liquorice and marigolds.
Madsvinet's rustic gourmet menu includes sharing platters such as local cheeses, salt-baked celery, quinoa and pickled mushrooms, ceviche of Gotland scallop, zander with beetroot, hazelnuts and broccoli, and grilled calf with blackberries, lime and liquorice.
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