Fakher AL-Din AL-Ma'ani II is one of the Arab princes who built a citadel in Badiat AL-Sham near Palmyra.

Fakher AL-Din is also a name of many food stuff products which are all characterized by being made of fruits and flowers of Syria. So, it is a symbol of natural products prepared from the soil of this generous land which produced the first fruits and flowers in the world.

These nutritional liquids are prepared according to an agricultural almanac starting at the beginning of the year until its end, where we prepare the product according to the fruits or flowers of the month in question, as follows:

January
February
April
May
June
July
August
October

January - Tangerine Syrup
Where the fruit of the native mandarin is squeezed and combined with sugar + citric acid.
Making the syrup that way keeps the specific mandarin aroma in this concentrated syrup. Mandarin juice + sugar + citric acid = Concentrated syrup.

February & March - Orange Syrup
We make the syrup of natural orange witch is made from the native orange that has special flavor. We add the sugar to it as we did for the mandarin syrup. It is also concentrated syrup. Orange juice + sugar + citric acid = Concentrated syrup.

April - Blossom Water
In this month many flowers grow, and what is important for us here is the flower of bitter orange which is considered one of the gifts of nature due to its countless benefits and characters, where it is distilled, and the distillation process is costly due to the value of the flowers and the cost of distillation, and it is wholly different from the artificial blossom water which is very cheap and useless.

The blossom water is used in several therapists' way, and it is used in many confectioneries. And white coffee is made from it (where one part of natural blossom water of Fakher AL-Din is added to four parts of boiled water with sugar added as needed). So, it is a relaxing digestive beverage used especially at night instead of real coffee.

May - Rose Water
In the rose water we distill the Damask rose, -which is very famous in Aleppo – and it was said that Salah AL-Din AL.Ayoubi used to perfume himself with rose water in the morning before going to battle. So, the natural rose water is a refreshing liquid and a repairer of the cells of the body, in addition to its sweet-smell. And it is also used in confectioneries and syrups.

June - Cherry Syrup - water of unripe grapes
Cherry Syrup: We squeeze the cherry for making cherry syrup. Aleppo and the neighbouring cities as Ariha are known by this black cherry (called Washna), its juice is used in making delicious cherry ice-cream. The syrup also is made from cherry juice + sugar and citric acid.
Cherry juice + sugar + citric acid = Concentrated syrup.
Water of Unripe Grape: In June also we prepare the water of unripe grapes after being well washed and squeezing it with addition of little bit of salt before sealing the bottle.

July - The Blackberry Syrup
Fakher AL-Din prepares the syrup of natural blackberry (mulberry) from the black Shami blackberry or from the Roman kind as called in the regions of Lattakia. It is one of the blessings of Allah where the juice of natural blackberry is like a chemical factory entering the body to clean it from several parasites and harmful bacteria's. And we all know that the Apht is removed by putting a little quantity of it on the gum or by just drinking it.
The blackberry syrup, as all Fakher AL-Din products, is prepared from the blackberry juice + sugar and citric acid.
Blackberry juice + sugar + citric acid = Concentrated syrup.

August - September - Grapes vinegar - Apple vinegar
Fakher AL-Din makes vinegar from grapes and apples. The benefits of vinegar if it is made from grapes or apples are countless, and there is no room here to mention them all, but it is said that the Chinese before 5000 years, were using vinegar as a medicine.

The flavor of vinegar is delicious and it is different from lemon. Vinegar is used in salads, and in pickles to preserve and enhance its taste. It is put in bottles of different capacities starting from 50 CL up to 5 kg.

October - November - Molasses of Pomegranate
Fakher AL-Din completes the year by preparing another blessing of Allah that is the natural Molasses of Grenade. We insist on the word "natural", that is the juice of sour grenade which is boiled to a certain degree in order to give it the required viscosity to be ready to be used in many food uses as salads and hot meals.

So, Fakher AL-Din exploits the blessings fruits or flowers of all months within the year to give the consumer an original and natural product without adding any flavor or coloring just to keep up the traditional way to enhance the benefits.

Therefore, we are very proud in making such liquids which maintain our legacy in foods and beverages.

Produced by Jean Cortas – Lattakia & Aleppo – Syria.