The product first hit shelves in 1989. It wasn’t the most obvious of entries into the market: a cream liqueur made using the fruits of the marula tree, native to Sub-Saharan Africa.

The bottle:Lejay Crème de Cassis, $17.99 (375 ml bottle) The back story: Americans rarely think about crème de cassis, the blackcurrant liqueur, except when it’s time to make a Kir Royal, the ...

Because liqueur, by its very name, implies liquor, most liqueurs are made with brandy, rum, vodka, whiskey or pure grain alcohol as a base. Cordials may be made with or without distilled alcohol.

Baileys Irish Cream is one of the most popular types of liqueurs, so our hopes were high when we sampled the world-famous brand's chocolate liqueur.Despite its curiously un-chocolatey beige color ...

Popular liqueurs include triple sec, absinthe, Aperol, triple sec, cinnamon schnapps and Kahlua. Stateside, the term "cordial" is often used in place of liqueur.

Versatile and easy to drink either in cocktails, long drinks or just ‘on-the-rocks’, liqueurs – or cordials, as they are known in the US – and bitters remain popular with consumers worldwide. This ...

Liqueurs and cordials exist for two main reasons: Firstly, they were originally created as more approachable spirits that are either apertifs or digestifs. You drank them before, after or during a ...

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