St. Germain (liqueur)

St-Germain Elderflower liqueur

St-Germain is a liqueur flavored with elderflowers.[1] It was created in 2007; the brand is owned by Bacardi Ltd.[2]

Press and awards

Praised by The New York Times as having "almost single-handedly invigorated the moribund liqueur category",[3] the spirit won the Grand Gold Medal at the Monde Selection in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and the "Chairman's Award" in the Liqueur category at the Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2010.[4]

History

St-Germain was launched in 2007 by Coopers Spirit Co,[5] a company founded 2006 and head-quartered in New York.[6] In 2013, it was sold to Bacardi Ltd., although Robert Cooper of Cooper Spirits agreed to work with Bacardi as a "brand guardian" and spokesperson.[7]

On Monday, April 25, 2016, Robert Cooper died at 39 years old. He was the creator and visionary behind St. Germain.[8]

References

  1. cocktails.about.com
  2. "St-Germain Elderflower Liquor Acquired By Bacardi, Plans To Go Global". http://www.huffingtonpost.com/. Huffington Post. 01/08/2013. Retrieved 2014-12-12. Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |website= (help)
  3. Simonson, Robert (December 29, 2009). "A Decade of Invention, and Reinvention". The New York Times. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  4. 2010 Ultimate Spirits Challenge Results, Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  5. "The Cooper Spirits Company - Linked In profile". Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  6. "http://www.cooperspirits.com/". http://www.cooperspirits.com/. External link in |website=, |title= (help)
  7. "St-Germain Elderflower Liquor Acquired By Bacardi, Plans To Go Global". http://www.huffingtonpost.com/. Huffington Post. 01/08/2013. Retrieved 2014-12-12. Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |website= (help)
  8. "Remembering Rob Cooper, St-Germain Creator and Spirits Visionary". http://talesofthecocktail.com/. Tales of the Cocktail. 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2016-5-3. Check date values in: |access-date= (help); External link in |website= (help)


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