Message 29869 of 39188 in General Discussion

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What a cool story...good luck!

> UK Phantom,
> 
> The idea for Lichido was born of our long-standing love for lychees, 
> specifically lychee martinis.  The flavor profile came about after 
> several hours of trial-and-error around a dining room table, with 
> many different liquor-fruit juice combinations and subsequent 
> inebriation.  We engaged a French distillery(Compagnie de Guyenne, 
> makers of Meukow Cognac)to reproduce the flavor of our final 
> concoction in a liqueur containing cognac and vodka. There was much 
> back-and-forthing of samples beteen France and the U.S.,and much 
> tweaking until we unanimously deemed the formula perfect. Then came 
> the search for the right name and the designing of the bottle, etc. 
> Two years and a lot of paperwork later, we finally have our product 
> available on the market. Phantom, as much as I'd like to ship Lichido 
> to you, I don't think it's the right time for such "transatlantic" 
> activity.  But I thank you very much for the offer. Have fun at the 
> Cocktail Jam!!