Cordially Inviting

Cordially InvitingThe popular wisdom has it that liqueurs were contrived by little old alchemists, slaving away over hot alembics in medieval monasteries, pursuing the secret of life. Actually, Columbus and his cohorts had as much to do with triggering the golden age of liqueurs as any friar. It was their voyages of discovery that brought cheap sugar and a world of fragrant botanicals to the monks--who put these new ingredients to good use. In any case, both groups were part of a broader upheava...