Alizé Pineapple Cognac Liqueur 750mL

Brand: Alizé

Release Name: Pineapple (Cognac Liqueur)

Spirit Style / Type: French Fruit Liqueur, Vodka and Cognac Base

Composition: Premium French Vodka, Cognac, Pineapple, Passion Fruit, Natural Exotic Fruit Juices

Age: Non-Vintage

Volume: 750ml Bottle

Alc / Vol (%): 16.0–20.0% (Sources Vary Slightly by Market) — Please Confirm Against the Bottle Label

Country: France

Region: Southwest France (Near Cognac)

Production Method: Proprietary Blending Process Eliminating Pulp Residue, Category Pioneered 1986

Limited Edition: No (Alizé's Standing Pineapple Release, Part of the Wider Alizé Range)

Award Winner: Not independently confirmed with a specific score for the Pineapple expression — related Alizé expressions have scored 87-93 points from Wine Enthusiast and the Beverage Tasting Institute

Alizé was created in 1982 just outside the Cognac region in southwest France by two brothers-in-law, Lafragette and Légier, who pioneered a distilling technique to achieve perfect homogeneity between French vodka, Cognac and natural fruit juices. Alizé Passion became the first liqueur to blend exotic passion fruit with French vodka, establishing an entirely new category, and the brand went on to become deeply embedded in 1990s hip-hop culture after 2Pac's "Thug Passion" and repeated references from Biggie Smalls, Jay-Z and Dr. Dre. Alizé's exact recipe remains a closely guarded secret to this day, known to only two people, and the brand has since expanded into a range of expressions including Red Passion, Gold Passion, Rosé and Bleu Passion.

Alizé created the entire "exotic liqueur" category back in 1986 with its original Passion flavour, and Pineapple extends that same pioneering blend of premium French vodka and Cognac into brighter, more tropical territory — a genuine point of difference from more common single-fruit liqueurs on the market. Every Alizé expression is built on the same closely guarded process developed by founders Lafragette and Légier, achieving seamless integration between spirit and fruit with no pulp residue, a technical hallmark that's kept the brand distinctive for decades. Beyond the liquid itself, Alizé carries genuine cultural weight rare in this category: immortalised by 2Pac's 1996 hit "Thug Passion," and referenced by Biggie Smalls, Jay-Z, Idris Elba and more recent artists like Rejjie Snow, it remains one of the most culturally referenced liqueur brands in music history. Its bold, sweet tropical profile makes it an easy, crowd-pleasing mixer — excellent in a Pineapple Passion Martini, on the rocks, or paired with fresh juices and premium spirits for a vibrant, summer-ready cocktail.