Chambord Liqueur 700mL

Brand: Chambord (Brown-Forman)

Release Name: Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur

Spirit Style / Type: French Fruit Liqueur, Cognac Base

Composition: Red and Black Raspberries, Blackberries, Blackcurrants, Madagascar Vanilla, Moroccan Citrus Peel, Honey, XO Cognac

Age: Non-Vintage

Volume: 700ml Bottle (Also Available in 200ml and 500ml)

Alc / Vol (%): 16.5%

Country: France

Region: Loire Valley (La Sistiere Château)

Production Method: Fruit Infusion in Neutral Spirit, Blended with Cognac, Recipe Loosely Based on a 17th-Century Original

Limited Edition: No (Chambord's Standing Flagship Release, Modern Brand Developed 1982)

Award Winner: Yes — Silver and Bronze Medals, San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Chambord traces its inspiration to a raspberry liqueur reportedly served to King Louis XIV in 1685 during a visit to the Château de Chambord in France's Loire Valley. The modern brand was developed in 1982 by Norton "Sky" Cooper at his family's cordial company, Charles Jacquin et Cie, and quickly became known for its distinctive globe-shaped bottle topped with a metal crown, evoking the liqueur's royal French heritage. Brown-Forman acquired the brand from the Cooper family for $255 million in 2006, subsequently updating the bottle design while keeping the same recipe. Chambord remains the world's best-known black raspberry liqueur, and the essential ingredient behind classics like the French Martini and Kir Royale.

Chambord's story reaches back to 1685, when King Louis XIV is said to have been served a marvellous liqueur made from wild raspberries during a visit to the Château de Chambord — a legend the modern brand, developed in 1982 by Norton "Sky" Cooper (whose son Robert would later create the elderflower liqueur St-Germain), built its entire identity around. That royal French heritage is reflected in its instantly recognisable globe-shaped bottle with a metal crown, a deliberate design choice from its 1980s relaunch meant to evoke exactly that regal history. Chambord is the raspberry liqueur that made the French Martini what it is, and it remains the benchmark against which every other raspberry liqueur is measured — distinctly sweeter, richer and more luxurious than a simple Crème de Cassis, and built on a genuinely more complex blend of berries, Madagascar vanilla, Moroccan citrus peel, honey and aged Cognac. It's earned recognition at international competitions too, including Silver and Bronze medals at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. A true must-have for any drinks cabinet — perfect in a French Martini, a Kir Royale, topped with Champagne or Prosecco, or simply served neat over ice with a lemon peel twist, exactly as the brand itself recommends.