A bottle of Chambord Liqueur Royale de France.

Chambord Liqueur Royale de France is a liqueur that is made in the Loire valley in France. It dates back to 1685 when Louis XIV visited Château de Chambord. It is made from raspberries, blackberries (mûre), honey, vanilla, and cognac. It has no preservatives and must be consumed in 6 months time, otherwise the ingredients separate. It comes in a spherical bottle with gold plastic lettered "belt" around the middle. The bottle is modeled after a Globus cruciger in order to reflect Chambord's royal connection. It is 16.5% alcohol by volume. Bottles of strawberry liqueur A liqueur is a sweet alcoholic beverage, often flavoured with fruits, herbs, spices, flowers, seeds, roots, plants, barks, and sometimes cream. ... Loire is a département in the east-central part of France occupying the Loire Rivers upper reaches. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The front façade of the Château de Chambord, viewed from the south. ... Binomial name Rubus idaeus L. The Raspberry or Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) is a plant that produces a tart, sweet, red composite fruit in summer or early autumn. ... This article is about the fruit. ... A brandy snifter Cognac, named after the town of Cognac in France, is a brandy, which is produced in the region surrounding the town. ... A preservative is a natural or synthetic chemical that is added to products such as foods, pharmaceuticals, paints, biological samples, etc. ... Queen Elizabeth II held a globus cruciger, called the Sovereigns Orb, for her coronation portrait in 1953. ... Alcohol by volume (ABV) is an indication of how much alcohol (expressed as a percentage) is included in an alcoholic beverage. ...

Common drinks made from Chambord include Chambord Daiquiri, Chambord Royal Spritzer, Little Purple Men, The Purple Hooter Shooter, Sour Grapes, Grape Crush, French Martini (which started the "cocktails as a Martini" craze) and the original Sex on the Beach.

See also

• Sovereign's Orb

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External links

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