Cointreau

Cointreau Distillery was founded in 1849 by Adolphe Cointreau, a confectioner, and his brother Edouard-Jean Cointreau. Their experienced success first with their cherry liqueur guignolet, but it wasn't until they blended sweet and bitter orange peels and pure alcohol from sugar beets when things really took off for the brothers. Cointreau was first bottled and sold in 1875.

Nowadays, an estimated 13 million bottles are sold each year, in more than 150 countries.

The production methods and recipe are a family secret, but tours of the facility are open to the public.