The elderflower for this liqueur is picked by hand in the French Alps. The company St-Germain was founded in 2007 by Robert Cooper, who died in 2016 at the age of 39; The brand St-Germain is owned by Bacardi. Praised by The New York Times as having "almost single-handedly invigorated the moribund liqueur category", this liqueur won the Grand Gold Medal at the Monde Selection in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and the Chairman Award in the Liqueur category.
