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If you’re Carribean, you know sorrel. Valued for its medicinal properties, Jackie Summer’s grandparents carried this culinary tradition made with hibiscus with them when they emigrated from Barbados to New York in the 1920s.

Created by Jackie Summers, the first licensed Black distiller in the U.S., Sorel Liqueur is inspired by sorrel, a spiced hibiscus drink with roots in West Africa and the Caribbean.

What about the Aperol spritz? That’s so 2021, but the spritz isn’t over. “The spritz is taking on a new life with hibiscus and ginger,”

Liqueurs bring both sweetness and engaging flavors to cocktails, and that’s why bartenders keep various versions on their speed rails at work and at their home bars.

Remember when a holiday punch bowl was the main attraction? Recreate the fun with this sophisticated punch.

Keeping it Simple
A not-so cutesy cocktail

She sips sorel and ginger beer, cuts into the ham her father glazes and bakes for hours, and takes a slice of the black cake for which her mother soaks prunes, currants, and raisins in a jar of rum months in advance.How Christmas Is Celebrated Around the World

This creamy no-bake cheesecake, topped with blackberry compote, includes Sorel liqueur and an easy vanilla wafer crust!

We think it’s a perfect component for a wintry punch.