Canton (liqueur) 2250767 223099449 2008-07-02T15:52:30Z Bdog9121 7388333 Reverted to revision 222906965 by [[Special:Contributions/Badagnani|Badagnani]]. using [[WP:TWINKLE|TW]] [[Image:Cantonliqueur.jpg|thumb|right|210px|A bottle of Canton liqueur, in its new formulation, as released in 2007]] '''Canton''' is a [[ginger]]-flavored liqueur imported and distributed by Charles Jacquin et Cie., an [[United States|American]] company based in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. ==Original recipe== Under the name '''The Original Canton Delicate Ginger Liqueur''' the liqueur was produced until 1997 in Doumen, a district of the city of [[Zhuhai]] in the [[Pearl River Delta]] of China's southern [[Guangdong]] province, near [[Macau]]. It was sold in limited quantity in the [[United States]] before high-end Asian [[fusion cuisine]] became popular. In its original formulation, the liqueur's ingredients were advertised to include six varieties of ginger, [[ginseng]], "gentle herbs," "finest [[Neutral grain spirit|spirits]]," [[brandy]], and [[honey]]. Its strength was 20 percent alcohol (40 proof), and it was sold in decorative faceted glass bottles of various sizes.<sup>[http://www.cocktaildb.com/ingr_galleryDetail?assetID=1217&id=193 photo]</sup> Canton was introduced in the U.S. in the early 1990s<!--Need exact year--> by Norton J. Cooper, the president and CEO of Charles Jacquin et Cie., a [[cordial]] producer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (a subsidiary of Chatam International Incorporated), and produced by Jacquin's subsidiary Doumen Canton Liqueurs, Ltd. Chatam International Incorporated applied for a U.S. trademark on the name "Original Canton Delicate Ginger Liqueur" in 1990 and received trademark protection in 1993; the trademark was renewed in 2003. The product's stay on the market lasted from 1992<!--Or is it 1993?--> to 1995, and Charles Jacquin et Cie. began distributing it in 1994.<!--Is this correct?--> It was officially discontinued after 1997. ==New recipe== In 2007, John Cooper (one of N. J. Cooper's two sons) revived the name and idea by producing a new ginger liqueur called '''Canton Ginger & Cognac Liqueur'''.<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Cantonliqueur.jpg photo]</sup> Canton Ginger Liqueur follows a new recipe and is produced in [[Jarnac]], [[France]]. The new formula is 28 percent alcohol (56 proof), is golden in color, and is packaged in a [[bamboo]]-shaped bottle<!--Is it glass?--><sup>[http://www.cantonliqueur.com/img/temp/bottle.jpg photo]</sup>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/21/dining/22stuf.html] and topped off with a Zamac casted<!--If it means cast metal, it should be "cast," not "casted"--> luxury closure.<!--What is a "luxury closure"? I don't think most people have ever heard this term.--> It contains syrup made from [[Caramelization|crystallized]] Chinese<!--where ginger began!--> baby ginger, Grand Champagne [[VSOP]] [[Cognac (drink)|cognac]], [[neutral grain spirit|neutral spirit]], [[Monofloral honey|orange blossom honey]] from [[Provence]], and [[vanilla]]. Canton Ginger & Cognac Liqueur was released in [[New York City]] in August 2007, and will be introduced next in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], and the rest of the United States by the end of 2008. By 2008 the name of the liqueur had changed once again, to '''Domaine de Canton French Ginger Liqueur'''.<sup>[http://www.cantonliqueur.com/img/temp-blk/bottle.jpg photo]</sup> ==References== {{Refimprove|date=February 2008}} {{Nofootnotes|date=February 2008}} *"Cordial trade successes 'tween U.S. and China (Charles Jacquin et Compagnie Inc.'s Original Canton ginger liqueur)." ''Packaging Digest'', March 1994. ==See also== *[[Ginger beer]] *[[Ginger wine]] ==External links== *[http://www.domainedecanton.com/ Canton Ginger & Cognac Liqueur official site] *[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/21/dining/22stuf.html ''New York Times'' article], August 21, 2007 *[http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Features/CA_Feature_Basic_Template/0,2344,2062,00.html Review from Cigar Aficionado] *[http://www.spiritsreview.com/reviews-liqueur-canton.html Review from Spirits Review] *[http://www.liquorsnob.com/archives/2007/10/canton_ginger_liqueur_review.php Review from Liquor Snob] [[Category: Liqueurs]] [[Category:1990s disestablishments]] [[Category:Guangdong]]