French liqueurs go exotic with unusual ingredients

Avrillé, France

WHETHER the ingredients are traditional, exotic or frankly bizarre, French liqueurs are reliable "ambassadors of quality", an industry leader said.

Visitors to the Printemps des Liqueurs, the industry's annual trade fair, this month could sample tipples concocted from rose petals, tea or . . . how about lychees?

Jean-Dominique Caseau, president of the liqueu…