The World in Liquor

Amarula – South Africa

Popular South African spirit Amarula is made with cream, sugar, and fruit from the marula tree. A large woodland tree that’s native to Africa, the marula tree produces a yellow fruit that ripens for a couple months every year, and lends Amarula a delicate fruity taste. Unlike many other cream liqueurs, marula fruit provides both the flavor and the spirit base, rather than being made with brandy or whiskey. Drink it on the rocks, or mix it into a creamy cocktail.

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