Strega (liqueur) is sometimes called "the witch" in the English-speaking world. The Premio Strega (Strega Prize), the most prestigious literary award in Italy today, was founded in 1947 by Guido Alberti, then owner of the company, together with his friends the writer Maria Bellonci and her husband Goffredo. The San Francisco World Spirits Competition, one of several international spirit ratings organizations, has evaluated Strega liqueur on three occasions since 2005. The ratings organization gave the spirit gold medals in 2005 and 2011 and a silver medal in 2008. Strega (liqueur) Liquore Strega is an Italian herbal liqueur produced since 1860 by the
St-Germain (liqueur) Robert Cooper agreed to work with Bacardi as a "brand guardian" and spokesperson. Robert Cooper died in 2016 at the age of 39. St-Germain (liqueur) St-Germain is an elderflower liqueur. It was originally created in 2007 and the brand is currently owned by Bacardi. Praised by "The New York Times" as having "almost single-handedly invigorated the moribund liqueur category", the spirit won the Grand Gold Medal at the Monde Selection in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and the "Chairman's Award" in the Liqueur category at the Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2010. St-Germain was created by distiller Robert Cooper and launched in