The Next Generation of Liqueurs
We’re not here to reject that tradition. We’re here to carry it forward.
Cordials have been at the heart of the world’s favorite cocktails for generations. The Orange Curaçao in your Margarita. The coffee liqueur in your Espresso Martini. The cream liqueur that turns a simple pour into something indulgent. These bottles built cocktail culture, one classic recipe at a time.
Where Heritage Meets Innovation
Above Board is the next generation of liqueurs: honoring the cocktail tradition while reimagining what belongs in the bottle. Same craft. Same role behind the bar. Same cocktails you already love making and ordering. What’s different is what’s inside.
We make our entire line plant-based and zero sugar, sweetened with Monkfruit and Allulose instead of the syrupy, glycemic-spiking sugar that’s been the default for decades. Every bottle is also gluten-free, made with a gluten-free neutral grain spirit, and proudly woman-owned.
A Seat at the Table for Everyone
For a lot of people, that tradition has come with an asterisk. If you’re watching your sugar intake, whether you’re keto conscious, managing blood sugar, or just paying closer attention to what’s in your glass, the classic cocktail menu hasn’t had much room for you. The options were usually a vodka soda or sitting it out.
That’s exactly the gap Above Board closes. Because our liqueurs are sweetened with Monkfruit and Allulose instead of sugar, the same Margaritas, Espresso Martinis, and Smartinis that once came with a sugar trade-off are now part of the celebration for a lot more people. No one should have to choose between the cocktail they love and how they want to feel about what’s in it.
An Evolution, Not a Rejection
There’s a version of this story where we position ourselves against the category. We’re not telling that story. Liqueurs earned their place behind the bar. They built the cocktails people count on for celebrations, first dates, and Tuesday nights that needed a little lift.
What we’re doing is asking a simple question: now that we know more about what goes into a great pour, why should flavor and tradition come at the cost of how you feel the next day? Above Board exists to prove they don’t have to.
What This Means Behind the Bar
For bartenders and cocktail lovers, nothing about the ritual changes. Build the same Margarita, the same Espresso Martini, the same Smartini you’d always make. The tradition stays intact. What evolves is the ingredient doing the work in the glass, uncompromising on flavor and built for how people actually want to drink today.
That’s the next generation of liqueurs. Here’s to living Above Board.
