Amarula Wild Fruit Cream Liqueur

THE ESSENCE Amarula Cream is flavoured by the fruit of the mysterious marula tree found only in sub-equatorial Africa. Many legends surround the marula tree, Sclerocarrya birrea, - they cannot be cultivated by man, so the fruit is harvested in the wild; many tribes perform traditional marriage ceremonies and fertility rites beneath its mysterious branches; the bark is eaten by expectant Venda mothers to determine the gender of their unborn child; the Zulus believe someone suffering from measles will be cured if the walk silently to a marula tree and bite its bark at the break of dawn. When ... more

Amarula is a cream based fruit liqueur from South Africa which is made from the fruit of the marula tree. It may appeal to those who like drinks like Baileys Irish Cream because it's a creamy drink with a warming kick of alcohol, or those who like fruit liqueurs. The marula tree grows only in sub-equatorial areas of Africa and, despite attempts by farmers to cultivate it, it only grows wild; interestingly, the male tree bears the flowers, while the female tree bears the fruit. The marula is an integral part of the culture of the Zulus who regard it as a symbol of fertility and refer to it as ... more

How fitting it was that I had my first experience of the treasures of Amarula in Africa, a continent that I visit very frequently. Amarula is an extremely unique drink because it uses the fruit from the Marula Tree, which is only found in the heart of Africa (Sub Equatorial Africa to be precise). The fruit from the Marula Tree, once ripened is a bright yellow in colour and the flesh is white. The ripe fruit is gathered and the flesh is removed from the skin. It is fermented and distilled in copper pots and then matured in oak casks for around two years. All this time it is continuously ... more

Like most South Africans, I am a fan of Amarula Cream albeit in small doses or mixed with other choice beverages. Of course this is a firm favourite in the land of my birth, especially with the ladies, and I was pleasantly surprised to see it stocked at the local Sainsburys. Amarula is actually a fruit often found growing wild in Southern Africa and is quite well known as being a favourite with many a wild animal. These animals tend to eat the fruit that has fallen off the tree and has fermented slightly, resulting in what some consider to be a comedic appearance of drunkenness. The fruit ... more

I had this unusual liquer recommended to me by a friend who had been to Africa and bought it there, but there's no need to go that far for this fruity delight. Just look for the brown bottle with the golden rope around the neck... in your local supermarket!! It also has a picture of an elephant on the front label and the marula fruit, fairly distinctive! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~APPEARANCE~~~~~~~~~~~~ As aforementioned, it comes in a brown bottle, rounded out at the top and bottom, with a gold cap,labels and golden rope around the neck. FRONT LABEL: The front label has large golden print reading AMARULA ... more