Cherry Marnier was a cherry liqueur produced by Marnier-Lapostolle, originally developed from an 1827 recipe by Jean-Baptiste Lapostolle at the distillery in Neauphle-le-Château, near Versailles.
The liqueur was made using Morello cherries from Anatolia, crushed and macerated in neutral alcohol, and then sweetened and vat-aged. It is one of the oldest cherry brandies, and is thought to be one of the best ever made.
Cherry Marnier originally carried 30% alcohol by volume, which was reduced over time to 24% by 1983, in response to changing consumer preferences for lower alcohol content. It was first known as Cherry-Brandy or Cherry-Cognac, before being renamed Cherry Marnier in 1966.
Cherry Marnier was discontinued in the United States in 1999 and globally at the end of 2016 after the Campari Group acquired a majority stake in the company.