Sheridan's is a
liqueur
A liqueur (; ; ) is an alcoholic drink composed of spirits (often rectified spirit) and additional flavorings such as sugar, fruits, herbs, and spices. Often served with or after dessert, they are typically heavily sweetened and un-aged beyond ...
first introduced in 1994. It is produced in
Dublin
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by
Thomas Sheridan & Sons
Thomas Sheridan & Sons is the distillery, owned by the Gilbeys of Ireland, Gilbey's Group, which produces Baileys Irish Cream and Sheridan's, Sheridan's Cream Liqueur (as well as other well-known liqueur products). Their address is located at T. S ...
.
[«Sheridans»]
''En Copa De Balón''.
The idea was originally conceived in the 1980s by Pat Rigney (director of Research and Development for Bailey), to add another product to the single branded company. Production started in 1989 and the new facilities were built for the production at the cost of 2 million (). The company was not able to find an Irish company who could make the glass bottles, so the original bottles were made in Italy. Currently, bottles are made in France and England.
[Thomas N Garavan, Barra O' Cinneide, Mary Garavan, Anna Cunningham, Ambrose Downey, Trevor O'Regan and Briga Hynes ]
It is uniquely
bottle
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d, consisting of two separate sections, separated by
glass
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, but fused together. One section is filled with a black liqueur, consisting of
coffee
Coffee is a drink prepared from roasted coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulant, stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content. It is the most popular hot drink in the world.
S ...
and
whiskey
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flavors, while the other is filled with a white liqueur of milk white
chocolate
Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cacao seed kernels that is available as a liquid, solid, or paste, either on its own or as a flavoring agent in other foods. Cacao has been consumed in some form since at least the Olmec civ ...
.
References
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Products introduced in 1994
Alcoholic drink brands
Coffee liqueurs
Cream liqueurs
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Irish alcoholic drinks
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