Co-founders Elizabeth Nash & Nisreen Galloway
Crème de Liqueur is a 100% women & minority-owned company. We are proud to support local as often as possible--from our mix-ins to our spirits.
Our Story
Meet The Ladies Behind Each Scoop
Crème de Liqueur began with one goal: to make every day a delicious celebration. Growing up, co-founders Elizabeth and Nisreen had similar experiences, half a country away from each other. Elizabeth’s family hosted elegant dinner parties where quality time and extraordinary food were punctuated with an elevated dessert/nightcap of refreshing lemon sorbet with a shot of vodka poured over. At the same time, Nisreen spent Sundays watching her dad make his late-night masterpiece: an ice cream bowl piled high with rocky road, cornflakes, and a shot of scotch. So when the ladies met, they quickly bonded over a shared nostalgia of delicious, everyday celebrations. Realizing this could all be captured in a pint, Crème de Liqueur was born.
Crème de Liqueur Through The Years
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2021
In two shared commercial kitchens hundreds of miles away from each other, Nisreen and Elizabeth begin making our first batches of Crème de Liqueur! We sold our first pint at the Cathedral Square Farmers Market in Milwaukee, WI in July 2021 and then quickly started at the Hingham Farmers Market in Hingham, MA in October 2021.
From there, we spent our first year getting to know our customers face-to-face at markets, and selling out almost every weekend. We also secured our first wholesale accounts, a QSR restaurant in Boston, MA and our very first retailer in Milwaukee, WI.
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2022
We made our way into even more farmers markets, events, and began really growing our retail presence to a combined 25 stores across Massachusetts and Wisconsin! We also begin experimenting with more flavors and connecting with local brands as often as possible to make them! Some of the new flavors we crafted include Espresso Martini made with Taza Chocolate (Somerville, MA), a refreshing Margarita Sorbet, and one of our favorites Blueberry Gin Smash made with Short Path Distillery spirits (Everett, MA)
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2023
We continued to grow our retail store presence, with a large focus on independent and specialty shops. We finally grow to over 40+ locations in Massachusetts and Wisconsin and secure our first out of state account in New Hampshire. We also begin to explore more restaurant and foodservice customers expanding into historical restaurant locations like The Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Wisconsin) and The Boston Public Library. In the Fall we also start with our first co-packer which allowed us to scale up our production and support our retail growth with our first local distributor in the New England area.
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2024
With the help of our distributor we grew our New England retail presence to 45+ stores and get into our first regional chain in Wisconsin, Sendik's! We are now sold at over 75+ stores regionally and are looking forward to continue expansion. We also begin using our catering carts to bring the celebrations to you! Weddings, corporate happy hours, and more become more integrated into our ice cream world.
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October 2024
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We are SO excited to begin offering our liquor-infused frozen custard online. At this time we are currently servicing Massachusetts.
Please be patient with us as we expand to new areas! Not in Massachusetts? Find us at a local store near you here! Or, request us at a store you love here.