Rhine Hall’s coffee liqueur grew out of a collaboration with a famous partner
““It’s nice to have something you can share with friends and not have to explain so much,” Solberg Katzman said. “People understand what to do with a coffee liqueur more than, like, a barrel-aged plum brandy.”
The self-explanatory spirit’s origin story is less humble. Solberg Katzman said she had always had her mind on developing a coffee liqueur one day, but she had yet to give it a try until she was approached by the then-beverage director for the renowned Alinea Restaurant Group. The group has multiple operations neighboring Rhine Hall, including the cocktail bar the Aviary. Alinea wanted a special coffee liqueur to create a drink at the Aviary, and it wanted Rhine Hall to create it.” …