Tempus Fugit Spirits is the most important and historically rigorous craft liqueur producer in America — a Petaluma, California company with a singular and genuinely obsessive mission: to resurrect the lost spirits and liqueurs of the 19th century with complete fidelity to their original formulas, ingredients, and production methods. The name means "time flies" in Latin — a fitting tribute to a brand that treats the lost spirits of the past as urgent, irreplaceable culture worth preserving before it disappears entirely. Every Tempus Fugit expression begins not in a laboratory but in a library — cross-referencing historic recipes in multiple languages, sourcing the exact botanical origins the original formulas called for, and conducting dozens of test distillations before a single bottle is approved. Venezuelan cacao and Mexican vanilla for the Crème de Cacao. Small reddish Costa Rican bananas ripened to mid-brown for the 99-point Crème de Banane. An 1865 French formula with Indian snake root and Chinese rhubarb for the 96-point Kina L'Aéro d'Or. An 1883 recipe and micro-batch distillation for the Crème de Moka. A 25-botanical maceration of the 1860s Turin bitter recipe for the 97-point Gran Classico Bitter. Three-language botanical research for the five-star Crème de Menthe Glaciale. Each expression is produced in micro-batches by Swiss distiller Oliver Matter at the Matter-Luginbühl AG distillery — no artificial coloring, no artificial flavoring, no shortcuts of any kind. The lineup represents the most complete collection of historically authentic classic cocktail liqueurs available anywhere in America — essential for any bar serious about making the Grasshopper, Pink Squirrel, Corpse Reviver No. 2, Vesper, Aviation, Stinger, or Negroni the way they were originally conceived. Browse our full Tempus Fugit collection with fast nationwide shipping delivered straight to your door.