For many people, a family vacation ends with photographs and memories. For Erik Morningstar and his wife, it ended with a new business. The husband-and-wife team behind Mamou Spirits' Traiteur Amaro transformed inspiration from a family trip to Italy into a uniquely Louisiana-made herbal liqueur that is now earning national recognition.
Their journey began several years ago when they traveled to Erik Morningstar's ancestral village in Italy to reconnect with extended family. While there, they discovered a tradition that would ultimately change the course of their lives.
