At one time in Holland, I had a drink which included the green-banana
flavored liqueur, Pisang Ambon.  Living in the United States, I'm
unable to procure this alcohol, but I would like to.  Please provide
me a reputable (non-dubious) merchant through whom I can purchase a
bottle of Pisang Ambon.

Online merchant preferred, but I will accept an offline
merchant as well.

Hi grammatoncleric,

After searching, I was hesitant to answer because it's not all good
news. I was able to find it for sale from one place though, and since
I did finish the necessary research, it IS your definitive answer.

THE BAD NEWS:

I found Pisang Ambon for you, but unfortunately it is not available
from an "authorized distributor" in the US at this time. There are
still leads you can follow, but calling the Netherlands phone number I
furnished below for you, is not an option for me.  :-(

THE GOOD NEWS:

Lycos Shopping
http://shopping.lycos.co.uk/3548enSP0129.html
Because of the lack of a US dealer, I'd try these folks. It's only
about $20 bucks or so.

REFERENCE:

Webtender
http://www.webtender.com/db/ingred/425
..."in June 2000, Pisang Ambon was no longer available in the United
States. Bols should be able to answer questions on availability (see
their website for addresses)..."

It's manufactured by Lucas Bols in the Netherlands, you can contact
them to ask about availability:

Lucas Bols
http://www.bols.nl/

Kon. Distilleerderijen Erven Lucas Bols - "BOLS"
LUCAS BOLSSTRAAT 7
NL-2152 CZ NIEUW-VENNEP 
NETHERLANDS 

PHONE NUMBERS:
+31 2526 61414
+31 2526 75853 

Bols Liqueurs
http://www.bolsliqueurs.com/
This web site looks VERY COOL!!

To try and find a reputable distributor nearest you, I used this link:
[ http://www.bols.nl/
 ] and first selected ENGLISH VERSION at the top left.  From there, I
clicked on ABOUT BOLS - then selected DISTRIBUTORS.

Assuming you are following along: 

When you are at that page, "Use the pulldown menu to quickly select
your country."

I selected U.S.A. and the link below was the lone result. This WAS the
distributor, I'd call them anyway because they may be able to tell you
who to ask for (english speaking) at BOLS to get it shipped to you.

Name:    William Grant & Sons Inc. 
Address: 130, Fieldcrest Avenue
         Edison, New Jersey  08337 
Country: U.S.A. 

Here is the William Grant & Sons Inc. Web Site:
http://www.grantusa.com/

No phone number at the web site but here is their contact page:
http://www.grantusa.com/contact.htm


Then, I selected CANADA, thinking it could be shipped from a Canadian
distributor, barring customs problems (?):

Name:    Maxxium Canada 
Address: The Boiler House
         1179 King Street West
         Toronto, Ontario M6K 3C5 
Country: Canada 

PHONE NUMBERS:
416 535 7899
416 535 7745 FAX

I DID CALL these folks, they don't distribute it anymore. I included
it here in case you had the same idea.


COOL LINKS I RAN ACROSS:

Pisang Ambon
http://www.pisangambon.com/

Subscribe to a Mailing List:
http://www.mygreenguide.com/

You have piqued my curiousity about Pisang Ambon. My mouth is watering
after reading some of those recipes that include it at the Webtenders
Web Site, linked at the top of this answer.

If I can be of any further assistance, please don't hesitate to ask
for a clarification of my Answer, before rating me, ok?

Sincerely,
~~Cynthia

Keywords used at Google:
"Pisang Ambon" distributor (and followed the leads from there)
"Pisang Ambon" purchase
"Pisang Ambon" buy

Thanks, Cynthia, for your very thorough answer.  You worked hard for $5.50. :)

I have nothing to add to Cynthia's amazingly thorough answer, but I
wanted to say that I think "grammatoncleric" is one of the coolest
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Hope I don't sound like a sense offender in saying that. ;-)

~pinkfreud

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I'm going to add another comment to my old (expired) question...

I think I found a way to acquire Pisang Ambon in the USA:

http://www.liquors.me.uk/

These people ship to the United States and carry Pisang Ambon.  The
shipping for two bottles is the same as the price of the alcohol, but
that's to be expected.  I *just* placed an order...We'll see if the
order gets fulfilled. :)

The Grammaton Cleric

Two months later, after I was informed in August that my shipment had
broken, I received the package yesterday in the mail with two bottles
of Pisang Ambon.  Yay!  I have yet to try it.  I ordered through the
link I found posted in the previous comment.

Thanks, all! :)

-The Grammaton Cleric