When
you think of liqueurs
(lih-KYOOR), cordials (CORE-jull) , crèmes, and schnapps
just know that it’s going to be a very sweet flavorful spirit.
They are normally considered the "modifier" in a cocktail.
Liqueurs come in every flavor imaginable. Some cordials are non-alcoholic
like Rose's Lime Juice cordial. Always keep in mind that for every
brand name liqueur there is also another less expensive copycat
version of it on the market.
Absinthe,
a new legal spirit
that most think is a liqueur, and the fake ones are. The real
ones are spirits. Here is Ted Breaux, the New Orleans chemist
responsible for bringing back absinthe into America after being
banned for 95 years. The first legal absinthe that paved the way
for all the others is
Lucid.
Popular Liqueurs
and their Flavors
Absinthe (AB-sinth);
Anise/licorice.
Advocaat (ad-vo-KAHT); egg nog.
Amaretto; Almond.
Annisette (ANN-eh-set); Anise/licorice.
Blue Curacao; (CURE-uh-sow, sow rhymes with cow) Orange.
Chambord (Sham-BOARD) Black raspberry.
Coffee liqueur; Chocolate coffee.
Cointreau (KWAHN-troh) Orange.
Crème de banana; banana.
crème de cocoa (ca-KAY-o, ca KAH-o); Chocolate. Comes in
dark/brown and white/clear.
Crème de cassis (ca-CEASE) black currant.
Crème de menthe; Mint.Comes in green and white/clear.
Crème de noyeaux (noy-YOH); Almond.
Drambuie (dram-BOO-ee) Honey, Scotch whisky and herbs.
Frangelico Hazelnut.
Galliano (gall-LEEYAH-no); Anise, herbs, and spices.
Goldschlager; Cinnamon.
Grand Marnier (marn-YAY); Orange cognac.
Irish cream; Irish whiskey, chocolate, coffee, vanilla and cream.
Licor 43; Citrus vanilla.
Limoncello; Sweet lemon.
Midori (mi-DOOR-ee) Honeydew melon.
Pernod (purr-NO) Licorice/anise.
Parfait Amour (par-fay uh-MORE); Roses, violets, vanilla, and
spices.
Passoã (pass-SO-a) Passion fruit.
Rumple Minze (ROOM-pull MINTS); Peppermint.
Sambuca; Licorice/anise.
Sloe gin; Sloeberries.
Southern Comfort; Peach apricot honey.
Tequila Rose; Strawberry tequila cream.
Triple sec; Orange.
Tuaca (tuh-WAH-kuh); Vanilla orange caramel brandy.
Wikipedia has a huge
list of liqueurs if you'd like to check them out
here. You'll find liqueurs you never knew existed.
