Liqueurs are alcoholic beverages that are bottled with added sugar and have added flavours that are usually derived from fruits, herbs, or nuts. Liqueurs are distinct from eaux-de-vie, fruit brandy, and flavored liquors, which contain no added sugar. Most liqueurs range between 15% and 55% alcohol by volume.[1]
Chocolate liqueurs
editThere are three types of chocolate liqueur: liqueur, cream liqueur, and crème de cacao.
Chocolate liqueur
edit- Afrikoko (coconut and chocolate)
- Ashanti Gold
- Bicerin Di Giandujotto (chocolate and hazelnut)
- Godiva Dark Chocolate
- Intramuros Liqueur de Cacao
- Liqueur Fogg
- Mozart Black (dark chocolate)
- OM Dark Chocolate & Sea Salt Liqueur
- Royal Mint-Chocolate Liqueur (French)
- Sabra liqueur (dark chocolate and Jaffa oranges)
- Thornton's Chocolate Liqueur
- Mon Chéri
Chocolate cream liqueur
edit- Cadbury Cream Liqueur[2]
- Dooley's White Chocolate Cream Liqueur
- Dorda Double Chocolate Liqueur[3]
- Dwersteg's Organic Chocolate Cream Liqueur
- Godiva White Chocolate
- Hotel Chocolat Velvetised Chocolate Cream
- Florcello Chocolate Orange Cream Liqueur
- Mozart Gold Chocolate Cream Liqueur
- Mozart White Chocolate Cream Liqueur
- Vana Tallinn Chocolate Cream
- Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream Liqueur
Crème de cacao
editCrème de cacao may be either clear or a dark caramel color, which is often labeled dark crème de cacao.[4] The French word crème identifies it as a crème liqueur, a liqueur with a high sugar content as stipulated by various regulations (for example, European law requires a sugar content of 250 g/L).[5] There is no dairy cream in it.
White crème de cacao is a clear, sweet liqueur that has a clearer and a more delicate chocolate flavor than the darker variant. The difference lies majorly on the production methods and coloring: white crème de cacao is flavored with distillate cacao beans while the dark version is gotten by retaining the natural coloring of the cacao beans.[4] Vanilla is commonly added to enhance aroma and sweetness.[4]
The alcohol content of crème de cacao varies, but 20–25% ABV (40–50 proof (U.S.)) is common.[5]
Coffee liqueurs
editA coffee liqueur is a caffeinated alcoholic drink with a coffee flavour.
- Allen's Coffee Brandy[citation needed]
- Amaro 1716 Café du Soir[citation needed]
- Black Canyon Distillery, Richardo's Decaf Coffee Liqueur[citation needed]
- Café Rica – a Costa Rican coffee liqueur[6]
- Caffè Borghetti – an Italian coffee liqueur[citation needed]
- Cazcabel – Mexican coffee liqueur[citation needed]
- Kahlúa – a Mexican coffee liqueur[7]
- Kamok, a French coffee liqueur[citation needed]
- Kamora, a Mexican coffee liqueur[citation needed]
- Kavalan Distillery Sweet coffee liqueur[citation needed]
- Kapali Coffee Liqueur[citation needed]
- Liqueurious Coffea Coffee Liqueur [citation needed]
- Liqueurious Coffea Decaf Coffee Liqueur [citation needed]
- Licor de café – a Galician coffee liqueur[citation needed]
- Midnight Espresso Regular Coffee Liqueur[citation needed]
- Midnight Espresso Decaf Coffee Liqueur[citation needed]
- Mr Black Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur[citation needed]
- Mr Black Cold Brew Coffee Amaro[citation needed]
- Norse Code – a Yorkshire coffee liqueur produced by Coffee Spirit Co.[8]
- Patrón XO Cafe[citation needed]
- Sabroso – a Mexican coffee liqueur[citation needed]
- Sheridan's – an Irish coffee liqueur[citation needed]
- Sombai Anise & Coffee rice liqueur[citation needed]
- Flor de Caña Spresso – a Nicaraguan coffee liqueur[9]
- San Andre (Goa)[citation needed]
- St. George Spirits NOLA Coffee Liqueur[citation needed]
- Tia Maria[citation needed]
- Toussaint Coffee Liqueur – a Haitian coffee liqueur[10]
- B52 Coffee Liqueur[citation needed]
Cream liqueurs
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- Advocaat
- Amarula (sugar, cream, and the fruit of the African marula tree Origin: South Africa)
- Baileys Irish Cream
- Coole Swan Irish Cream Liqueur
- Carolans Irish Cream
- Crema Fina
- Cruzan Rum Cream
- Dooley's
- DV8 Gold
- DV8 Pink Gin
- Heather Cream (Scottish cream liqueur – discontinued)
- Kerrygold Irish Cream Liqueur
- Malibu (rum)
- Ponche crema
- Rompope
- RumChata
- Sangster's
- Saint Brendan's Irish Cream Liqueur
- Tequila Rose
- Vana Tallinn Cream
- Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream Liqueur
- Vodkow Cream Liqueur
- Voodoo Cream Liqueur
Crème liqueurs
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- Crème de banane – Banana
- Crème de cacao – Cocoa or chocolate
- Crème de cassis – Blackcurrant
- Crème de Cerise – Sour cherry
- Crème de menthe – Peppermint or Corsican mint
- Crème de Noyaux – Almond, apricot kernel, or peach kernel
- Creme de violette – Violet
- Creme Yvette – Violet, fruit, and others
- Parfait d'Amour – Varies by maker, typically flowers with citrus
Flower liqueurs
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- Crème de violette (violet)
- Creme Yvette (violet, vanilla)
- Rosolio (various)
- Italicus
- St-Germain (elderflower)
Fruit liqueurs
editBerry liqueurs
edit- Chambord (raspberry)
- Crème de cassis (blackcurrant)
- Guavaberry
- Hideous (raspberries, other berries and citrus fruits)
- Lakka (cloudberry)
- Lillehammer (lingonberry)
- Mirto (Sardinian traditional bitterish liqueur made with myrtle, used as digestive drink at the end of meals)
- Mouse Kingdom Liqueurs (raspberry and blackcurrant)
- Murtado (ugniberry)
- XUXU (strawberry)
- Og natura Stone Bramble Liqueur (stone bramble)
Cherry liqueurs
edit- Cherry Heering (cherry)
- Ginjinha (sour cherry)
- Guignolet (wild cherry)
- Maraschino (cherry)
- Vișinată (sour cherry)
Orange liqueurs
edit- Aurum (rum, tea, and tangerines)
- Cointreau (orange)
- Curaçao (bitter orange)
- Garluche (bitter orange peel)
- Grand Marnier (orange)
- GranGala (orange)
- Hesperidina (bitter orange with mint and other herbs)
- Mandarine Napoléon (Mandarin orange)
- Triple sec (orange)
- Van Der Hum (tangerine and from South Africa)[11]
Other
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- 99 Schnapps (various flavor variations – apple, banana, black cherry, etc., 99-proof)
- Amarula (South African liqueur; marula fruit)
- Bajtra (Maltese liqueur, prickly pear)
- Cuarenta Y Tres/Licor 43 (citrus, vanilla)
- Damson gin (damson)
- Hpnotiq (tropical fruit)
- Jabuticaba
- Kruškovac (pear)
- Kwai Feh (lychee)
- Lichido (vodka, cognac, lychee and guava essences, and white peach juice)
- Limoncello (lemon liqueur)
- Manzana verde (green apple)
- Medronho (strawberry tree/arbutus)
- Midori (melon)
- Noyau de Poissy (apricot)
- Pama (pomegranate)
- Passoã (passion fruit; also comes in mango, pineapple, and coconut flavors)
- Pisang Ambon (banana)
- Pucker (apple; also comes in watermelon, grape, and peach flavors)
- Rhythm
- Sloe gin (Sloes infused in gin)
- Soho (lychee)
- Sombai (banana, pineapple, orange, lemon, mango)
- TY KU (yuzu, honeydew, mangosteen, ginseng, green tea, goji berry)
- Umeshu (ume plum)
- X-Rated Fusion Liqueur (blood orange, mango and passion fruit)
- Yangmeijiu (yangmei)
Herbal liqueurs
editAnise-flavored liqueurs
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- Anís (Spain, Argentina, Perú)
- Licor Aniz Escarchado, (Portugal)
- Anisette (France)
- Centerbe (Italy; infusion of 100 high mountain herbs)
- Galliano (Italy)
- Herbsaint (United States)
- Passione Nera (Italy)
- Pastis (France)
- Patxaran (Spain)
- Ricard (France)
- Sambuca (Italy)
- Sombai Anise & Coffee (Cambodia)
- Vespetrò (Italy)
- Xtabentún (Mexico)
- Cucui (Aruba)
Other herbal liqueurs
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- Allasch (caraway, flavoured with bitter almonds, angelica, orange)
- Agwa de Bolivia (37 herbs)
- Altvater
- Amaro
- Becherovka (anise seeds, cinnamon, and other herbs)
- Beirão (seeds and herbs from around the world)
- Bénédictine (27 herbs and spices)
- Boilo (a homemade Christmas liqueur from the Pennsylvania Coal Region)
- Calisaya (cinchona calisaya bark, Seville orange extract and other botanicals)
- Canton (spirits, brandy, six varieties of ginger, ginseng, and honey)
- Chartreuse (130 herbal extracts) Green and Yellow versions
- Cynar (artichoke)
- Demänovka (a Slovak liqueur, from honey and 14 herbs)
- Danzig Goldwasser (gold leaf, roots, and herbs)
- Everglo (tequila, vodka, caffeine, and ginseng)
- Fernet (myrrh, rhubarb, chamomile, cardamom, aloe, and saffron)
- Galliano (30 herbs)
- Gammel Dansk Bitter Dram (a Danish digestif bitter with 29 herbs)
- Goldschläger (cinnamon, with gold leaf)
- Jaan Paan Liqueur (sweet paan flavored)
- Jägermeister (56 herbs)
- Jing Jiu (Chinese yam, xian mao, dong quai, desert-broomrape, goji, huang qi, barrenwort, cinnamon, cloves)
- Killepitsch (combination of 90 fruits, berries, herbs, and spices)
- Krampus Herbal Liqueur (herbs, honey, roasted hazelnuts, and spices including cinnamon, clove, and citrus)
- Krupnik (honey and up to 50 different herbs)
- Kümmel (caraway seed, cumin, and fennel)
- Mamajuana (rum, tree barks, herbs, spices and honey)
- Mastica (mastic resin)
- Mastichato (Mastic resin)
- Menta (peppermint liqueur)
- Metaxa
- Minttu (peppermint liqueur)
- Riga Black Balsam (Rigas Melnais Balzams)
- Singeverga (herbs and spices) – Made by monks at the Singeverga Monastery in Porto, Portugal, it is a sweet-tasting liqueur[12]
- Strega (70 herbs, including mint, fennel, and saffron)
- Tubi 60 (Lemon, citrus, tree barks, spices, herbs: ginger, mint, anise, saffron, turmeric, cumin and others)
- Underberg (a German digestif bitter)
- Unicum (more than 40 herbs)
- Yomeishu – first made by Sokan Shiozawa in 1602[13][14]
Honey liqueurs
edit- Bärenjäger
- Bénédictine
- Boilo
- Chambord
- Drambuie
- Glayva
- Irish Mist
- Krambambula
- Krampus Herbal Liqueur
- Krupnik
- Mama Juana
- Rakomelo
- Ron miel
- Xtabentún
- Yukon Jack
Nut-flavored liqueurs
edit- Amaretto (almonds, or the almond-like kernels from apricots, peaches, cherries, or similar stone fruits)
- Disaronno (apricot kernel oil)
- Frangelico (hazelnuts and herbs)
- Kahana Royale – a macadamia nut liqueur produced in Hawaii
- Krampus Herbal Liqueur (made from roasted hazelnuts)
- Nocello (walnut and hazelnut)[15]
- Nocino (unripe green walnuts)
- Orahovac – a walnut liqueur[16] prepared using unripe green walnuts
- Peanut liqueur
- Peanut Lolita (peanut)
- Pochteca Almond Liqueur
- Ratafia (brandy flavored with almonds, fruit, or fruit kernels; also a flavored biscuit)
- Rivulet – a pecan liqueur produced in Kentucky, United States[17]
Whisky liqueurs
edit- Atholl Brose (Scotch whisky, Benromach single malt spirit, honey, secret spice recipe, from Gordon & Macphail)
- Bruadar (Scotch whisky, honey, sloe)
- Cock o' the North (single malt, blueberry)
- Drambuie (Scotch, heather honey, herbs, and spices)
- Eblana (Irish whiskey, coffee, honey, almond, peanut)
- Famous Grouse liqueur (Scotch, bourbon, citrus, spices)
- Fireball Cinnamon Whisky (Canadian whisky, cinnamon, spices)
- Forty Creek Premium Cream Liqueur (Canadian whisky, vanilla, chocolate, caramel)
- Glayva (Scotch, Seville oranges, spices, herbs, and honey)
- Glenfiddich Malt liqueur (Scotch, citrus, pear, brown sugar)
- Glenturret Malt liqueur (Glenturret single malt, honey, spices)
- Heaven Hill (Evan Williams cherry, honey and apple orchard variations)
- Irish Mist (aged Irish whiskey, heather and clover honey, aromatic herbs, and other spirits)
- Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey (Jack Daniel's whiskey, honey)
- Jeremiah Weed (Bourbon whiskey, orange, vanilla)
- Jim Beam Honey (Jim Beam bourbon, honey)
- Jim Beam Red Stag (Jim Beam bourbon with other flavorings – variations include black cherry, honey tea, and cinnamon spiced)
- Lochan Ora (Chivas, honey, herbs and spices)
- Murray Scottish Highland Liqueur (Scotch, honey, sloe)
- Mystic Bourbon Liqueur (Bourbon, honey, spices)
- Old Pulteney liqueur (Old Pulteney single malt, prune, spices)
- Orangerie (Scotch, oranges, spices)
- Rock and Rye (American rye whiskey, citrus, rock candy)
- Sortilège Maple Whiskey Liqueur (Canadian whisky, maple syrup)
- Stag's Breath (Speyside malts and fermented comb honey)
- Southern Comfort (neutral grain spirits with whiskey, peach, orange and spice flavorings)
- Sweet Revenge (liqueur) (Strawberry syrup, American whiskey)
- The Knot (Irish whiskey)
- Wallace Liqueur (Deanston single malt, Scottish berries, French herbs)
- Wild Turkey American Honey (Wild Turkey (bourbon), honey, spices)
- Yukon Jack (Canadian whisky, honey)
Other liqueurs
edit- Advocaat (egg yolks and vanilla)
- After Shock (several varieties, the most popular of which is cinnamon)
- Agnes (orange peels, apples, vanilla and caraway seeds)
- Ancho Reyes (poblano peppers)
- Armada (spices and fruit)
- Aurum (rum, tea, and tangerines)
- Baczewski
- Bärenfang (honey; one export version is named Bärenjäger)
- Beechleaf noyau (Beech leaves and gin)
- Bloody Oath (vodka, herbs and spices)
- Campari (bitter and aromatic herbs, plants, and fruit)
- Cohasset Punch (rum, wine, fruits)
- Cynar (artichoke and other herbs and plants)
- Damiana (herb of the same name)
- Gabriel (cinnamon, apple, black pepper and peppermint)
- Génépi (alpine flower of the same name)
- Izarra (numerous herbs and other flavorings)
- Jumbie (rum liqueur)
- Kajmir (vanilla, brandy, and vodka)(No longer offered by Constellation Brands)
- kareek rum
- Kännu Kukk
- Licor de oro (whey, saffron and lemon peel)
- Liqueurs de Sodabi – NeHo Likors (distilled, then flavoured, palm-wine; flavours include banana, cinnamon, pineapple, passion fruit; made by NeHo Likors in Togo)
- Malört (wormwood)
- Mesi (honey)
- Palm wine (coconut wine)
- Patxaran (Sloes, coffee beans, and vanilla pod)
- Pimento Dram (not the peppers stuffed into olives, but allspice; made in Jamaica by Wray and Nephews)
- Returner (Earl Grey tea)
- Qi (lapsang souchong tea, fruits, spices, and Chardonnay brandy)
- Qi White (orange, ginger, clove, other herbs and spices, and white tea)
- Rumpleminze (peppermint)
- Salmiakki Koskenkorva (salmiakkikossu, salmari, salmiakki; originally Turkish pepper salty licorice)
- Sève Fournier (Champagne cognac, cocoa sap, vanilla, iris, and plant extracts)
- Sorel or Sorrel (Jamaican white rum, pimento/allspice, clove, cassia, ginger, nutmeg, hibiscus)
- Swedish Punsch (arrack, rum, citrus, spices)
- Tuaca (brandy, vanilla, and citrus)
- TY KU (Asian spirit base (sake and soju), with yuzu, honeydew, mangosteen, green tea, wolfberry, and ginseng)
- Vana Tallinn (rum, citrus oil, vanilla, cinnamon, and other spices)
- Vov (liqueur) (egg yolk, sugar and marsala wine)
- Voyant Chai Cream (a chai-flavoured liqueur containing oak-aged rum, cream, black tea, vanilla, and spices)
- Y Chilli (cinnamon, chili peppers, and other ingredients)
See also
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- List of alcoholic beverages
- List of cocktails
- List of national liquors
- List of whisky brands
- List of vodka brands
Notes
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