Amaro, Liqueurs, etc Flashcards
Averna
Sicily
*cola, orange peel, licorice, vanilla
*29%
Braulio
Valtellina, Lombardy
*pine, spearmint, chamomile, floral bitterness, warm spice
*21%
Cardamaro Vino Amaro
Piedmont
*light caramel color, sweet herbal bitterness with orange peel and pine
*17%
Cynar
*Milan, Lombardy
*savory herbal and earthy vegetal notes with a sweet caramel finish
*16.5%
(artichoke is just one ingredient)
There’s also Cynar 70 for a stronger experience
Amaro dell’Erborista
Marche
*smoky, very dry with sandalwood, spicy fruit, honey
*21%
Amaro Lucano
Basilicata
*cinnamon, licorice, caramel, cola
*28%
Luxardo Amaro Abano
Veneto
*orange peel, mint, black pepper, baking spice
*30%
Amaro Meletti
Marche
*floral, cinnamon, saffron, gingerbread spice
32%
Amaro Montenegro
Bologna
*sweet and mild with tangerine, cucumber, orange peel, black cherry
*23%
Amaro Nardini
*Veneto, from the oldest distillery in Italy (1779)
*grappa base - floral, bitter orange, mint, licorice
*31%
Amaro Nonino Quintessentia
Friuli
*subtle herbal bitterness, root beer, orange peel, cinnamon, herbal
*35%
Amaro Ramazzotti
Piedmont
*one of the oldest commercial amari avialable
*root beer, orange peel, cinnamon, aromatic herbal bitterness
*30%
Amaro Sibilla
Marche
*bitter dried fruit and forest floor, coffee, sweet honey
*34%
Vecchio Amaro del Capo
Calabria
*bitter orange, chamomile, juniper, licorice, sweet orange, tangerine
*35%
Zucca Rabarbaro Amaro
Milan
*smoked rhubarb, bitter orange, cardamom
*30%
Chambord
Raspberry Liqueur
Loire Valley
Mirto
Popular in Sardinia, Corsica, and Capraia, typically consumed as a digestif. A bitter-ish liqueur made with myrtle.
Kahlua
Veracruz, Mexico
Coffee Liqueur
Rum, sugar, arabica coffee
Tia Maria
Coffee liqueur, originally made in Jamaica but now made in Italy
Amarula
a South African cream liqueur flavored with the fruit of the Marula tree
Saint-Germain
made with petals of an Elderflower in Savoie
Cherry Heering
Danish
Hearing is actually the company, it is “the original cherry liqueur”. Flavored WITH cherries
Cointreau
Anjou-Saumur
Orange flavored liqueur
Curacao
flavored with the peel of the laraha orange from the island of Curacao
Cuarenta y Tres
Licor 43
Spain
Sweet, vanilla flavored
What is a “carajillo”?
Liquor + espresso + ice
In Mexico , typical with Licor 43 but in Spain you call for your liqueur
Grand Marnier
Cognac base with sugar and essence of bitter orange.
Made in Cognac region of France
Limoncello - suggest a producer
Villa Massa
Pallini
Il Tramanto
What lemon is most traditional to use for making limoncello?
Femminello St. Teresa lemons, also known as Sorrento or Sfusato lemons
Midori
Made in Japan, US, Mexico, France
Flavored with muskmelon and Yubari
Galliano
Sweet herbal liqueur from Italy, originally made in Tuscany
Vanilla and anise flavor
Used in: Harvey Wallbanger, Golden Cadillac
Herbsaint
USA - owned by Sazerac. Created as an absinthe substitute in New Orleans.
Anise flavor
Pastis
anise-flavored liqueur, very typically in Provence and southern France.
Pernod
Becherovka
anise seeds, cinnamon, and other herbs
Czech Republic
Benedictine
A bitter herbal liqueur from Normandy. Flavored with 27 herbs and spices
What does VEP mean on a bottle of Chartreuse?
Vieillissement Exceptionnellement Prolongé
aka Exceptionally Prolonged Aging
It spends extra time in cask
What is fernet?
a family of Italian digestifs, flavored with anise and bitter herb
Strega
Campania
flavored with mint, honey, fennel, saffron
Unicum
Hungary
based on the secret family recipe from Underberg
Amaretto
Italy
Apricots, peaches, cherries
Disaronno
Apricot kernel oil
Lombardy
Frangelico
Piedmont
Hazelnuts and herbs
What is Drambuie.
Scotland - Islay
Scotch, heather honey, herbs, and spices
Ancho Reyes
Mexico
Poblano peppers
