Chapter 9: Liqueurs--Products

Question 1

Traditional Italian lemon liqueur, originally from southern Italy

Answer 1

Limoncello

Question 2

German cinnamon-flavored liqueur containing flakes of gold

Answer 2

Goldschläger

Question 3

Scottish whisky-based liqueur flavored with herbs, spices, and honey

Answer 3

Drambuie

Question 4

Requirements for US Rock and Rye: alcohol, base ingredient, sweetenings

Answer 4

• Alcohol: minimum 24% abv * Base ingredient: minimum 51% rye whisky * Sweetenings: must contain rock candy or sugar syrup

Question 5

American liqueur originally called “Cuffs and Buttons”

Answer 5

Southern Comfort

Question 6

Flavorings used in Tia Maria

Answer 6

Vanilla bean, coffee, spices, Jamaican rum

Question 7

Rum-based cream liqueur flavored with nuts, seeds, grains, cinnamon, vanilla, and nutmeg

Answer 7

RumChata

Question 8

South African cream liqueur made from the fruit of the marula tree

Answer 8

Amarula

Question 9

Traditional morello cherry liqueur of Portugal

Answer 9

Ginjinha

Question 10

Flavorings used in Bailey’s Irish Cream (original flavor)

Answer 10

Irish whisky, cream, and chocolate

Question 11

A caraway-and-cumin-flavored liqueur

Answer 11

Kümmel

Question 12

Black currant liqueur

Answer 12

Cassis

Question 13

Spanish liqueur flavored with citrus, vanilla, and spices – produced in Cartagena

Answer 13

Licor 43 (‘Cuarenta y tres’)

Question 14

A German honey-and-vodka liqueur

Answer 14

Bärenfang (Bärenjäger)

Question 15

Rum-based coffee liqueur produced in Mexico since 1936

Answer 15

Kahlúa

Question 16

English specialty known as “Fruit Cup” - originally produced in 1823 in London

Answer 16

Pimm’s No. 1 Cup

Question 17

Leading producer of Maraschino liqueur (originally based in Zadar)

Answer 17

Luxardo

Question 18

Italian herbal liqueur originally produced in Benevento

Answer 18

Strega

Question 19

Italian herbal liqueur, produced in Tuscany and named after an Italian war hero

Answer 19

Galliano (Liquore Galliano L’Autentico)

Question 20

Elderflower liqueur launched in 2007

Answer 20

Saint Germain

Question 21

Flavorings used in Tuaca

Answer 21

Citrus fruit (orange), vanilla, Italian brandy

Question 22

Liqueur based on Irish whisky, honey, and spices

Answer 22

Irish Mist

Question 23

Muskmelon-flavored liqueur originally produced in Japan

Answer 23

Midori Melon

Question 24

Rum-and-coconut liqueur produced in Barbados

Answer 24

Malibu

Question 25

Flavorings used in Disaronno Originale

Answer 25

* Apricot kernel oil (plus others, including herbs and fruits) - despite the fact that it tastes of almonds

Question 26

Flavoring used in Frangelico

Answer 26

Tonda Gentile della Langhe hazelnuts

Question 27

Cognac-based French orange liqueur developed in 1880

Answer 27

Grand Marnier

Question 28

Dutch cherry liqueur used in the recipe for the Singapore Sling

Answer 28

Heering Cherry Liqueur (Cherry Heering)

Question 29

French raspberry-flavored liqueur, produced in the Loire Valley

Answer 29

Chambord (Chambord Liqueur Royal de France)

Question 30

Traditional base ingredient for Limoncello

Answer 30

Sorrento lemons

Question 31

Proprietary Triple Sec produced in Saumur (France)

Answer 31

L'Original Combier Liqueur d'Orange

Question 32

Caribbean Island historically known for the production of orange liqueurs

Answer 32

Curaçao

Question 33

Orange- and tangerine-flavored liqueur originally produced in Belgium

Answer 33

Mandarine Napoléon

Question 34

Modern Italian liqueur flavored with yellow roses and bergamot

Answer 34

Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto

Question 35

Proprietary liqueur, now produced in France, flavored with dried violet petals from Provence

Answer 35

Crème Yvette

Question 36

Italian liqueur named for a "historic gathering place for witches"

Answer 36

Strega (their ads assure us that the witches are just a myth!)

Question 37

French liqueur flavored with ginger, cognac, and vanilla

Answer 37

Domaine de Canton French Ginger Liqueur

Question 38

French orange-flavored liqueur, based on neutral spirits, developed in 1875

Answer 38

Cointreau