Chapter 9: Liqueurs--Products Flashcards
Traditional Italian lemon liqueur, originally from southern Italy
Limoncello
German cinnamon-flavored liqueur containing flakes of gold
Goldschläger
Scottish whisky-based liqueur flavored with herbs, spices, and honey
Drambuie
Requirements for US Rock and Rye: alcohol, base ingredient, sweetenings
- Alcohol: minimum 24% abv * Base ingredient: minimum 51% rye whisky * Sweetenings: must contain rock candy or sugar syrup
American liqueur originally called “Cuffs and Buttons”
Southern Comfort
Flavorings used in Tia Maria
Vanilla bean, coffee, spices, Jamaican rum
Rum-based cream liqueur flavored with nuts, seeds, grains, cinnamon, vanilla, and nutmeg
RumChata
South African cream liqueur made from the fruit of the marula tree
Amarula
Traditional morello cherry liqueur of Portugal
Ginjinha
Flavorings used in Bailey’s Irish Cream (original flavor)
Irish whisky, cream, and chocolate
A caraway-and-cumin-flavored liqueur
Kümmel
Black currant liqueur
Cassis
Spanish liqueur flavored with citrus, vanilla, and spices – produced in Cartagena
Licor 43 (‘Cuarenta y tres’)
A German honey-and-vodka liqueur
Bärenfang (Bärenjäger)
Rum-based coffee liqueur produced in Mexico since 1936
Kahlúa
English specialty known as “Fruit Cup” - originally produced in 1823 in London
Pimm’s No. 1 Cup
Leading producer of Maraschino liqueur (originally based in Zadar)
Luxardo
Italian herbal liqueur originally produced in Benevento
Strega
Italian herbal liqueur, produced in Tuscany and named after an Italian war hero
Galliano (Liquore Galliano L’Autentico)
Elderflower liqueur launched in 2007
Saint Germain
Flavorings used in Tuaca
Citrus fruit (orange), vanilla, Italian brandy
Liqueur based on Irish whisky, honey, and spices
Irish Mist
Muskmelon-flavored liqueur originally produced in Japan
Midori Melon
Rum-and-coconut liqueur produced in Barbados
Malibu
Flavorings used in Disaronno Originale
- Apricot kernel oil (plus others, including herbs and fruits) - despite the fact that it tastes of almonds
Flavoring used in Frangelico
Tonda Gentile della Langhe hazelnuts
Cognac-based French orange liqueur developed in 1880
Grand Marnier
Dutch cherry liqueur used in the recipe for the Singapore Sling
Heering Cherry Liqueur (Cherry Heering)
French raspberry-flavored liqueur, produced in the Loire Valley
Chambord (Chambord Liqueur Royal de France)
Traditional base ingredient for Limoncello
Sorrento lemons
Proprietary Triple Sec produced in Saumur (France)
L’Original Combier Liqueur d’Orange
Caribbean Island historically known for the production of orange liqueurs
Curaçao
Orange- and tangerine-flavored liqueur originally produced in Belgium
Mandarine Napoléon
Modern Italian liqueur flavored with yellow roses and bergamot
Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto
Proprietary liqueur, now produced in France, flavored with dried violet petals from Provence
Crème Yvette
Italian liqueur named for a “historic gathering place for witches”
Strega (their ads assure us that the witches are just a myth!)
French liqueur flavored with ginger, cognac, and vanilla
Domaine de Canton French Ginger Liqueur
French orange-flavored liqueur, based on neutral spirits, developed in 1875
Cointreau