Cordials Flashcards
Chambord
Red and black raspberries, honey, vanilla, and cognac.
A liqueur that dates back to 1685 when Louis XIV visited Château de Chambord. Chambord is produced in the Loire valley in France
Amaretto
An almond flavored liqueur made with apricot pits.
Aperol
An Italian aperitif produced from a recipe developed in 1919. Its primary flavor is orange but also includes rhubarb, chinchona, genziana along with other “secret” herbs.
Advocaat
A liqueur from Holland made of egg yolks, brandy, sugar and vanilla
(Often enjoyed straight or on the rocks)
Curaçao
Made of the dried peels of laraha oranges and was the original orange liqueur. Normally it is orange in color but can also be white, blue or green.
Crème de Framboise
A crème liqueur with a raspberry flavor.
Crème de Cassis
A sweet, low-proof liqueur made from French blackcurrants.
Blackcurrant- Native to northern Europe and Asia, blackcurrant is a shrub that produces clusters of tart berries during the summer.
Crème de Cacao
A cacao (chocolate) and vanilla bean based liqueur. Available in both white and brown varieties
Campari
A bitter Italian apèritif made with a unique blend of herbs and spices with orange being the dominant flavor. Originally developed in 1860
Pimm’s Cup
A brand of liqueurs that combines a secret recipe of fruit and spices and adds it to a variety of base liqueurs. The most common is the gin-based, Pimm’s No. 1 Cup
St. Germain
A French elderflower liqueur with an eau-de-vie base
Elderflower- a small, white starry flower that blooms through the spring and summer.
Eau-de-vie is a French term for fruit brandy and translates to water of life
Sloe gin
A red liqueur, which is not a gin at all, made from the sloe plums of the blackthorn bush
Southern Comfort
An American liqueur made from a whiskey base flavored with peaches. It is an excellent mixer and is 100 proof
Sambuca
An Italian liqueur made from oils from anise, star anise, liquorice, elderflower, and other spices.
Available in white, black and red colors
Fernet Branca
An Italian amaro (bitter) liqueur with a strong flavor and aroma that was first produced in 1845. The digestif is made with around 40 herbs, roots, and spices and has a notable menthol-eucalyptus flavor.
