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Liqueur

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a spirit that has been sweetened and flavored

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Where is Kahlua made?

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Mexico

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Kahlua

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rum based, coffee liqueur made in Mexico

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cordial vs liqueur

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US: synonymous
EU: non alcoholic, flavor enhancing ingredient for mixed drinks

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why were liqueurs originally produced

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as medicine, love potions, cure-alls by monks in the early middle ages

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what is a neutral spirit

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high proof spirit made neutral via repeated distillaton

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Drambuie

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Scotch liqueur - made with cloves, nutmeg, herbs, and honey

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usual abv range of liqueurs

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30-80 proof

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Creme de Cacao

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generic coffee liqueur

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Tia Maria

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proprietary chocolate liqueur

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Creme

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a generic liqueur that is more concentrated in flavor and much sweeter than the original liqueur

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Name a (p) orange liqueur

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cointreau

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name a (p) apple liqueur

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DeKyuper Sour Apple Pucker

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Name a proprietary melon liqueur

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Midori

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name a p cherry liqueur

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luxardo maraschino

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name a black raspberry liqueur (p)

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chambord

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name a violet liqueur p

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creme yvette

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Jeremiah Weed

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bourbon liqueur (proprietary)

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triple sec

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generic term for orange liqueurs

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Curacao

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generic term for orange liqueuers - also a Caribbean island

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Cointreau

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French orange liqueur - neutral spirit base
developed 1875 as a dry alternative to the popular sweeter curacaos of the time

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Grand Marnier

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orange liquer - made with blend of orange peel distillate and cognac

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Mandarine Napoleon

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orange and tangerine liqueur, flavored as well with botanicals - originally created in the 1700s for Napoleon Bonaparte - commercially recreated in 1892 when the original recipe was rediscovered in a diary

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Cassis

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black currant liqueur - tend to be rich and sweet (generic)

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Ginginha

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traditional morello cherry liqueur of Portugal (generic)

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Heering Cherry Liqueur

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Danish produced cherry liqueur (proprietary)

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Licor 43

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Spanish liqueur from Spain. name derived from blend of 43 flavorings, includes citrus, vanillas, and spices. served neat, o/r, in coffee cocktails - proprietary

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Luxardo Maraschino

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maraschino liqueur - Luxardo is the family name

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Malibu

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rum and coconut liqueur made in Barbados - proprietary

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Pimm’s no. 1 cup

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citrus and herb gin-based liqueur

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Domaine de Canton French Ginger Liqueur

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cognac based ginger liqueur made in France - proprietary

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Creme Yvette

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made from dried violet petals from Provence - proprietary

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Liquore Galliano L’Auntentico

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sweet herbal liqueur from Italy - anise and vanilla - proprietary

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Strega

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Italian herbal liqueur - orignated in town of Benevento - recipe is said to be based on a witch’s brew for a love potion. color from saffron. flavors of mint, juniper, anise

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Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto

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modern re-invention of rosolio - a traditional rose petal aperitivo liqueur. used to be produced all over Italy and popular with the Royal House of Savoy. bittersweet , floral, citrus

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Goldschlager

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cinnamon schnapps - proprietary

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St Germain

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elderflower liqueur - proprietary

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sambuca romana

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anise liqueur. proprietary

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amaretto

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generic term for almond flavored liqueurs

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Name 2 chocolate liqueurs

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Mozart Chocolate Iiqueur
Godiva Chocolate liqueur

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Disaronno Originale

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Legend: in the early 1500s, a pupil of Leonardo da Vinci was painting a mural of the Virgin Mary in Saronno, Italy, using a local inkeepers daughter as the model. for thanks, the model gave the artist a flask of a special liqueur. years later, the artist discovered the recipe for this liqueur and passed it down from father to son for generations, until the family began producing it commercially in the early 1900s. flavor comes from apricot kernel oil

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Kummel

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sweet and savory and spicy liqueur flavored with caraway seeds and cumin. popular in the UK

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Nocino

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(generic) walnut liqueur originally made in Emilia Romagna

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Tia Maria

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liqueur flavored with cofee beans madagascar vanilla and jamaican rum. proprietary

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tuaca

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vanilla liqueur - brandy base - made in USA but based on a centuries old Tuscan recipe - brandy base

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Amarula

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cream liqueur made in South Africa. proprietary

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bailey’s irish cream

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proprietary

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rumchata

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proprietary. cream liqueur made with rum base and flavored with with cinnamon. derivative or horchata

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irish mist

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proprietary - blend of irish whiskey, honey, and spices

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rock & rye

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generic - rock candy & rye whiskey liqueur

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southern comfort

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whiskey liqueur

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