Liqueurs And Cordials Flashcards

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Where cordialis

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Root word of cordials
Pertaining to the heart
Latin

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Liquifacere

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Root word of liqueur
To dissolve
Latin

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Where can liquers and cordials be made

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Anywhere that Distilled spirits exist

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What is a liqueur/ cordial

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Flavored, sweet ended spirit
Many are neutral spirit based
Produced in a wide range of colors and flavors
Herbs, spices, fruits, seeds, roots, mint, chocolate, coffee, nuts, ….etc

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4
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Minimum rs percentage liqueurs/cordial

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2.5%

Most are much higher

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Anisette

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Anise seeds

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6
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Pernod and pastis

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French brandy of anisette

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Sambuca

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Anise and white elderflower

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B & B

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Benedictine and brandy (60/40)

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Benedictine

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Over 20 herbs and numerous other botanicals and plants

Blend is guarded by company secret

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Chartreuse

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Made by Carthusian monks

Green, yellow, VEP versions

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11
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Fernet branca

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Bitter herbs (hangover remedy)

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Galliano

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Over 30 herbs, spices and plant extracts
Anise
Juniper
Musk yarrow
Lavender
Peppermint
Cinnamon
Vanilla
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Creme de menthe

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Peppermint

White and green

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14
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Drambuie

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Scotch whiskey and heather honey

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15
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Irish mist

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Irish whiskey
Honey
Herbs

16
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Southern comfort

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Whiskey with peach, oranges, vanilla and cinnamon

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Kahlua

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The original coffee liqueur on a neutral base spirit

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Tia maria

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Coffee liqueur on rum base

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Campari

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Bitter orange peel
Gentian
Quinine

20
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Cointreau and triple sec

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Oranges

21
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Grand marnier

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Bitter oranges on cognac base

22
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Amaretto

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Crushed apricot pits
Bitter almond
Vanilla

23
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Tuaca

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Vanilla dominates