Mixology Liquers Flashcards
Liqueurs
Added sugar after distillation
ABV usually around 15-20%
Amaretto
Sweet and nutty - almondy
Made from apricot pits and almonds
Aperol
Bitter orange flavor
Intense
Light deep orange color
Baileys
Tastes like chocolate creamer
Made from dairy cream, Irish whiskey, doesn’t soil
Campari
Bitter liqueur flavored with herbs and fruit - unique dark red color
Chambord
Raspberry liqueur from raspberries and honey
Crème de cacao
Chocolat and vanilla flavored
Crème de casis
From black currents - very sweet and dark red
Crème de menthe
Made from mint and comes in green and clear
Frangelico
Noisette liqueur flavored with cocoa and vanilla
Galliano
Sweet, herbal liqueur, electric yellow and licorice taste
Jagermeister
70 proof German liqueur made with 56 herbs, dark brown licorice
Kahlua
Made from coffee and alcohol from cane sugar. Chocolate taste
Sambuca
Anise seeds which taste like licorice
Sloe Gin
Sweet syrupy liqueur. Gin with sloe berries plums
Southern Comfort
Popular liqueur from New Orleans
-peach flavored bourbon
St Germain
Sweet liqueur made with elder flowers. Warm floral notes
Triple sec
Made from oranges.
Cointreau
In the fam of triple sec
Clear brandy based liqueur made from orange peel
Grand Marnier
Cognac based liqueur from orange peel, van, and spices
Blue Curaçao
Made from the peels of green oranges - good sub for triple sec
Fortified Wines
Wines with a distilled spirit(brandy) added to them
- dry vermouth- dry taste, light bodied
- sweet vermouth- deep red color, Carmel sweet
- Lillet- aromatized wine - fruity taste
