Types of Liquors Flashcards
Lillet
Bordeaux wine & fruit liqueur
Tokaj
Botrytized wine from Hungary
Cognac
French digestif
Galliano
Italian herbal liqueur
Banyuls
vin doux naturel (oak often used)
Ouzo
Greek anise apertif
Sambuca
Italian anise-based liqueur
Muscat de Beaumes de Venise
vin doux naturel
Pernod
French star-anise
Eau de vie
fruit brandy
vermouth
Italian/French fortified wine with botanicals
Cointreau
orange liqueur
Cynar
Italian artichoke apertif
Armagnac
brandy from Armagnac
Benedictine
liquor based on 27 herbs and spices, from Normandy
Tia Maria
coffee liqueur
Lowlands
south of Highlands, 3 working distilleries
Frangelico
Italian hazelnut liqueur
Campari
Italian apertif infused with herbs and fruit
Islay
Peaty/smoky whisky
Campbeltown
3 distilleries, slightly peaty
Calvados
apple brandy from lower Normandy
Maury
vin doux naturel from Roussillon
Highlands
most of Scotland
St Germain
Parisian elderflower liqueur
Kamora
coffee liqueur
Kahlua
coffee liqueur
Jagermeister
German digestif - 56 herbs and spices
Amaretto
almond-flavored Italian liqueur, sometimes with a base of apricot pits and almonds
Grappa
Italian pomace brandy
Chambord
raspberry liqueur
Muscat de Rivesaltes
vin doux naturel
Lakka
cloudberry liqueur
Dubonnet
Fortified wine, herbs and spices
creme de cassis
black currant liqueur
Chartreuse
French liqueur digestif made by Carthusian monks, 130 herbal extracts
Akavit
Scandianavian digestif, distilled from grain or potatoes
Grand Marnier
orange liqueur
Speyside
in Highland Region
Fernet-Branca
Italian apertif with 40 herbs and spices
Drambuie
honey liqueur
Ricard
French, made from anise fennel, licorice, Provencal herbs
Pineau des Charentes
vin de liqueur, grape must and Cognac eau de vie
Heering
cherry liqueur