Liqueur
Drink Recipes
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Facts about
Liqueur Drink Recipes - What are Liqueurs?
Liqueurs are sweet alcoholic liquor drinks which are flavoured with a variety
of different ingredients and come in a variety of different colors.
The Alcoholic content of liqueurs is not generally a distinctive feature
of these speciality drinks. Most liqueurs have a lower alcohol content
than spirits between 15% - 30% although some have a much higher alcohol
content up to 55%. The name derives from the Latin word 'liquifacere'
which means to melt or dissolve - the flavorings used to make liqueurs
are dissolved.
What is the
difference between Liqueurs and Spirits?
There are so many different types of Liqueurs that it is difficult to
specify precise differences. However the general differences between
liqueurs and spirits are:
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Liqueurs generally have a lower alcohol content
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Liqueurs are often sweetened with sugar, syrup or honey
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Liqueurs are usually infused with woods, fruits or flowers with
sugar in either water or alcohol or distilled from aromatic,
flavouring or coloring ingredients
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Flavors are dissolved to make Liqueurs - they can therefore be
referred to as flavored spirits
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What is the
difference between Creme Liqueurs and Cream Liqueurs?
Creme Liqueurs and Cream Liqueurs are made differently - it is not just
a matter of misspelling.
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Creme Liqueurs have a substantial amount of sugar added resulting in
an almost syrup consistency. No Cream is added
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Cream liqueurs have less sugar added and always include a quantity
of cream in the ingredients
How to serve
Liqueurs
Liqueurs are made in
nearly every country of the world and come in a variety of different
flavors and colors. This makes liqueurs extremely versatile drinks.
Liqueurs can be served:
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Straight up - Perfect as after dinner drinks and usually served at
room temperature
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On
the rocks - If a cold drink is preferred liqueurs can be chilled and
served over ice cubes or mixed with crushed ice
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Served with coffee
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Liqueurs can be mixed with cream or other mixers to create some
really good and extremely colorful cocktails
Types of
Liqueurs
Liqueurs and their
recipes may be
categorised into various types as the following list indicates:
All
liqueurs have distinctive flavorings added. Liqueur drinks might be
flavored from a variety of flavors from fruits, herbs, spices, flowers,
seeds, nuts, roots, plants, barks, eggs and cream.
Cordials and
Liqueurs
Liqueurs are sometimes referred to as Cordials, which causes some
confusion. In America cordials mean a sweet, syrup like alcoholic
beverage. However, in the UK and the British Commonwealth cordials means
a non-alcoholic, sweet, syrupy drink!
What are Schnapps
Liqueurs?
Schnapps are clear,
alcoholic drinks which are distilled from fruits such as cherries,
apples, pears, peaches, plums
and apricots. Schnapps are also made from fermented cereals and roots.
Make a cocktail with a great Schnapps Recipe
Kahlua Liqueur
Drink Recipes
Kahlua is a dark
Mexican coffee liqueur. It is heavy and sweet, with a very distinct
taste of Mexican coffee, which gives Kahlua a dark brown colour. Make a
cocktail with a great Kahlua Recipe
Tia Maria Liqueur
Drink Recipes
Tia Maria is a
coffee flavored liqueur from Jamaica. Tia Maria is a great liquor drink which
can also be served in coffee or in mixed drink cocktails. Make a
cocktail with a great Tia Maria Recipe
Curacao Liqueur
Drink Recipes
Curacao is a liqueur flavored with the dried peel of the green oranges
from the West Indian island of Curacao and is primarily used as an
exotic colouring agent in cocktails and other mixed drinks. Blue
Curacao, Green Curacao, Orange Curacao and Red Curacao are often
used to create unusual rainbow effects when making cocktails. Make a
cocktail with a great Curacao Recipe
Grand Marnier
Liqueur Drink Recipes
Grand Marnier liquor is an
orange liqueur from France which has a Cognac base. The Grand Marnier
Margarita Recipe has proved to be one of the classic liqueur drink
recipes. Make a cocktail with a great
Grand Marnier Recipe
Southern Comfort
Liqueur Drink Recipes
Southern Comfort
liquor is
an American liqueur flavored with fruit (notably peach), spice including
cinnamon and vanilla together with whiskey.
Southern Comfort is often referred to as 'Soco'. Try the Soco Lime
Hurricane recipe! Make a cocktail with a great
Southern Comfort Recipe
Baileys Liqueur
Drink Recipes
The alcoholic liquor drink
Baileys Irish Cream is an Irish whiskey and cream based liqueur. The
main ingredients of Baileys Irish Cream are Irish whiskey, cream, sugar,
cocoa and coffee flavoring. Great in coffee or in cocktails. Make a
cocktail with a great Baileys Recipe
Chambord Liqueur
Drink Recipes
Chambord is made
from red and black raspberries with honey, vanilla, and cognac and is
produced in the Loire valley in France. The full name of this liqueur is
Chambord Liqueur Royale de France. Make a cocktail with a great
Chambord Recipe
Monin Liqueurs
Monin produces
different flavors of Syrups and Liqueurs. Monin is a leading brand in
the manufacturing and marketing of syrups and liqueurs with a variety of
drinks which use over 75 natural flavors. For more information about
Monin drinks click the following link Monin
Godiva Liqueur
Drink Recipes
Godiva liqueur is a chocolate liqueur produced by Godiva Chocolatier
Inc. and is a sweet alcoholic drink flavored primarily by the cocoa bean
and the vanilla bean. There are two types of Godiva liqueur, one made
from white chocolate and the other from dark chocolate. Make a cocktail
with a great Godiva Recipe
Amarula Liqueur
Drink Recipes
The alcoholic liquor drink
Amarula is a liqueur made from the fruit of the African Amarula tree
combined with cream. The Amarula liqueur matures for two years and cream
is then added to produce the finished product. Make a cocktail with a
great Amarula Recipe
Absinthe Liqueur
Drink Recipes
Absinthe is a distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored spirit derived
from herbs including the flowers and leaves of the medicinal plant
Artemisia absinthium which is also called wormwood. Thujone is a
component of natural oil of wormwood and was originally believed to be
similar to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which
is the active ingredient in marijuana, but this Absinthe theory has since been
disproved. The correct spelling for this famous liqueur drink is
Absinthe but there are several misspellings including Absenthe,
Absinth, Absenth and Absent. Make a cocktail with a great
Absinthe Recipe
Creme de Cassis
Liqueur Drink Recipes
Creme de Cassis is a
sweet, blackcurrant flavored liqueur made from blackcurrants crushed
into refined alcohol, with sugar added following the distillation
process. Make a cocktail with a great
Creme de Cassis Recipe
Amaretto Liqueur
Drink Recipes
Amaretto is a type of alcoholic liqueur originating in Italy and flavored with almonds and the kernels and pulp from apricots and other fruits such as peaches and cherries. The correct spelling for this famous liqueur drink is Amaretto but there are several misspellings including ameretto, amareto and amereto.
Make a cocktail with a great Amaretto
Recipe
Anise Liqueur
Drink Recipes
Anise liqueurs are
produced from the anise plant, which is native to the Mediterranean
region. The small white flowers of the anise plant bloom in mid-summer
and are followed by tiny liquorice-flavored fruits called aniseed. Anise
is used in anise-flavored liqueurs such as Galliano, Raki, Arak and
Ouzo. Jagermeister is a famous Anise Liqueur brand which is produced in
Germany. Make a cocktail with a great Anise
Recipe
Cointreau Liqueur
Drink Recipes
Cointreau is
flavored with sweet and bitter orange peels from oranges sourced from
exotic areas of the world. The alcoholic drink Cointreau is a clear
liqueur.
Cointreau liqueur which was developed by brothers Adolphe and
Edouard-Jean Cointreau who established a distillery in 1849 Try the
Cointreau Cosmopolitan Recipe! Make a cocktail with a great
Cointreau Recipe
Triple Sec Liqueur
Drink Recipes
Triple Sec is the brand name used by De Kuyper
Royal Distillers. Triple sec, which
means 'Triple distilled', is a strong, sweet and colorless orange
flavored liqueur. The word 'Sec' usually means 'dry' but in relation to
liqueurs it means 'distilled'. All triple sec drinks ( such as the
Triple Sec brand, Curacao, Grand Marnier and Cointreau) undergo a
three-stage distillation process. Many of the Triple sec drinks are made from the dried peel of oranges found on Curacao, an island in the Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela.
Make a cocktail with a great Triple Sec
Recipe
Sloe Gin Liqueur
Drink Recipes
The alcoholic liquor drink
Sloe Gin is a liqueur. Sloe gin is a deep red liqueur made by infusing
gin with sloe berries (the fruit of the blackthorn). Sugar is added
together with various flavorings including almond. Make a cocktail with
a great Sloe Gin Recipe
Midori Liqueur
Drink Recipes
Midori is a green coloured, melon flavored, alcoholic liqueur. Midori is
the Japanese word for the color "green" from where its name originates.
Although originally from Japan, Midori has been produced in Mexico
by Suntory since 1987. Make a cocktail with a great
Midori Recipe
Maraschino Liqueur
Drink Recipes
The alcoholic liquor drink Maraschino is a liqueur made from marasca cherries.
The marasca cherry pits, or stones, give an almond flavor to maraschino.
The name 'maraschino' refers to the marasca cherry and the
maraschino liqueur made from it, in which maraschino cherries were
originally preserved. Make a cocktail with a great
Maraschino Recipe
Anisette Liqueur
Drink Recipes
The alcoholic liquor drink Anisette
liquor is a French liqueur which is flavored with
anise seeds. It's sweeter and lower in alcohol than other anise-flavored
liqueurs and has the the flavor of black licorice. Make a cocktail with
a great Anisette Recipe
Galliano Liqueur
Drink Recipes
Galliano is a
liqueur consisting of a blend of ingredients including anise, lavender,
mint, herbs and plants such as vanilla, cinnamon and coriander.
Galliano was developed by an Italian distiller called Arturo Vaccari
who had immigrated to America at the time of the California gold
rush. Make a cocktail with a great Galliano
Recipe
Herbsaint Liqueur
Drink Recipes
Herbsaint is the
brand name of anise-flavored liqueur.
Herbsaint first went on sale and was categorised as an absinthe
substitute. Herbsaint was then produced under the name "Legendre
Absinthe" although it never contained wormwood and the name was then
changed to Legendre Herbsaint. Make a cocktail with a great
Herbsaint Recipe
Ouzo Liqueur Drink
Recipes
The alcoholic liquor drink Ouzo is a clear licorice
flavored Greek liqueur which is produced from aniseed and is made from
pressed grapes with the addition of different herbs. It
is thought that a form of ouzo originated in ancient Greece on
the island of Lesbos. The correct spelling for this famous liqueur
drink is Ouzo but there are several misspellings including oozo and ozoo.
Make a cocktail with a great Ouzo Recipe
Frangelico Liqueur
Drink Recipes
The alcoholic liquor drink
Frangelico is a hazelnut and herb flavored liqueur which was originally
created by the Dominican Monks of Italy for medicinal purposes. The name
'Frangelico' is a derivation of the name of a famous artist and monk
called Fra Angelico. Make a cocktail with a great
Frangelico Recipe
Drambuie Liqueur
Drink Recipes
Drambuie is a
liqueur made from a secret recipe containing Scotch whisky, spices,
herbs and wild honey. Read about the fascinating history of Drambuie and
its connection with Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788) also known
by the nickname 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' who was a Catholic claimant to
the British throne. Make a cocktail with a great
Drambuie Recipe
Hpnotiq Liqueur
Drink Recipes
The alcoholic liquor drink Hpnotiq is a 35 proof fruit liqueur made from a
secret family recipe containing vodka, cognac, and tropical fruit
juices. Another closely guarded secret is how Hpnotiq achieves its
distinctive brilliant ocean blue color. The correct spelling for this
famous liqueur drink is Hpnotiq but there are several misspellings
including
Hypnotic, Hypnotiq, Hpnotic and Hypnotique. Make a cocktail with a
great Hpnotiq Recipe
Chartreuse Liqueur
Drink Recipes
Chartreuse is an
aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with Alpine herbs, orange
peel, hyssop and peppermint which is made at the Grande Chartreuse, a
Carthusian monastery near Grenoble, France. Make a cocktail with a great
Chartreuse Recipe
Grappa Liqueur
Drink Recipes
Grappa ( aka Grappa
Wine) is an Italian brandy liqueur made by the fermentation and the
distillation of pomace or Vinacce. Grape pomace is
the pulpy material remaining after the juice has been pressed from
grapes. Vinacce is the Italian term for the grape skins, seeds and pulp
left after the must or fermented wine has been pressed. The flavor of
grappa, like wine, varies according to the types and quality of the
grapes used. Make a cocktail with a great
Grappa Recipe
Limoncello Liqueur
Drink Recipes
The alcoholic liquor
drink Limoncello is a sweet, bright yellow Italian liqueur.
Limoncello is lemon flavored and produced in the south of Italy, Capri,
Sicily and Sardinia. Limoncello is made from lemon rinds, alcohol,
water, and sugar. Make a cocktail with a great
Limoncello Recipe
List of
ingredients & flavors in Liqueurs
Liqueurs are
flavored with a whole variety of different ingredients! These
ingredients include fruits, herbs, spices, flowers, seeds, nuts, roots,
plants, barks, eggs and cream. The following list details the main
ingredients of some of the most famous liqueurs:
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Main
Ingredients of famous Liqueurs |
|
Name |
Main Ingredients |
| Kahlua / Coffee
Liqueur Drink Recipes |
Coffee flavored |
| Tia Maria / Coffee
Drink Recipes |
Coffee flavored |
| Grappa Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Grape |
| Chambord Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Raspberries,
honey, vanilla & cognac |
| Limoncello Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Lemons |
| Monin Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
75 natural flavors |
| Godiva Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Chocolate |
| Amarula / Fruit
Drink Recipes |
Fruit of African
Marula tree & Cream |
|
Absinthe / Herbs
Drink Recipes |
Herbs and wormwood |
| Baileys Irish Cream
Drink Recipies |
Irish whiskey and
cream |
| Angelica Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Angelica and spices |
| Anise Liqueur
Recipes |
Anise (Aniseed ) |
| Cointreau / Orange
Recipes |
Oranges and brandy |
| Triple sec / Orange
Recipes |
Orange Peels |
| Sloe Gin Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Sloe berries & Gin |
| Grand Marnier
Recipes |
Orange-flavored
brandy |
| Midori Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Melon-flavoured |
| Maraschino Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Pits of the Marasca
Cherry |
| Anisette Liqueur
Drink Recipes
|
Anise |
| Galliano Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Herbs and Vanilla |
| Herbsaint Recipes |
Anise |
| Ouzo Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Anise - Greek
Liquer |
| Sambuca Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Italian -
Elderberries and liquorice |
| Benedictine Liqueur
Drink |
Herbs - Brandy
based |
| Metaxa Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Brandy, Wine &
Herbs - Greek |
| Frangelico Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Hazelnut and Herbs |
| Drambuie Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Honey, Herbs Scotch
Whisky |
| Southern Comfort
Drink Recipes |
Fruit, Spice, and
Whiskey |
| Calvados Liqueur
Drink |
Apple juice |
| Amaretto Liqueur
Drink Recipes
|
Apricot kernals and
almonds |
| Hpnotiq Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Tropical fruit
juices, vodka & cognac |
| Framboise Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Raspberry
|
| Green Tea Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Green Tea Leaves
|
| Kirschwasser (
Kirsch ) Drink Recipes |
Cherries & brandy
(Schnapps) |
| Nocino Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Walnuts |
| O Cha Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Green tea leaves |
| Praline Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Pecans & brown
sugar |
|
Creme de Cacao / Chocolate Recipes |
Chocolate / Cacao
beans and Vanilla |
| Creme de Café /
Coffee Recipes |
Coffee beans |
| Creme de Cassis /
Blackcurrant |
Blackcurrants |
| Creme de Cerise /
Cherry Recipes |
Cherries |
| Creme de Fraises /
Strawberry |
Strawberries |
| Creme de Framboise
/ Raspberry |
Raspberries |
| Creme de Menthe /
Mint Recipes |
Mint |
| Creme de Noisette /
Hazelnut Recipes |
Hazelnuts |
|
Creme de Roses / Rose petals |
Rose petals and
vanilla |
|
Creme de Vanille / Vanilla Receipes |
Vanilla |
| Creme de Banane /
Banana Recipes |
Bananas |
| Chartreuse Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Spices and herbs
- Green Chartreuse
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Yellow Chartreuse |
| Curacao Liqueur
Drink Recipes |
Orange peels
(bitter)
- Clear Curacao
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Blue Curacao
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Green Curacao
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Orange Curacao
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Red Curacao |
Free Recipes for Liqueur
Drinks
Have
fun online and download free Liqueur Drink Recipes! Great for parties or just a
special after dinner drink. The free Liqueur Drink Recipes detail the
contents by ingredients. Search for information and specific Liqueur
Drink Recipes by name via any of the above links!
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