LIQUEURS

What is Liqueur.?
Liqueur is a sweetened and flavoured spirit (either fruits ,herbs, nuts etc) and must contain at least 2.5% of sugar by weight. Liqueurs is an ABV (Alcohol By Volume) typically between 15-30% but as high as approximately 55%.

HERBAL LIQUEURS

FRUIT LIQUEURS

CLASSIFICATION of LIQUEURS

BITTER LIQUEURS

NUT LIQUEURS MISCELLANEOS LIQUEURS

Origin and History of Liqueurs

Liqueurs are historical descendants of herbal medicines; they were made in Italy as early as the 13th century and were often prepared by monks Liqueur comes from the Latin word liquifacere which means to drip / drop or extract.

Processing of Liqueur
Extraction Distillation

Maturing

Compounding

Fining

Bottling

Popular Brands of Liqueur Worldwide

Grand Marnier
BASE- Brandy Alcohol By Volume- 40% Country of Origin- France Introduced- In1880 by Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle Colour- Bright topaz with gold and amber tints Flavour- Orange

DOM Benedictine Liqueur

BASE- Cognac Alcohol By Volume- 43% Country of Origin- France Introduced- In the 19th Century by Alexandre Le Grand Colour- Amber Flavour- Pungent Herbal and Spicy

Drombuie
BASE- Malt Whiskey Alcohol By Volume- 40% Country of Origin- Broxburn, Scotland Introduced- In the 19th century by John Ross Colour- Golden Flavour- Herbal and Spicy It is served on the rocks or added to make drinks such as RUSTY NAIL

Chambord Raspberry Liqueur

BASE- Cognac Alcohol By Volume- 16.5% to 23% Country of Origin- Loire Valley of France Introduced- In late17th century Colour- Dark Pink Flavour- Berry The most popular drink is the Chambord French Martini

Cointreau
BASE- Clear French Brandy Alcohol By Volume- 40% Country of Origin- Anger, France Introduced- In 1875 by Adolphe Cointreau Colour- Colourless Flavour- Orange It is generally served neat or with ice also ingredients of many cocktails

Baileys
BASE- Irish Whiskey and crme Alcohol By Volume- 17% Country of Origin- Ireland Introduced- In 1974 by Gilbeys of Ireland Flavour- Original, Mint Chocolate Crme Caramel, Coffee, Hazelnut Biscotti, Orange Truffle It is served neat or added in crme based cocktails

Tia Maria
BASE- Rum Alcohol By Volume- 31.5% Country of Origin- Jamaica Introduced- In 2005 by Pernod Richard Colour- Ruby Flavour- Coffee It can be consumed pure and with ice, but is also frequently used as an ingredient for cocktails, with coffee

Malibu
BASE- White Rum Alcohol By Volume- 21% Country of Origin- Barbados Introduced- In the mid of 17th century Colour- Colourless Flavours- Coconut, Mango, Passion Fruit, Pineapple, Tropical Banana, Island Melon It is generally served neat with ice.

Irish Mist

BASE- Whiskey Alcohol By Volume- 35% Country of Origin- Dublin, Ireland Introduced- In 1947 by Williams family Colour- Deep Golden Red Flavour- Irish whiskey with honey and complex spice notes Irish Mist is typically served straight up or on ice, but also goes with coffee, vodka, or cranberry juice.

Amarula
BASE- Fruit spirit and Crme Alcohol By Volume- 17% Country of Origin- South Africa Introduced- In 1989 by Southern Liqueur Company Colour- Smoky, Fawn Flavour- Slightly fruit caramel

Kahla
BASE- Rum Alcohol By Volume- 20% Country of Origin- Mexico Introduced- In 1936 by Pedro Domecq Colour- Dark Brown Flavour- Coffee with lash of caramel

Midori
BASE- Melon Alcohol By Volume- 20% Country of Origin- Japan Introduced- In 1978 by Sunotry Colour- Green Flavour- Musk melon