Liqueur World - 2

Series 2 of 8


Barenjager
A honey flavored liqueur with a vodka base. The name is German for “Bear Hunter”.

Bauchant Napoleon
A light touch of cognac as a base for this liqueur from France, with a harvest-gold apple-cider color, and a plump, juicy main flavoring of orange rind/tangerine bouquet /marinated orange.

Becherovka
An herbal bitter liqueur from the Czech Republic.

Benedictine
A Cognac base, blended with a secret formula of 27 herbs, plants, and peels. First made by the Benedictine monks in France. Also known as a Cloister liqueur, like Trappistine and Frangelico. Benedictine & Brandy (B & B) is also popular.

Berentzen
Apple and cinnamon apple liqueur from Germany.

Bitters – A concentrated flavoring agent made from roots, berries, herbs, and plants. Great as a digestive with club soda, and is used in the “Old Fashioned” drink and “Champagne Cocktail”. (Fee Ph#-585-544-9530) Angostura (from Trinidad) puts this out, and the Fee Brothers out of Rochester, N.Y. put out an Orange, Peach, and Mint bitters, as well as the classic Old Fashioned bitters. Also available is Peychaud’s from New Orleans at Sazerac.com Other distributed brands of bitters from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s were:
Bokers
Boonekamp
East India
Fernet Branca
Hostetter’s
Sherry Wine
Orinoco
Pepsin
Peruvian
Prickly-Ash
Stoughton’s
Abbott’s

Black Bush
Known as a Special Old Liqueur Whiskey, by means of triple distilling single malt whiskey and then ageing it in sherry casks. From Ireland’s Old Bushmills Distillery, re-named Black Bush in reference to its distinguished black label.

Black Forest Devil
A German herbal schnapps liqueur with over 30 herb types, including St. Johns Wort and Lovage, producing a flavorful balance of spice, used as a digestive or a cordial drink anytime of the day. Packaged in a traditional split log bottle. Available in the U.S. through the Spirits of Valley Forge – 800-948-1640 .

Black Haus
A blackberry schnapps produced by the same company who makes Rumpleminze in Germany.

Botanicals – A collective term describing the herbs, fruits, spices, and other ingredients used to flavor certain liquors, liqueurs, beers, and wines.

Branca Menta
An Italian bitter liqueur with peppermint flavor.

Buckshot
The Original Wild West Liqueur. Spicy, with touches of vanilla, cinnamon, peach, nectarine, and ginger.

Byrrh
A french wine-based aperitif, fortified with brandy, and produced on the mediterranean coast. A red wine color and a bitter taste from quinine.

Cachaca
Distilled from sugarcane grown in Brazil’s northeast region, it is a brandy that tastes like a cross between tequila and rum.

Cajuado
A Brazilian liquor made from the “fruit” or “apple” of the Cashew Tree.

Calisay
An herbal-bitter liqueur from Spain, made from the same species as the Cinchona tree, C. calisaya

Calvados
An apple brandy from the Calvados region of northern Normandy, France. Typically from a fermented mash of apples.

Campari
An italian aperitif, bitter in taste, served on-the-rocks with club soda, and used in the classic “Negroni”.

Canton
A delicate ginger liqueur created centuries ago for the rulers of the Qing dynasty. Made from 6 varieties of ginger, with a touch of gentle herbs and ginseng. Blended with fine spirits and rich brandy, and rounded with a touch of honey.

Caravella
The brand producer of Orangecello liqueur.

Cask & Cream
Caramel cream and chocolate cream liqueurs, blended and bottled in Modesto, California.

Caymana
A premium banana cream liqueur from Ireland.

Celtic Crossing
An original celtic liqueur dating back to 1850. Its flavor and aroma of honey, peach, lemon citrus, and herbal notes is blended with the finest Irish spirits, cognac and pure spring waters. Best if sipped in a snifter.

Chambord
A fine French liqueur made with rich framboises (small black raspberries) and other fruits and herbs combined with delicious honey.

Chartreuse
A brandy-based liqueur, available in green at 110 proof, and yellow at 80 proof. Flavored with 130 herbs and spices. Green is drier, w/ spice, anise, fennel, and orange flavors. Yellow w/ citrus, spice anise, and vanilla. Developed and kept secret by a silent order of Carthusian Monks in Grenoble since 1605.
This is a totally organic liqueur.

Cherry Marnier
Like Grand Marnier, this spirit uses brandy as a base. A great cherry flavor, yet medium sweet and thicker than Peter Heering.

Chu Yeh Ching Chien
A clear, 92 proof liqueur from Mainland China, with sharp herbal flavors.

Citronge
An imported premium reserve extra fine orange liqueur (clear in color) from Mexico.

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