Cocktail Hotel

A creatively themed cocktail column loosely based from my fourth book titled "The Hotel of Naughty Cocktails", a 10-Floor, 195-Room, 1000-page labyrinth of drink. This blog (as of 2006) is to celebrate the start of my 25th year as a Professional and Private Bartender here in Los Angeles - the City of Angels, and Devils too .... Kyle Branche - kbranche@earthlink.net

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Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Liqueur World - 5

Series 5 of 8

Hpnotiq
A liqueur from France, blending pure cognac, premium vodka, and natural tropical fruit flavors, with hints of orange and passion fruit. Baby blue in color. Frosted bottle, comes with a corked top.

Illy
A rich, full espresso liqueur from Italy, with the aromas of toasted coffee, sweet fig, raisin and date with a flavor note
of burnt coffee, and a slightly bitter finish.

Intrigue
A 34 Proof liqueur out of France. A blend of French vodka, fine cognac, and exotic tangerine and passion fruits. Also available is Pink – a 50 Proof blend of premium French vodka with peach and passion fruits.

Irish Cream
Irish whiskey flavored with cream, mocha and sweeteners.

Irish Mist
A spicy Irish whiskey flavored with honey & herbs.

Izarra
An herb flavored liqueur made with armagnac, herbal plants, and acacia honey. Produced in France. Comes in Green which contains 48 different ingredients, and Yellow which con-tains 32 different ingredients.

Jagermeister
A dark colored German liqueur with over 56 herbs, roots, fruits, and spices.

Just Desserts
Cream liqueurs with the flavors of thin mint chocolate cookie, and chocolate chip cookie.

Kahana Royale
A macadamia nut liqueur from Hawaii, made from the rich essence of roasted macadamias, blended with exo-tic natural flavorings.

Kahlua
A premium coffee flavored liqueur from Mexico.

Kamasutra
An exotic ginseng coconut liqueur from Germany.

Ke Ke Beach
A key lime cream liqueur from the Netherlands.

Kirsch
A clear liqueur distilled from black cherries.

Kirschwasser
A premium cherry brandy.

Kona Gold
An authentic liqueur from Hawaii’s kona coffee.

Kummel
A liqueur flavored with caraway and anise seeds, and other herbs.

KWV Van Der Hum
A citrus peel/tangerine flavored liqueur from South Africa followed by flavors of pineapple and sweet and sour.

Le Grande Passion
From France, with the seductive scents of candied apples, passionfruit and red raspberries. A premium tropical fruit liqueur.

Licor 43
A Spanish brandy-based liqueur with 43 ingredients, mostly herbs, with a prominent vanilla flavor.

Lillet
A French aperitif wine. Comes in rouge and blonde.

Lillehammer
A Scandinavian berry liqueur from Denmark, and produced from overripe red lingon berries, yet more sweet than tart.

Limoncello (Caravella)
A really flavorful lemon liqueur from the gorgeous lemon groves on the AMALFI coast in Southern Italy. Original recipe dating back to 1898. A combination of lemon juice, lemon peels, and the finest grain spirits. They now make Orangecello.

Liqueur
A spirit-based distillate infused with natural flavoring
ingredients and sweeteners, with the exact recipe remaining a secret. Normally higher in proof (alcohol content) than that of Schnapps, originating centuries ago as medicinal treatments to
stimulate the heart.

Luxardo
A cherry liqueur from Italy.

Madiera
A blended and fortified Portuguese wine.

Malibu
A coconut rum from Brighton, Black Rock, Barbados.

Mandarin Napoleon
A citrus-based liqueur, made from the macerating of mandarin peel in selected brandies. Has an amber hue, from Belgium.

Maraschino
A clear, relatively dry liqueur made from the spicy Marasca cherries of Italy and Dalmatia (in Yugoslavia). The cherry pits are distilled separately and contribute to a bitter-almond nuance. Used frequently in mixed drinks.

Marc
A French grape brandy made from the pomace of the wine press.

Marcel Trepout
The beginning nose of this liqueur reminds you of Grand Marnier, but not as sweet. This is a super quality armagnac liqueur from France, with ripe scents of Mandarin orange, with a refined and delicate balance.

Marsala
A full-bodied fortified red wine from Sicily.

Mathilde
A selection of premium liqueurs out of France, with the flavors of cassis, peach, framboise, and orange.

Maui
A tropical fruit schnapps from Hawaii.

Medoc
An 80 proof liqueur from France, made from brandy, orange curacao, cherries, and creme de cacao.

Mezcal
Distilled from the fermented sap or juice of the agave plant in the same vein as tequila, but only single distilled, and does not come from the tequila area of Jalisco. The Peyote Cactus is cultivated from its native habitat of Northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S. Peyote contains the principal alkaloid Mescaline, which is a powerful hallucinogen and shamanistic plant
used in Native American rituals and religious ceremonies to deepen spiritual understanding, and popularized by Aldus Huxley in his book The Doors of Perception.

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