The document discusses liqueurs and provides details on their production and types. It defines liqueurs as sweet alcoholic beverages made from spirits flavored with fruits, herbs, spices or other ingredients and bottled with added sugar. It describes the main types of liqueurs such as chocolate, cream, fruit, herbal and bitters liqueurs. It provides popular brand examples for each type and explains the basic process of making liqueurs through infusion, filtering, adding sweeteners and aging.
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Types of Liqueurs Explained
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3. A liqueur is an alcoholic beverage
made from a distilled spirit that has been
flavored with fruit, cream, herbs, spices,
flowers or nuts and bottled with added
sugar or other sweetener.
4. So What is the Difference Between
Liquor & Liqueur ???
• A liquor is an alcoholic drink that is distilled from
grains or plants, such as rum, vodka, gin or
whiskey.
• A liqueur is a sweet or herbal alcoholic drink that
is made from fruit, herbs, flowers, nuts or spices
plus (usually) sugar and a spirit such as grain
alcohol, vodka or rum.
• Many liqueurs are made in France, such as Cassis
(made with black currants), Chartreuse (made
from plants and flowers) or Pastis (flavored with
anise seeds).
5. History of Liqueur . . . .
• Liqueurs were first created by Christian monks in
the Middle Ages as herbal remedies for illness.
• The monks brewed combinations of honey, herbs,
spices and roots with alcohol to make these
special elixirs.
• Recipes for liqueurs have been found in Egyptian
tombs and ancient Greek scrolls, but it is
primarily the monks of Europe, particularly Italian
monks during the 13th Century, who developed
the liqueur as a way to infuse herbs for medicinal
use.
6. • One of the most famous liqueurs to be
developed by European monks is Green
Chartreuse.
• It contains over 130 herbs and spices, some of
which are rare, and only three monks know
the full recipe, and which herbs produce its
unique, natural color.
7. Process of Making Liqueurs…
• There are four basic step for making liqueur
(1)Infuse ingredients
(2)Straining and Filtering
(3)Adding Sweetener
(4)Aging
8. (1) Infuse ingredients and Flavorings
• Prepare all ingredients to be infused
• Place into sealed container with alcohol
• Allow it to be soaked for sometime
9. Strain and Filter your flavored alcohol
• Prepare container and filter
• Filtration
10. Add Sweeteners
• This is really what makes it a liqueur and not
just infused vodka or alcohol
11. Age the Liqueur
• Place into a sealed container
• Age for x time based on recipe
12. Types of Liqueur with Some Popular
Brands…
Chocolate
Liqueur
Bitter
Liqueur
Cream
Liqueur
Fruit Liqueur
Anise
Liqueur
Herbal
Liqueur
13. • Chocolate liqueurs : There are many well-regarded
brands of chocolate liqueur,
including Godiva, Truffles, Mozart, and Hagen Daz.
• Some liqueurs combine chocolate with other flavors,
like Cheri Suisse, Vandermint, and Tiramisu.
14. • Godiva – This chocolate liqueur
is a premium liqueur that can
stand alone, or be mixed into
your favorite sweet drink. It
comes in Dark chocolate and
White chocolate varieties.
• Sabra Liqueur – Manufactured in
Israel, this liqueur has an
alcoholic content of 30%. The
main flavors are orange and
chocolate.
15. • Djangoa – This one of a kind
liqueur is produced using dark
chocolate and aniseed. It is
produced and bottled by Period
Ricardo.
• Mozart Black – This liqueur is
produced in Austria and it has a
bittersweet taste with notes of
vanilla. Other types of liqueurs
manufactured by Mozart are
Mozart Gold Chocolate liqueur
and Mozart Black Chocolate
liqueur.
16. • Crème de Cacao – This liqueur
originates from France and
contrary to popular perception,
it does not contain any cream.
The word crème refers to its
thick, syrupy consistency.
17. • These are liqueurs and fortified wines that have a
bittersweet flavor.
• They're often mixed with soda and served as
apéritifs.
• These liqueurs are sometimes called bitters, but
they're not as intensely flavored as the bitters that
come in little bottles, which are normally measured
out in drops.
• Popular brands include Campari, Fernet Branca, Byrrh,
Dubonnet, Punt è Mes, Cynar, Suze, Jägermeister, and
Amer Picon.
18. • Campari :- This popular Italian
bitters is often mixed with soda,
ice, and a twist of lemon and
served as an apéritif.
• Cynar :- This is a syrupy Italian
liqueur that's made with
artichokes, giving it a
bittersweet flavor. It's good
mixed with club soda.
19. • Dubonnet : This is a French
apéritif made with white or red
wine and flavored with quinine
and other herbs and spices. The
white version is drier than the
red.
• Lillet :- This is an expensive and
light French apéritif made with
wine and brandy. There are two
versions: Lillet Blonde (white)
and Lillet Rouge (red).
20. • These delicious liqueurs are smooth and decadent.
They often stand alone, but can be mixed into many
cocktails. Here are some of the most popular of the
category:
• Amarula - This Zimbabwean cream
liqueur is made with sugar, cream, and
the fruit of the African Marula tree. It
has a fruity, caramel taste and is very
sweet.
21. • Baileys Irish Cream – Definitely the
most well-known cream liqueur.
This drink is made of irish whiskey,
cream, chocolate, vanilla, caramel,
and sugar. It has a unique taste that
many find delicious in a coffee or
hot chocolate drink.
• Dooley’s – This is a German
cream liqueur that combines
toffee and vodka for its
signature taste.
22. • Sangster’s – This Jamaican cream
liqueur blends cream and rum
for a different flavor profile.
• Ponche Crema – All the way from
Venezuela, this cream-based
liqueur is a concoction of milk,
eggs, sugar, rum, vanilla, nutmeg,
cinnamon, and lemon rind.
23. • Fruit wine OR fruit syrup OR extracts (use much less).
This is probably the biggest category of liqueurs. These
drinks are served some by themselves, but mostly
mixed into cocktails. Here are some of the more
popular ones of this category:
• Grand Marnier : This is a fairly sweet
brandy-based orange liqueur. There
are two kinds: the well-regarded red,
or Cordon Rouge, and the sweeter and
less potent yellow, or Cordon Jaune.
24. • Cointreau : This is an orange
liqueur that’s not as well regarded
as Grand Marnier, but considered a
step above curaçao and triple sec.
• Midori : This green Japanese
liqueur has a very sweet, melon
flavor.
25. Maraschino liqueur : This is an
excellent semi-dry clear liqueur that's
made with sour cherries. It's made
from marasca cherries, which are
native to Croatia. Unrest there has
made good Maraschino liqueurs hard
to find in recent years. Luxardo
Maraschino and Stock Maraschino are
well-respected brands.
Citrónge : This is a Mexican
orange liqueur.
26. • This category includes some truly unique liqueurs. The
flavor profiles on these are so unique, that it is often
hard to describe the exact taste of the liqueur. You
have to try each one to really get a sense of what they
are about. I will do my best to include the mixture of
herbal flavors each one of these includes:
Amaro – An Italian herbal liqueur that
includes flavors of herbs, roots,
flowers, bark, and citrus peels.
27. Chartreuse : This excellent
herbal liqueur is said to contain
over 125 ingredients. It comes in
two colors: green
Chartreuse and the sweeter and
less potent yellow Chartreuse.
Strega : This is a sweet Italian
herbal liqueur.
28. Drambuie : This is a Scottish
liqueur made with Scotch,
honey, and various herbs.
Bénédictine : This light green
liqueur was first produced in the
16th century by a French monk,
who combined various herbs,
spices, and peels with brandy.
29. • This category includes some truly unique liqueurs. The
flavor profiles on these are so unique, that it is often
hard to describe the exact taste of the liqueur. You
have to try each one to really get a sense of what they
are about. I will do my best to include the mixture of
herbal flavors each one of these includes: