Crème de Cacao
(n.): A sweetened liqueur flavored with cacao (cocoa bean) and vanilla. The word “crème” refers to the rich texture of the liqueur, which is often achieved by adding sweeteners. Usually…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Creamy Limoncello
Though not centuries-old or handed down from generation to generation, this limoncello recipe is an authentic product of Italian tradition.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Stefano Costantini
Falernum
Spiced with ginger and clove, lime and almond, falernum is a sweet liqueur and tiki staple that lends something intriguing and inimitable to a cocktail.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
- photo: Epsos
Blur Bassist Follows Ketchup Cheese Project with Cream Liqueur
Remember Blur? You are about to, but for all the wrong reasons. In addition to his now-discontinued line of cheeses—which included "cheddar with salad cream, ketchup, tomato and tikka masala"—Blur…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
Liqueur
(n.) Liqueurs, a flavored spirit sweetened with a sugar product, have a long and tangled history, probably dating back to (at least) 13th-century Europe, when alcohol infused with herbs was…
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Infuse
(v.) The practice of steeping herbs, spices, or fruits in alcohol to transfer flavor to the liquid. There are two basic ways of flavoring alcohol: during the distillation process, in…
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Grand Marnier
(n.) A French brand of orange-flavored liqueur used in mixed drinks, served neat as a digestif or used as an ingredient in desserts (most famously, flambéed in Crepes Suzette). Created…
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Cordial
(n.) In the United States, the terms cordial and liqueur can be used interchangeably to denote a sweetened-spirit, though the latter sounds less grandmotherly...
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Chartreuse
(n.) Invented by Carthusian Monks in the early-16th century for medicinal purposes, Chartreuse is one of the earliest-known herbal liqueurs. There are two versions: the 110-proof green, which has more…
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Bitters
(n.) A high-proof alcohol infused with herbs, roots and spices. Invented as a medicinal tonic, they were originally meant to aid digestion and cure a variety of ailments, including colds…
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