These sweet spirits know it's always best to be cordial.
Lower in alcohol than straight spirits, these tasty tipples are sweetened spirits infused with fruits, flowers, herbs, nuts, and/or spices--sometimes even bark, roots, and leaves.
The word "liqueur" comes from the Latin Liquefacere, which means the process of dissolving something in liquid. Cordial, on the other hand, comes from the Latin word for heart, cor. Whether you call it cordial or liqueur, both words describe the same thing: an alcoholic beverage in which spirits have been steeped, percolated, brewed, or macerated with some kind of flavor-giving substance like fruits, herbs, and flowers, and then sweetened. Some people more narrowly define a cordial as a liqueur made specifically from fruit or fruit juice.
What's the Main Ingredient?
Here are some classic liqueurs and their main flavor-infusing ingredients. Some are centuries old and made from top-secret formulas.
A liqueur, or cordial, is a sweetened distilled spirit. Flavored with a variety of fruits, nuts, herbs, and spices, as well as things like chocolate and coffee, liqueurs contribute more flavor than alcohol to co*cktails and mixed drinks.
Cordial alcohol percentages typically range from 15% alcohol by volume (ABV) to 30% ABV. When a cordial does not have alcohol, it is either one of two things: a syrup or a concentrated beverage.
Contrary to liquors, liqueurs contain much more sugar and are often used as flavoring agent in a co*cktail. So simply said a liqueur is a liquor with added sugar, flavors, and often (though not always) has a lower proof. Examples of liqueurs are Curaçao Liqueurs, Disaronno, Bailey's, Amaretto, etc.
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There are six primary liquors — whiskey, brandy, vodka, rum, gin and tequila. These beverages fall under the liquor category because they use a similar distilling method, but each has a distinct flavor that arises from using different ingredients and aging processes.
1. Polmos Spirytus Rektyfikowany Vodka. The world's strongest liquor is a rectified Polish spirit typically used by home distillers to create their own flavored vodkas. You can drink it straight, but since it's practically pure alcohol, it has a powerful kick so it's generally not recommended.
In the U.S. we would just call the concentrated liquid a fruit syrup or flavored syrup. Some may have more specific names such as Grenadine or brand names such as Rose's lime juice. These are also the two that you are most likely to find in someone's kitchen or bar—or in fact at the grocery store.
It may seem hard to believe, but the importation of amaretto liqueur to the United States did not occur until the 1960's. The almond-flavored cordial quickly became a hit in co*cktails and food preparation. By the 1980's, it was second in sales only to Kahlua.
Liqueurs can be served neat or straight, or 'on the rocks' with ice. You can even sip on liqueur with a mixer - like a Midori and lemon - but nowadays you are most likely to drink liqueurs in co*cktails where they are added to up the ante of some of your favourite co*cktails - thanks to their myriad flavours.
Liqueur is actually a type of spirit or liquor, which itself is a grain-based, distilled alcoholic beverage. A liqueur is a distilled spirit like vodka or brandy that is sweetened with sugar or syrup, and oftentimes it also contains flavoring agents such as fruit, herbs, and oils.
Another difference is alcohol content liqueurs are generally much lower, often between 15-30% ABV, whilst liquors are often over 40% ABV. So, for the next time you're at the bar, in a store or talking about drinks with your friends, read on to ensure you know what you're drinking.
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Vodka, gin, baijiu, shōchū, soju, tequila, rum, whisky, brandy, and singani are examples of distilled drinks. Beer, wine, cider, sake, and huangjiu are examples of fermented drinks.
Among the many distilled spirits available, there are just six base liquors: brandy, gin, rum, tequila, vodka, and whiskey. While distilled using similar methods, each is unique in flavor, and there are distinct styles within each category.
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