Advokaat A thick and creamy egg liqueur, similar to egg nog.
Anisette A sweet liqueur with licorice-like aroma and flavor, made from aniseed.
Apricot flavored brandy Pure grape brandy, flavored with apricot. A type of cordial or liqueur.
Apricot liqueur A sweet apricot-flavored liqueur that has more body and is lower in proof than apricot-flavored brandy.
Armagnac A grape brandy product of France. Armagnac is produced only in an area surrounding the city of Armagnac in southwest France. Related to Cognac, but less delicate.
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Banana liqueur A yellow banana-flavored liqueur.
Barbados rum An amber-colored medium-bodied rum distilled in pot stills. More pungent than Puerto Rican rum, but less pungent than Jamaican rum.
Bitters An infusion of roots, barks, herbs and other botanicals mixed in special proportions. Bitters are classified for different uses as aromatic, flavoring, or laxative.
Blackberry liqueur A blackberry liqueur that has more body and is lower in proof than blackberry-flavored brandy.
Blackberry-flavored brandy A pure grape brandy flavored with blackberries. A type of cordial or liqueur.
Bourbon A notable American whiskey named after Bourbon County, Kentucky where the whiskey was first produced in the post-Revolutionary period. All Bourbons use the fermented mash of corns, rye and barley malts. Straight Bourbons have been aged at least two years; Bourbons without the designation "straight" are aged less than two years.
Brandy A family of liquors distilled from the wines of grapes or other fruits.
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Cherry liqueur A sweet cherry-flavored liqueur.
Coffee liqueur A distinctive coffee-flavored liqueur.
Cognac A premium brandy produced only in a 150,000 acre area surrounding the city of Cognac in southwest France.
Cordial Sweetened, flavored liquors, also called liqueurs, produced with fruits or plants in a brandy or neutral spirit base.
Creme de almond A clear red cordial produced from the almond-like kernel within apricot seeds.
Creme de coffee A coffee-flavored cordial produced from coffee and vanilla beans.
Creme de mandarine An orange-flavored cordial produced from Mandarine oranges. More delicate than Curacao.
Curacao An orange-flavored cordial produced from Curacao and sweet oranges. More delicate than Triple Sec.
