Liqueurs Category

Like crème de menthe, this is flavored with peppermint.

This is a popular brand of pastis, or licorice-flavored liqueur. It tastes like a mouthful of Good 'N Plenty candies.

This is the liqueur that the upper crust of British society drinks at polo matches. It's bittersweet and very potent. There used to be several varieties of Pimm's, based on gin, whiskey, rum, brandy, and vodka, but only the one based on gin, called Pimm's No. 1, is still being produced. Serve it with club soda and a bit of lemon juice and garnish with cucumber and celery.

This is a bitter form of red vermouth. It's often mixed with soda.

This is great in champagne or on ice cream.Chambord is a popular brand. Don't confuse this with framboise, a raspberry brandy.

This is a popular brand of pastis, or licorice-flavored liqueur.

This is a citrus-flavored liqueur that's based on rye whiskey. There's a piece of rock candy in every bottle.

This category includes coconut rum and spiced rum.

This is an orange liqueur with a hint of chocolate. It's produced in Israel.

This is a semi-dry Italian liqueur that's flavored with anise, berries, herbs, and spices. It's traditional to float three coffee beans in each drink. Molinari and Romana are well-known brands.

In the United States, schnapps are flavored liqueurs based on neutral spirits. The flavorings vary widely, and include peppermint schnapps, root beer schnapps, peach schnapps, and cinnamon schnapps. These flavored schnapps can be sweet or dry, but most are sweeter and lighter than a typical liqueur. In Germany and Scandinavia, schnapps refers to any spirit that's dry and potent, like kirsch and aquavit.

has silver, not gold, flakes in it

This liqueur is made by steeping sloe berries in gin. Gordon's is a well-regarded brand.

This potent peach-flavored liqueur is made with Bourbon.

This category includes spiced rum, Goldschläger and kümmel.

This is white or dark rum that's been sweetened and flavored with vanilla and spices.

This is a sweet Italian herbal liqueur.

This is a bitter French apéritif.

Like the dessert, this liqueur has both chocolate and coffee flavors.

Even though the name means "triple dry," this is a relatively sweet orange-flavored liqueur.

This liqueur is flavored with vanilla and citrus.

This liqueur is flavored with chocolate and mint.

Examples include spiced rum, Tuaca, Licor 43, and crème de vanille.

Popular brands iinclude Nocciole, Nocello, and Nocino.