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 (such as high-fructose corn syrup). Liqueurs are typically quite sweet; they are usually not aged for long after the ingredients are mixed, but may have resting periods during their production to allow flavors to marry. In the United States and Canada, where spirits are often called "liquor" (pronounced with stress on the first rather than the second syllable), there is often confusion over liqueurs and liquors, especially as many spirits today are available in flavored form (e.g. flavored vodka). The most reliable rule of thumb is that liqueurs are quite sweet and often syrupy in consistency, while liquors are not. Most liqueurs have a lower alcohol content (15–30% ABV) than spirits, but some contain as much as 55% ABV. Liqueur Liqueurs are historical descendants of herbal medicines; they were made in Italy as early as the 13th century and were often prepared by monks (e.g. Chartreuse).

Name Colour & Country Spirit Base Flavor Picture Benedictine DOM Yellow, Green France Brandy Herbs Chartreuse Green/ France Apple Cheery Brandy Deep Red/ France Cherry

Name Colour & Country Spirit Base Flavor Picture Avocaat Yellow/ Holland Brandy Egg, Sugar Anisette Clear/ France, Spain, Italy Neutral Spirit Aniseed Arrack Clear/ Java,India Herbs

Name Colour & Country Spirit Base Flavor Picture Cointreau Clear/ France Brandy Orange Crème de Cacao Dark Brown France Neutral Spirit Chocolate Vanilla Crème de Menthe Green Mint

Name Colour & Country Spirit Base Flavor Picture Drambuie Golden Scotland Whisky Heather, Honey Herbs Grand Marnier Amber France Brandy Orange Glayva Herbs, Spices

Name Colour & Country Spirit Base Flavor Picture Kirsch Clear Alsace-France Neutral Spirit Cherry Kahlua Pale Chocolate Mexico Rum Coffee Kummel Europe Caraway Seeds

Name Colour & Country Spirit Base Flavor Picture Parfait Amour Violet Italy Neutral Spirit Voilet, Lemon Peel, Spices, Rice Sambuca Clear Liquorice Tia Maria Brown Jamaica Rum Coffee

Name Colour & Country Spirit Base Flavor Picture Van der Hum Amber South Africa Brandy Tangerine Silvovitz Clear Europe Plum