# Liqueur

A sweetened spirit drink flavoured with fruit, herbs, spices, nuts, or other aromatic ingredients.

Alcohol: 20% ABV

## Types

- [Allspice dram](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/allspice-dram.md): 22.5% ABV. A Jamaican rum liqueur led by allspice berries, with clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pepper aromas that season tropical drinks.
- [Amaretto](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/amaretto.md): 28% ABV. A sweet Italian-style liqueur with a bittersweet almond-like aroma derived from almonds, stone-fruit kernels, or both, depending on the producer.
- [Anisette](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/anisette.md): 25% ABV. A clear, sweet anise liqueur whose liquorice-like fragrance is softer and more sugared than absinthe or dry pastis.
- [Coffee liqueur](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/coffee-liqueur.md): 20% ABV. A sweet liqueur flavoured with coffee, bringing roasted aroma, bitterness, and body to cocktails.
- [Crème de cacao](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/creme-de-cacao.md): 24% ABV. A sweet cacao-flavoured liqueur with chocolate, vanilla, and roasted-cocoa notes, made in clear and brown styles.
- [Crème de violette](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/creme-de-violette.md): 20% ABV. A sweet, floral violet liqueur best known for lending its perfume and colour to the Aviation.
- [Drambuie](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/drambuie.md): 40% ABV. A Scotch whisky liqueur flavoured with heather honey, herbs, and spices.
- [Falernum](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/falernum.md): 11% ABV. A sweet Caribbean liqueur or syrup flavoured with lime, clove, ginger, almond, and other spices.
- [Fruit liqueur](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fruit-liqueur.md): 25% ABV. A liqueur whose defining flavour comes from fruit, fruit juice, peel, or a fruit distillate.
- [Green crème de menthe](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/green-creme-de-menthe.md): 24% ABV. A sweet mint liqueur coloured vivid green, giving a Grasshopper its cooling flavour and unmistakable appearance.
- [Herbal liqueur](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/herbal-liqueur.md): 35% ABV. A liqueur whose character comes chiefly from herbs, roots, bark, flowers, or spices.
- [Licor 43 Original](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/licor-43.md): 31% ABV. A golden Spanish liqueur made in Cartagena, combining Mediterranean citrus, warm spice, ripe fruit, vanilla, and floral notes.
- [Pimm’s No. 1](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/pimms-no-1.md): 25% ABV. A British gin-based fruit cup with bittersweet citrus, warm spice, herbs, and fruit, traditionally lengthened with sparkling lemonade.
- [Swedish Punsch](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/swedish-punsch.md): 26% ABV. A Swedish liqueur based on Batavia arrack and rum, with rich cane sweetness, smoke, spice, and fermented-fruit depth.
- [White crème de menthe](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/white-creme-de-menthe.md): 24% ABV. A clear, sweet mint liqueur that adds cooling peppermint or spearmint flavour without changing a drink's colour.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/liqueur
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/ingredients/liqueur-44285b96.webp
- Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32019R0787