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

Liqueurs are typically quite sweet and are usually not aged for long but may have resting periods during their production to allow flavors to marry.

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. In parts of the United States, liqueurs may also be called cordials or schnapps, while in large parts of the British Commonwealth, cordial means a concentrated non-alcoholic fruit syrup that is diluted to taste and consumed as a non-carbonated soft drink, and in Germany and Scandinavia, schnapps means a form of brandy or aquavit.

LIQUEUR CALORIES BY BRAND NAME

Liqueur Major Brands
Rum Admiral Nelson Admiral Nelson's Appleton Estate Bacardi Banker's Club Blackbeard's Bundaberg Cabana Boy Captain Morgan	Captain Morgan's CocoRibe Cruzan Don Q Gosling's Havana Club Hiram Walker Jack Iron Lamb's Lemon Hart	Malibu Manila Military Special Mount Gay Myer's Nassau Royale Newfoundland Screech Palo Viejo Pusser's RedRum	Ron Barcelo Sailor Jerry Santa Cruz Select Sir Francis Drake St. Vincent Stroh Whaler's Ypioca


Liqueurs Alcohol: 30.0% (60 proof)	Per 1 fl oz - Calories: 64 \| Fat: 0.00g \| Carbs: 0.00g \| Protein: 0.00g

COCKTAIL	INGREDIENTS	INSTRUCTIONS

Alabama Slammer	1/2 oz amaretto almond liqueur 1/2 oz Southern Comfort peach liqueur 1/2 oz sloe gin 1 splash orange juice 1 splash sweet and sour mix	Pour above ingredients into a stainless steel shaker over ice and shake until completely cold. Strain into an old-fashioned glass and serve.

Amaretto Sour	1 1/2 oz amaretto almond liqueur 1 - 2 splashes sweet and sour mix	Pour the amaretto liqueur into a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Add a splash or two of sweet and sour mix, and shake well. Strain or pour into an old-fashioned glass, garnish with a maraschino cherry and a slice of orange, and serve.

Apple Martini	1 part Absolut vodka 1 part DeKuyper Sour Apple Pucker schnapps 1 part apple juice	Poor all ingredients into a shaker. Shake well and strain into a Martini glass.

B-52	1/3 shot Kahlua coffee liqueur 1/3 shot amaretto almond liqueur 1/3 shot Bailey's Irish cream	Carefully layer ingredients, in order, into a shot glass; kahlua, amaretto, then irish cream.

Blue Hawaiian	1 oz light rum 1 cherry 2 oz pineapple juice 1 oz Blue Curacao liqueur 1 oz cream of coconut 1 slice pineapple	Blend light rum, blue curacao, pineapple juice, and cream of coconut with one cup ice in an electric blender at high speed. Pour contents into a highball glass. Decorate with the slice of pineapple and a cherry.

Buttery Nipple	1 oz DeKuyper Buttershots liqueur 1/2 oz Irish cream	Pour buttershots into a chilled shot glass. Carefully layer or float the irish cream on top, and serve.

Chocolate Cake Shot	1/2 oz Frangelico hazelnut liqueur 1/2 oz Stoli Vanil vodka	Frost the rim of an old-fashioned glass with sugar and lemon. Add the vanilla vodka and Frangelico hazelnut liqueur; stir together. Lick the sugar rim, shoot the mixture, and bite a piece of lemon.

Cosmopolitan Cocktail	1 oz vodka 1/2 oz triple sec 1/2 oz Rose's lime juice 1/2 oz cranberry juice	Shake vodka, triple sec, lime and cranberry juice vigorously in a shaker with ice. Strain into a martini glass, garnish with a lime wedge on the rim, and serve

Flaming Dr. Pepper	3/4 shot amaretto almond liqueur 1/4 oz 151 proof rum 1/2 glass beer	1. Fill a shot glass about 3/4 full with amaretto and top it off with enough 151 proof rum to be able to burn. 2. Place the shot glass in another glass and fill the outer glass with beer (right up to the level of the shot glass). 3. Ignite the amaretto/151 and let it burn for a while. Blow it out (or leave it burning if you're brave - not recommended) and slam it. Tastes just like Dr. Pepper.

French Martini	1 1/2 oz vodka 1/4 oz Chambord raspberry liqueur 1/4 ozfresh pineapple juice 1 twist lemon peel	Pour each of the above into a tall bar glass. Shake with ice, pour into a cocktail or martini glass, and serve.

Godiva Chocolate Martini	1 1/2 shots Godiva chocolate liqueur 1 1/2 shots creme de cacao 1/2 shot vodka 2 1/2 shots half-and-half	Mix all ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake and pour into a chilled cocktail glass.

Irish Car Bomb	3/4 pint Guinness stout 1/2 shot Bailey's Irish cream 1/2 shot Jameson Irish whiskey	Add the Bailey's and Jameson to a shot glass, layering the Bailey's on the bottom. Pour the Guinness into a pint glass or beer mug 3/4 of the way full and let settle. Drop the shot glass into the Guinness and chug. If you don't drink it fast enough it will curdle and increasingly taste worse.

Italian Apple Martini	3/4 oz Amaretto Di Saronno liqueur 1 1/2 oz DeKuyper Sour Apple Pucker schnapps 3/4 oz Stoli Vanil vodka 1 splash Rose's lime juice 1 splash cranberry juice	Pour all into iced shaker tin, shake until tin is cold to the touch and strain into martini glass. Garnish with lime wheel, and serve.

Jager Bomb	1/2 can Red Bull energy drink 1 - 2 oz Jagermeister herbal liqueur	Pour red bull into a medium sized glass. Add a shot glass of jagermeister, and chug.

Long Island Iced Tea	1 part vodka 1 part tequila 1 part rum 1 part gin 1 part triple sec 1 1/2 parts sweet and sour mix 1 splash Coca-Cola	Mix ingredients together over ice in a glass. Pour into a shaker and give one brisk shake. Pour back into the glass and make sure there is a touch of fizz at the top. Garnish with lemon.

Manhattan Cocktail	3/4 oz sweet vermouth 2 1/2 oz bourbon whiskey 1 dash Angostura bitters 1 maraschino cherry 1 twist orange peel	Combine the vermouth, bourbon whiskey, and bitters with 2 - 3 ice cubes in a mixing glass. Stir gently, don't bruise the spirits and cloud the drink. Place the cherry in a chilled cocktail glass and strain the whiskey mixture over the cherry. Rub the cut edge of the orange peel over the rim of the glass and twist it over the drink to release the oils but don't drop it in.

Margarita Cocktail	1 1/2 oz tequila 1/2 ozpremium triple sec (preferably Cointreau) 1 oz lime juice	Rum the rim of a cocktail glass with lime juice, and dip in salt. Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into the glass, and serve

Midori Sour	1 oz Midori melon liqueur 1 oz whisky sour mix 2 oz Sprite soda 2 cherries	Fill a highball glass with ice. Add the midori, sour mix and sprite, give a quick stir, and add cherries.

Mojito Diablo	1 1/2 oz white tequila 1/2 oz creme de cassis 2 lime wedges 12 fresh mint leaves 3 - 6 oz 7-Up soda 1 tbsp brown sugar	Muddle sugar, mint and squeezed lime wedges in mixing tin until mixture smells like spearmint gum. Fill with ice, add tequila and cassis, shake until the tin is icey to the touch. Pour into a collins glass, top with 7-up and garnish with a sugarcane stick and fresh mint.

Porn Star	1/2 oz Blue Curacao liqueur 1/2 oz Sour Puss raspberry liqueur	Pour both ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a shot glass, and serve.

Red Headed Slut	1 oz peach schnapps 1 oz Jagermeister herbal liqueur cranberry juice	Chill and serve.

Scooby Snack	1/2 oz Malibu coconut rum 1/2 oz creme de bananes 1/2 oz Midori melon liqueur 1/2 oz pineapple juice 1 1/2 oz whipped cream	Pour rum, creme de banane, melon liqueur and pineapple juice into a stainless steel shaker over ice. Add whipped cream, and shake; until well mixed and sufficiently chilled. Strain into an old-fashioned glass and shoot.

Sex on the Beach	1 1/2 oz vodka 1/2 oz peach schnapps 2 oz cranberry juice 2 oz orange juice	Add vodka and peach schnapps to a highball glass over ice. Fill with equal measures of cranberry juice and orange juice, and stir.

Strawberry Daiquiri	1/2 oz strawberry schnapps 1 oz light rum 1 oz lime juice 1 tsp powdered sugar 1 oz strawberries	Add ingredients with a bit of ice in a blender. Blend and then strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish w/ strawberry.

Surfer On Acid	1/2 oz Jagermeister herbal liqueur 1/2 oz Malibu coconut rum 1/2 oz pineapple juice	Pour ingredients into a stainless steel shaker over ice and shake until completely cold. Strain into a large shot or old-fashioned glass and shoot.

Washington Apple Cocktail	2 oz Crown Royal Canadian whisky 2 oz DeKuyper Sour Apple Pucker schnapps 2 oz cranberry juice	Pour DeKuyper sour apple pucker and Crown Royal canadian whisky into a highball glass filled with ice. Add cranberry juice, more to taste if desired, and serve.

Washington Apple Shot	1/3 oz Crown Royal Canadian whisky 1/3 oz DeKuyper Sour Apple Pucker schnapps 1/3 oz cranberry juice 1 splash 7-Up soda	Pour Crown Royal canadian whisky, DeKuyper sour apple pucker and cranberry juice into a cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into a shot glass. Add a splash of 7-Up if desired, and serve.

White Russian	2 oz vodka 1 oz coffee liqueur light cream	Pour vodka and coffee liqueur over ice cubes in an old-fashioned glass. Fill with light cream and serve.

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