English word senses marked with topical category "Liqueurs"
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Total 52 word senses
- Aurum (Proper name) A sweet Italian liqueur, having a golden-yellow colour, manufactured from brandy, oranges and saffron.
- Baileys (Proper name) A brand of Irish cream liqueur.
- Brass Monkey (Noun) A cocktail of vodka, rum and orange juice, sometimes with the addition of Galliano.
- Campari (Noun) An Italian mildly bitter apéritif, coloured with cochineal, often drunk with soda water or orange juice.
- Cointreau (Proper name) An orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur produced in France.
- Galliano (Noun) Liquore Galliano L'Autentico, a bright yellow Italian liqueur flavoured with herbs, star anise and vanilla, and used in several cocktails including Harvey Wallbanger
- Irish cream (Noun) A pale-colored liqueur made from whiskey, cream and coffee.
- Kubanskaya (Proper name) Russian flavoured vodka with a touch of honey
- Midori (Noun) A sweet, bright green, muskmelon-flavored liqueur made by Suntory.
- Peachtree (Proper name) A Dutch liqueur.
- Rumchata (Noun) A cream liqueur made from spiced rum and horchata.
- Tia Maria (Proper name) A coffee-flavoured liqueur.
- Van der Hum (Proper name) A South African tangerine-flavoured brandy liqueur.
- absinth (Noun) Alternative form of absinthe
- absinthe (Noun) The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
- absinthe (Noun) Bitterness; sorrow.
- absinthe (Noun) A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
- absinthe (Noun) Sagebrush.
- amaretto (Noun) A sweet-bitter liqueur originating from Italy (but also produced in Turkey), flavored with almonds and a secret blend-specific mix of some 200 ingredients such as the pits from apricots, peaches, cherries or other stone fruits.
- amaretto (Noun) A serving of that liqueur.
- amaretto (Noun) A light Italian cookie made with almonds.
- amaro (Noun) A type of Italian herbal liqueur
- anisette (Noun) A French alcoholic liqueur flavored with anise
- chasse-café (Noun) A small serving of spirits taken to remove the taste of coffee, tobacco, etc.
- cherry brandy (Noun) A liqueur made from cherries macerated in brandy or neutral spirit, and flavoured with spices.
- coffee liqueur (Noun) A liqueur with coffee, such as Tia Maria or Kahlua
- coffee royal (Noun) Coffee with added liqueur, topped with whipped cream.
- crème de menthe (Noun) A peppermint-flavoured liqueur.
- crème de violette (Noun) A brandy liqueur with violet flavoring.
- fernet (Noun) A particular type of Italian amaro.
- framboise (Noun) Raspberry liqueur.
- jeropiga (Noun) A liqueur made from partially fermented malt or wine, found mainly in Portugal.
- kummel (Noun) A German caraway liqueur.
- limoncello (Noun) A kind of Italian lemon-flavoured liqueur.
- liqueur (Noun) A flavored alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol.
- maraschino (Noun) A sweet liqueur made from marasca cherries
- mastika (Noun) A liqueur similar to raki made from anise or other sources, made in the Balkans.
- nalivka (Noun) A Slavic sweet fruit or berry liqueur
- nastoyka (Noun) A Slavic liqueur containing an infusion of herbs and/or fruits in brandy or similar spirit
- noyau (Noun) A French liqueur made at Poissy in north central France from brandy and flavoured with almonds and the pits of apricots.
- ouzo (Noun) An anise-flavoured aperitif, originating in Greece.
- pastis (Noun) A liqueur containing aniseed.
- pelinkovac (Noun) A liqueur made from wormwood, originating in the Balkans.
- raki (Noun) A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise.
- ratafia (Noun) A liqueur or cordial flavored with peach or cherry kernels, bitter almonds, or other fruits.
- sambuca (Noun) An Italian liqueur made from elderberries and flavoured with licorice, traditionally served with 3 coffee beans that represent health, wealth and fortune (or past, present and future).
- shrub (Noun) A liquor composed of vegetable acid, fruit juice (especially lemon), sugar, sometimes vinegar, and a small amount of spirit as a preservative. Modern shrub is usually non-alcoholic, but in earlier times it was often mixed with a substantial amount of spirit such as brandy or rum, thus making it a liqueur.
- sloe gin (Noun) A dark red liqueur made from sloe berries.
- triple sec (Noun) Any of several triple-distilled liqueurs flavoured with fruit e.g. Curaçao, Cointreau, and Grand Marnier.
- umeshu (Noun) A Japanese liqueur made by steeping unripe ume fruits in alcohol (or saké) and sugar.
- zubrowka (Noun) A dry straw-colored liqueur of vodka flavored with herbs, originally from Poland.
- żubrówka (Noun) Alternative spelling of zubrowka
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