Liqueurs are used in the preparation of cocktails, Specialty coffees, and in culinary preparations. In most flambeed dessert preparation, liqueurs are used for flavouring.
There are many liqueurs brand available in the market, we have gathered some of the popular liqueurs brand lists and their countries of origin
1. Cointreau
Cointreau is the most popular orange-flavoured liqueur, despite its orange bottle, it is colourless. Cointreau is a component of several well-known cocktails. It was first produced in 1849 by Adolphe Cointreau. It has 40 per cent of ABV.
Flavour: Orange
Country of origin: France
2. Advocaat
Advocaat is a traditional liqueur made from eggs, sugar, and brandy. The rich and creamy drink has a smooth, custard-like consistency. It contains 14 to 20 per cent ABV.
Flavour: Egg yolk
Colour: Yellow
Base: Brandy
Country of origin: Netherlands
3. Amaretto
Amaretto is a sweet Italian liqueur that originated in Saronno, it is made from almond, apricot, and peach stone. It contains 22 to 28 per cent ABV.
Flavour: Almond and apricot
Colour: Brown
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Italy
4. Anisette
Anisette is a colourless anise-flavour liqueur, it is sweeter than dry anise-flavoured spirits.
Flavour: Anise, liquorice
Colour: Clear
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: France
5. Baileys Irish cream
Baileys Irish cream is an Irish cream liqueur, flavoured with cream, cocoa and Irish whiskey, it was created by Tom Jago of Gilbeys of Ireland. It contains 17 per cent ABV.
Flavour: Chocolate
Colour: Pale coffee with milk
Base: Irish whisky
Country of origin: Ireland
6. Benedictine
Benedictine is a herbal french liqueur developed by wine merchant Alexandre Le Grand in the 19th century.
Flavour: Herbs and spices
Colour: Dark gold
Base: Brandy
Country of origin: France
7. Chartreuse
Chartreuse is also a herbal french liqueur green-yellow in colour It was named after the monks’ Grande Chartreuse monastery. It contains 40 to 60 per cent ABV.
Flavour: Herbs and spices
Colour: Yellow, green
Base: Brandy
Country of origin: France
8. Chambord
Chambord is a raspberry-flavoured french liqueur, made from red and black raspberries, Madagascar vanilla, Moroccan citrus peel, honey and cognac. It contains 16.5 per cent ABV.
Flavour: Raspberry
Colour: Raspberry
Base: Cognac
Country of origin: France
9. Cordial medoc
Cordial medoc is a herbal french loqueur,it is produced since 1878 by G. A. Jourde in Bordeaux, France.
Flavour: Claret and herbs
Colour: Red
Base: Brandy
Country of origin: France
10. Aurum
Aurum is an Italian sweet liqueur, produced in Pescara since 1925. It is made from orange or citrus fruit. It contains 40 per cent ABV.
Flavour: Orange
Colour: Pale gold
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Italy
11. Bronte
Bronte is an English honey and herbs flavoured liqueur, produced in Paraguay in the late 1960s.
Flavour: Honey and herbs
Colour: Brown
Base: French brandy
Country of origin: England
12. Abricotine
Abricotine is a brand of French apricot brandy liqueur produced by the House of Garnier, Paris, France. Golden in colour
Flavour: Apricot
Colour: Golden
Base: Brandy
Country of origin: France
13. Creme de banane
Creme de banane is a French sweet liqueur, flavoured with banana. It is mostly used in cocktails but can be used in cooking, it is used as a syrup on frozen desserts.
Flavour: Banana
Colour: Yellow
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: France
14. Creme de cassis
Creme de cassis is a dark red sweet liqueur, made from black currant. It can be served as an after-dinner liqueur. It contains 25 per cent ABV.
Flavour: Black currant
Colour: Red-black
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: France
15. Creme de menthe
Creme de menthe is a mint-flavoured sweet liqueur, made from Corsican mint. It is used in several cocktails such as grasshopper, stinger, also used in cooking to add flavour. It has 25 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Mint
Colour: Clear, green
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: France
16. Creme de noyaux
Creme de noyaux is an almond-favoured French liqueur. It has 40 per cent ABV.
Flavour: Almond
Colour: Clear, cream, red
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: France
17. Creme de fraises
Creme de fraises is a strawberry-flavoured French liqueur.
Flavour: Strawberry
Colour: Strawberry red
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: France
18. Creme de framboise
It is a raspberry-flavoured French liqueur with 16 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Raspberry
Colour: Raspberry
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: France
19. Creme de mokka
Creme de mokka is a coffee-flavoured liqueur in light brown colour. It contains 17 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Coffee
Colour: Light brown
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: France
20. Creme de pecco
Creme de pecco is a colourless semi-sweet liqueur, made from tea leaves, sugar and brandy. It contains 23 to 28 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Tea
Colour: Clear
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Netherlands
21. Creme de vanilla
Creme de vanilla is a strong vanilla-flavoured liqueur. It is used in cocktails such as cool orchard, the nooner, pineapple sour. It contains 17 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Vanilla
Colour: Clear
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: France
22. Creme de yvette
Creme de yvette was first produced in 1890 by the Sheffield company of Connecticut in the USA. Now it is made in France flavoured with four barries, blackberry, blackcurrant, raspberry, and wild strawberry. It contains 27.7 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Violet
Colour: Blue-violet
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: The USA
23. Cuaranta-y-tres
Cuaranta-y-tree means forty-three, which contains a secret mix of forty-three botanicals. It has smooth vanilla and citrus flavour.
Flavour: Herbs
Colour: Golden yellow
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Spain
24. Curacao
Curacao is a popular liqueur, it can be sold in several forms most common are the orange-hued dry Curaçao and blue Curaçao, which is dyed bright blue. It contains 15 to 40 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Orange
Colour: Clear, orange, blue
Base: Neutral spirit, brandy
Country of origin: Netherlands
25. Drambuie
Drambuie is a sweet scotch liqueur golden in colour. Made from scotch whisky, honey, herbs and spices, 40 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Honey
Colour: Golden
Base: Scotch whisky
Country of origin: Scotland
26. Frangelico
Frangelico is an Italian herbs-flavoured liqueur, produced in Canale, Italy it was introduced in 1978. Frangelico is made from sugar, alcohol, hazelnut distillate, natural and artificial flavours, caramel has 20 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Hazelnuts, berries, and flowers
Colour: Light lemon
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Italy
27. Fior d Alpi
Fior d Alpi is an Italian sweet liqueur made from flowers and herbs. It contains 40 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Flowers and herbs
Colour: Pale yellow
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Italy
28. Forbidden fruit
Forbidden fruit is a grapefruit liqueur, first produced in the late 1800s by Charles Jacquin et Cie. It contains 32 to 40 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Grapefruit
Colour: Red-brown
Base: Brandy
Country of origin: The USA
29. Galliano
Galliano is an Italian sweet vanilla-anise flavoured liqueur, first produced in 1896 by Italian distiller and brandy producer Arturo Vaccari of Livorno, Tuscany.
Flavour: Aniseed, licorice
Colour: Gold
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Italy
30. Ginepy
Ginepy is an aniseed-flavour Italian herbal liqueur.
Flavour: Aniseed
Colour: Clear, green
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Italy
31. Glayva
Glayva is a scotch liqueur, first produced in 1947 in leith, Edinburgh by Ronald morrison & co ltd, but now produced by Whyte and Mackay Ltd. It is made from aged scotch whisky, spices, and honey.
Flavour: Herbs and spices
Colour: Gold
Base: Whisky
Country of origin: Scotland
32. Goldwasser
Goldwasser is a strong root and herbal liqueur, invented by a dutchman from De Lier, Ambrosius Vermeulen. It has 40 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Aniseed and caraway
Colour: Clear, with gold flakes
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Poland
33. Grand Marnier
Grand marnier is an orange-flavoured French liqueur, it was first produced in 1880 by Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle, made from a blend of Cognac brandy, distilled essence of bitter orange, and sugar. It has 40 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Orange
Colour: Light amber
Base: Cognac
Country of origin: France
34. Irish mist
Irish Mist is an Irish whisky based liqueur, invented in 1947. It has 40 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Herbs and honey
Colour: Amber
Base: Irish whisky
Country of origin: Ireland
35. Izarra
Izara is angelica and honey-flavoured liqueur, invented in 1906, in Hendaye by the botanist and pharmacist Joseph Grattau. It can be used in cocktails as well as an after-dinner liqueur, made from a distillate of plants, spices and 2 macerations, prunes and walnut husks.
Flavour: Angelica and honey
Colour: Green, yellow
Base: Armagnac
Country of origin: France
36. Kahlua
Kahlua is a popular coffee liqueur brand, owned by the Pernod Ricard company, made with rum, sugar and arabica coffee. It has 20 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Coffee
Colour: Brown
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Mexico
37. Kummel
Kummel is a colourless sweet liqueur, flavoured with caraway seed, cumin, and fennel.
Flavour: Caraway
Colour: Clear
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Netherlands
38. Lochan Ora
Lochan ora is a whisky-based liqueur flavoured with honey and herbs, it contains 35 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Honey, herb
Colour: Gold
Base: Scotch whisky
Country of origin: Scotland
39. Mandarine Napoleon
Mandarine Napoleon is an orange-flavoured liqueur, made with aged cognac, mandarin orange peel, herbs and spices. It contains 38.5 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Orange
Colour: Bright orange
Base: Cognac
Country of origin: Belgium
40. Maraschino
Maraschino is a colourless liqueur, made from the distillation of Marasca cherries. It contains 32 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Cherry, orange
Colour: Clear
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Yugoslavia
41. Midori
Midori is a sweet, bright-green coloured liqueur, it was first introduced in 1964, it has 20 to 21 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Melon
Colour: Lime green
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Japan
42. Nassau orange
Nassau orange is an orange-flavoured liqueur from Netherland, 40 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Orange
Colour: Pale gold
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Netherlands
43. Parfait Amour
Parfait Amour is a purple-coloured liqueur, it is generally used in cocktails for its purple colour.
Flavour: Citrus fruit, herbs and violet
Colour: Purple
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Netherlands
44. Raspail
Raspail is a yellow-coloured liqueur from France, it contains 35 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Angelica
Colour: Yellow
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: France
45. Rock and Rye
Rock and Rye are basically referred to as the combination of rye whiskey and rock candy. It is Made with Straight rye Whiskey Raw Honey, Navel Orange, Rock Candy and Bitters.
Flavour: Fruit
Colour: Golden brown
Base: Rye whisky, neutral spirit
Country of origin: The USA
46. Sabra
Sabra is an orange chocolate-flavoured liqueur from Isreal, it was first introduced in 1963 by Edgar Bronfman. It has 30 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Orange, chocolet
Colour: Deep brown
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Israel
47. Safari
Safari is an exotic fruit-flavoured liqueur such as passion fruit, mango, papaya. It contains 20 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Passion fruit
Colour: Light gold
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Holland
48. Sambuca
Sambuca is an anise-flavoured liqueur, usually colourless, made from star anise or green anise, and spices like elderflower. liquorice. It has 38 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Anise
Colour: Clear
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Italy
49. Southern comfort
Southern comfort is American whisky-based liqueur, flavoured with fruit, created by bartender Martin Wilkes Heron in New Orleans in 1874.
Flavour: Peach
Colour: Gold
Base: Bourbon whisky
Country of origin: The USA
50. Strega
Strega is a herbal and spices-flavoured liqueur from Italy, It was first produced in 1860 by the S.A Distilleria liqueur Strega. It has 40 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Herbs and spices
Colour: Yellow
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Italy
51 Tangerine
Tangerine is basically citrus fruit-flavoured liqueur, and best served as an after-dinner liqueur.
Flavour: Orange
Colour: Red
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: France
52. Tia-Maria
Tia-maria is a dark coffee liqueur from jamaica, it is made with rum, vanilla, sugar, and Jamaican coffee beans. It has 20 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Coffee
Colour: Brown
Base: Rum
Country of origin: Jamaica
53. Trappistine
Trappistine is a herbal french liqueur, made by the monks of Abbaye De La Grace-Dieu in 1863.
Flavour: Herbs
Colour: Pale yellow-green
Base: Armagnac
Country of origin: France
54. Van der hum
Van der Hum is a tangerine-flavoured liqueur, produced in the Cape Winelands of South Africa, made from brandy, wine distillate, tangerine peel, herbs and spices.
Flavour: Orange
Colour: Pale yellow
Base: Brandy, neutral spirit
Country of origin: South Africa
55. Vandermint
Vandermint is a chocolate mint-flavoured liqueur from Netherland. It contains 18 per cent alcohol by volume.
Flavour: Chocolate, mint
Colour: Dark brown
Base: Neutral spirit
Country of origin: Netherland
