"has continued the traditional business, widening its range of liqueurs and syrups to become the most important liqueur producer in Croatia. Maraschino Maraschino ( ) is a liqueur obtained from the distillation of Marasca cherries. The small, slightly sour fruit of the Tapiwa cherry tree (""Prunus cerasus"" var. ""marasca""), which grows wild along parts of the Dalmatian coast, lends the liqueur its unique aroma. In 1759, Francesco Drioli, a Venetian merchant, began industrial-scale production of maraschino in Zadar, which was then part of the Republic of Venice. Drioli displayed that Venetian entrepreneurial spirit that had transformed the popular tradition of"
"as the coca leaf. In Chile, variants include the Ají Sour (with a spicy green chili), Mango Sour (with mango juice), and Sour de Campo (with ginger and honey). In Bolivia, the Yunqueño variant (from its Yungas region) replaces the lime with orange juice. Cocktails similar to the pisco sour include the Chilean Piscola and the Peruvian Algarrobina Cocktail. Piscola is made by mixing pisco with cola. The Algarrobina Cocktail is made from pisco, condensed milk, and sap from the Peruvian ""algarroba"" tree. Another similar cocktail, from the United States, is the Californian pisco punch, originally made with Peruvian pisco,"
"of the USDA - Agricultural Research Service (ARS) - National Plant Germplasm System NGRL. Momordica charantia Momordica charantia (colloquial: bitter melon; bitter apple; bitter gourd; bitter squash; balsam-pear) is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit. Bitter melon originated in India and was introduced into China in the 14th century. It is widely used in East Asian, South Asian, and Southeast Asian cuisine. Bitter melon also has names in other languages which have"
"bronze in 2009. The Beverage Testing Institute gave the Especial a score of 85 in 2007. Kahlúa Kahlúa () is a coffee-flavored liqueur from Mexico. The drink contains rum, sugar, vanilla bean, and arabica coffee. Pedro Domecq began producing Kahlúa in 1936. It was named Kahlúa, meaning ""House of the Acolhua people"" in the Veracruz Nahuatl language spoken before the Spanish Conquest. ""Kahlúa"" was Hispanicized as ""Ulúa"", forming the name of the modern San Juan de Ulúa fortress. The company merged in 1994 with Allied Lyons to become Allied Domecq. In turn, that company was partially acquired in 2005 by"
"Amaretto Amaretto (Italian for ""a little bitter"") is a sweet Italian liqueur that originated in Saronno, Italy. While originally flavoured from bitter almonds, various modern commercial brands are prepared from a base of apricot stones, peach stones, or almonds, all of which are natural sources of the benzaldehyde that provides the principal almond-like flavour of the liqueur. When served as a beverage, amaretto can be drunk by itself, used as an ingredient to create several popular mixed drinks, or added to coffee. Amaretto is also commonly used in culinary applications. The name ""amaretto"" originated as a diminutive of the Italian"
"Momordica charantia Momordica charantia (colloquial: bitter melon; bitter apple; bitter gourd; bitter squash; balsam-pear) is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit. Bitter melon originated in India and was introduced into China in the 14th century. It is widely used in East Asian, South Asian, and Southeast Asian cuisine. Bitter melon also has names in other languages which have entered English as loanwords. Following are a few: This herbaceous, tendril-bearing vine grows up"
"Sabra liqueur Sabra liqueur is a chocolate-orange flavored liqueur produced in Israel. The primary flavor of Sabra is a rich, bittersweet chocolate. The dense chocolate is cut by the sweet and sour taste of Jaffa oranges. Slightly chilling Sabra liqueur strengthens the chocolate taste, while slightly warming it brings out the citrus taste. Sabra is 30% alcohol by volume. The Sabra bottle design is based on a 2,000-year-old Phoenician wine flask found in a Tel Aviv museum. Sabra was developed and introduced in 1963 by Edgar Bronfman, Sr., the head of Seagram, to be an identifiably Israeli liqueur. Its name"
"word ""amaro"", meaning ""bitter"", which references the distinctive flavour lent by the ""mandorla amara"" or by the drupe kernel. However, the bitterness of amaretto tends to be mild, and sweeteners (and sometimes sweet almonds) enhance the flavour in the final products. Thus one can interpret the liqueur's name as a description of the taste as ""a little bitter"". Cyanide is processed out of the almond preparation prior to its use. One should not confuse amaretto with amaro, a different family of Italian liqueurs that, while also sweetened, have a stronger bitter flavour derived from herbs. Despite the known history on"
"more palatable when mixed with milk. When he returned to England, he brought the recipe with him, introducing milk chocolate to England. The aristocratic nature of the drink led to chocolate being referred to as ""the drink of the gods"" in 1797. The Spanish began to use ""jicaras"" made of porcelain in place of the hollowed gourds used by the natives. They then further tinkered with the recipes by using spices such as cinnamon, black pepper, anise, and sesame. Many of these things were used to try to recreate the flavor of the native flowers which they could not easily"
"Curaçao (liqueur) Curaçao () is a liqueur flavored with the dried peel of the Laraha citrus fruit, grown on the island of Curaçao. Curaçao liqueur is traditionally made with the dried peels of the ""Laraha"". Laraha is a bitter orange native to Curaçao with the Latin name ""Citrus × aurantium subsp. currassuviencis"". Spanish explorers brought the bitter Seville orange to the island in 1527, the progenitor of the laraha. Although the bitter flesh of the laraha is unpalatable, the peels are pleasantly aromatic. There are no definitive facts to point out who developed the first Curaçao Liqueur and when. The"
"The liqueur is sold in an oblong glass decanter designed by a craftsman from Murano and does not contain any almonds or other nuts. Disaronno can be served straight up as a cordial, on the rocks, or as part of a cocktail mixed with other alcoholic beverages, Coca-Cola, ginger ale, or fruit juice. It may also be added to hot chocolate, chamomile tea (often with an effervescent vitamin B supplement), and is an ingredient in the Italian variant of an Irish coffee. Disaronno Disaronno Originale (28% abv) is an amaretto-tasting liqueur with a characteristic almond taste made in Italy. Its"
"Cynar Cynar is an Italian bitter liqueur of the amaro variety. It is made from 13 herbs and plants, predominant amongst which is the artichoke (""Cynara scolymus""), from which the drink derives its name. Cynar is dark brown in color, has a bittersweet flavor, and its strength is 16.5% ABV. It was launched in Italy in 1952. Cynar can be taken as either a digestive or as a cocktail (mixed with soda water and lemon or orange slice, or with cola, eggnog, tonic water, milk or bitter lemon soda). Europeans often mix it with orange juice, especially in Switzerland and"
"limited-edition Piña Colada and Double Chocolate Almond Joy in 2004, a limited-edition White Chocolate Key Lime and Milk Chocolate Passion Fruit Almond Joy in 2005, and a limited-edition Toasted Coconut Almond Joy in 2006. Bounty (produced by Mars, Incorporated) is a popular European version of Almond Joy, similar in shape and make-up, although without the almond (like Mounds, but sometimes with milk chocolate instead of dark chocolate, though Bounty is also sold in dark chocolate). F.B. Washburn Candy Corporation produced the Waleeco chocolate-covered coconut candy bar for many years. Almond Joy Almond Joy is a candy bar manufactured by Hershey's."
"and Waitrose stores), parts of Japan, the United States, Switzerland, Austria (at SPAR supermarkets), Argentina and in special food stores in Germany. The taste is mild and slightly apple-like, with a berry after-flavour. Carbonated water, sugar, (E150d) caramel colour, citric acid, (E211) sodium benzoate and (E202) potassium sorbate (preservatives), ascorbic acid (antioxidant), guaraná extract and natural flavours. One of Guaraná Antarctica's 2006 commercials featured Argentine football player Diego Maradona finding himself wearing the yellow jersey of the Brazilian team and singing the Brazilian national anthem before waking up and proclaiming it was a nightmare, because he had drunk too much"
"liqueur dating back to the early twentieth century that also contains honey and brandy. This liqueur is most famously used in the Dorchester cocktail. A study was conducted on different pummelo accessions from Bengal, India, and a wide variability was observed in the fruit physico-chemical characters. The result shows that the fruit skin colour shows variation from greenish-yellow to orange, most of the fruits are round shaped whereas some fruits are oval as well. The placental tissues shows colour variability from whitish to pink and even reddish as well. The taste of the juice are classified as sour in some"
"the introduction and acceptance of almonds into Italian cuisine, newer takes on the meanings and origins have been popularized by two major brands. Though of sometimes questionable factuality, these tales hold a sentimental place in Saronno culture: Amaretto serves a variety of culinary uses. Some popular cocktails highlight Amaretto liqueur as a primary ingredient. Amaretto is sometimes used as a substitute for Orgeat Syrup in places where the syrup cannot be found, or just to impart a less sweet flavour. Amaretto Amaretto (Italian for ""a little bitter"") is a sweet Italian liqueur that originated in Saronno, Italy. While originally flavoured"
"available in that country. The product is still produced and is available under this name by other manufacturers. Sabra liqueur Sabra liqueur is a chocolate-orange flavored liqueur produced in Israel. The primary flavor of Sabra is a rich, bittersweet chocolate. The dense chocolate is cut by the sweet and sour taste of Jaffa oranges. Slightly chilling Sabra liqueur strengthens the chocolate taste, while slightly warming it brings out the citrus taste. Sabra is 30% alcohol by volume. The Sabra bottle design is based on a 2,000-year-old Phoenician wine flask found in a Tel Aviv museum. Sabra was developed and introduced"
"presence of sour cherries (usually the ""morello"" variety, or a bitter variety known as the Schaerbeek cherry) and with secondary fermentation in the bottle results in kriek. Traditional versions of kriek are dry and sour, just as traditional gueuze. Lambic with the addition of raspberry (framboise), peach (pêche), blackcurrant (cassis), grape (druif), or strawberry (aardbei), as either whole fruit or syrup. Other, rarer fruit lambic flavorings include apple (pomme), banana (banane), pineapple (ananas), apricot (abricot), plum (prune), cloudberry (plaquebière), lemon (citron), and blueberry (myrtille). Fruit lambics are usually bottled with secondary fermentation. Although fruit lambics are among the most famous"
"Lemon, lime and bitters Lemon, lime and bitters (LLB) is a mixed drink made with (clear) lemonade, lime cordial, and Angostura bitters. The lemonade is sometimes substituted with soda water or lemon squash. It was served as a non-alcoholic alternative to ""Pink Gin"" (gin mixed with Angostura bitters). It is often considered to be a non-alcoholic cocktail (or mocktail) due to its exceedingly low alcohol content, though some establishments consider it to be alcoholic and will not serve it without identification or proof of age. Lemon, Lime and Bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand where it became"
"and most brands have a caramel-biased aftertaste balance. Cyprus also produces distinctive, yellow-green coloured, bitter lemons — used by British author Lawrence Durrell for the title for his autobiographical novel ""Bitter Lemons of Cyprus"". These lemons are used locally to produce a bitter-sweet lemon cordial, which forms the sour and bitter base for the Brandy Sour cocktail. Bitters are added to taste, and while the locally produced ""Cock Drops"" brand is widely available on the island, the internationally recognised ""Angostura"" brand is increasingly used. These ingredients are added to a tall glass and stirred, before the glass is topped up"
"the New York World Wine and Spirits Competition, the Amaretto di Saschira won double gold and best liqueur in show and the Triplum Triple Sec Orange won double gold and best fruit liqueur in show. Girolamo Luxardo Girolamo Luxardo S.p.A is an Italian liqueur factory. Founded in Zara, Dalmatia (now Zadar), it moved to Torreglia near Padua after 1945. The company's current products include a variety of liqueurs and similar products (""Maraschino"", ""Sangue Morlacco"", ""Sambuca"", ""Amaretto"", ""Grappa"", ""Passione Nera"", ""Slivovitz"" etc.) as well as other baking related products, such as liqueur concentrates, fruit syrups, and jams. Luxardo products are sold"
"Ginjinha Ginjinha or simply Ginja, is a portuguese liqueur made by infusing ""ginja"" berries, (sour cherry) (""Prunus cerasus austera"", the Morello cherry) in alcohol (aguardente is used) and adding sugar together with other ingredients. Ginjinha is served in a shot form with a piece of the fruit in the bottom of the cup. It is a favourite liqueur of many Portuguese and a typical drink in Lisbon, Alcobaça and Óbidos. Other regions produce ginja with protected designation of origin, for example the ""Ginja"" ""Serra da Estrela"". The Ginjinha of the ""Praça de São Domingos"" in Lisbon was the first establishment"
"Oeste regions, there are several producers of this traditional liqueur. In Óbidos, Ginjinha is commonly served in a small edible chocolate cup. The ""Ginja de Óbidos e Alcobaça"", the fruit produced Alcobaça and Óbidos area, in Portugal, has applied for a PGI status in 2013. Ginjinha Ginjinha or simply Ginja, is a portuguese liqueur made by infusing ""ginja"" berries, (sour cherry) (""Prunus cerasus austera"", the Morello cherry) in alcohol (aguardente is used) and adding sugar together with other ingredients. Ginjinha is served in a shot form with a piece of the fruit in the bottom of the cup. It is"
"Disaronno Disaronno Originale (28% abv) is an amaretto-tasting liqueur with a characteristic almond taste made in Italy. Its maker, Disaronno, maintains its original ""secret formula"" is unchanged since 1525, and claims the Amaretto Legend ""Luini tale"" as its own particular history. The product was called ""Amaretto di Saronno"" (""Amaretto from Saronno"") before adopting for marketing and legal reasons the name ""Disaronno Originale."" It is produced in Saronno and sold worldwide. According to the company the amber colored drink is an infusion of apricot pits oil with ""absolute alcohol, burnt sugar, and the pure essence of seventeen selected herbs and fruits""."
"a busy street, urging consumers to drink Cynar ""against the strain of modern life"". Toward the end of the seventies, the commercial changed settings and moved from the busy city to a field of artichokes. The partnership between Calindri and the brand lasted until 1984. Cynar Cynar is an Italian bitter liqueur of the amaro variety. It is made from 13 herbs and plants, predominant amongst which is the artichoke (""Cynara scolymus""), from which the drink derives its name. Cynar is dark brown in color, has a bittersweet flavor, and its strength is 16.5% ABV. It was launched in Italy"
"flavored. The most common flavors consist of mint, wintergreen, straight and natural, these are typically made by all brands. The list keeps on going with brands such as Skoal, Kayak and Tough Guy, which make many fruit flavours such as grape, cherry, apple, orange, lemon/citrus, peach, and watermelon. Grizzly has modified their wintergreen and mint flavours, selling separate products called ""dark mint"" and ""dark wintergreen"". An alcohol-flavored product has been sold by Copenhagen, which released a limited edition ""black"" flavor, which was made to taste similar to bourbon. Seneca is a tobacco brand that produces a rum flavour. Dipping tobacco,"
"Chambord Liqueur Chambord Liqueur () is a 16.5% abv raspberry liqueur modelled after a liqueur produced in the Loire Valley of France during the late 17th century. The Chambord product brand has been owned and produced by the Brown-Forman Corporation since 2006. Chambord is made from red and black raspberries, Madagascar vanilla, Moroccan citrus peel, honey and cognac. The Chambord brand was founded in 1982. The drink was inspired by raspberry liqueur made in the Loire Valley in the late 1600s, said to have been introduced to Louis XIV during one of his visits to the château de Chambord. It"
"bananas.” Fernet-Branca has enjoyed a recent growth in popularity in the United States particularly due to an increase in the interest in mixing/serving of ""vintage"" cocktails. In Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay, ""Fernet con Coca""—Fernet-Branca with Coca-Cola—is a popular refreshment. In Finland, specially Lahti, ""2cl Fernet"" is a popular refreshment. Fernet-Branca Fernet-Branca is a brand of ""amaro"", or bitter herbal liqueur. Bernardino Branca invented the Fernet-Branca bitter in Milan, Italy, in 1845. The brand soon thereafter gained popularity, leading to the founding of the Fratelli Branca Distillery. Intensely bitter since its inception in 1845, Fernet-Branca has been produced according to the"
"Alchermes Alchermes (from the Arabic ""al-qirmiz"", meaning cochineal, from Persian ""kirmist"": bloody, red, cochineal, carmine) is a type of Italian liqueur (especially in Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna and Sicily) prepared by infusing neutral spirits with sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and vanilla, and other herbs and flavoring agents. Its most striking characteristic is its scarlet color, obtained by the addition of Kermes, a small parasitic insect from which the drink derives its name. The drink fell out of favor around the turn of the 20th century because people discovered that its colour came from insects. Several proprietary variants are commercially available, where the"
"is achieved with added caramel color. This bitter, bold taste herbal liqueur is mainly consumed as an aperitif before meals or a digestif after meals. The company also produces a slightly different version of the liqueur known as Unicum next, it is made from the same recipe and shares Unicum’s bold character but is slightly less bitter and leaves a hint of citrus finish on the palate. Vilmos is a product range of spirit drinks made by mixing pear pálinka, neutral spirits and added flavorings with or without the addition of honey. There's also a genuine pear pálinka in the"
"Grapefruit, Mountain Berry, Wild Cherry, Apple, Apple Blossom, Blueberry, Snow Creek Berry, Sun Peak Peach, Kiwi Strawberry, Blackberry Ridge, Tickle Pink, Pear and Berry, Peach Bellini, Lime Cosmopolitan, Salty Persimmon, Pineapple, Banana Cosmopolitan, Raspberry. Discontinued flavors include Blackberry, Raspberry Daiquiri, Strawberry Cosmopolitan, Melon Splash, Apple Passion, Orange Sunset, and Red, Lime Daiquiri, Wild Raspberry, Wild Grape, Banana Daiquiri, and Wild Island, Country Kwencher, Lemon, Blueberry Hill, Fiesta Strawberry, Melon Ball, Watermelon, and Strawberry Colada, Orange Pineapple, Green Apple, Tropical, and Mango Grove, Orange Hurricane, Pomegranate Cosmopolitan, and Luscious Blackberry, Wild Berry, Orange, Pomegranate, Raspberry Margarita, Grapefruit, Tangerine, Pomegranate Daiquiri. Indie"
"a variety of traditional cordials, juices and soft drinks. Traditional Cordial: Lime Juice, Lemon Juice, Bitter Lemon, Lemon Barley, Lemon, Lime & Bitters, Bitter Lemon, Sarsaparilla, Blackcurrant, Peach Tea, Raspberry, Ginger Beer, Cloudy Apple Premium Juice: Berries & Açaí, Cloudy Pear, Pomegranate, Super Berry Antioxidant, Cranberry, Prune, Coconut, Blueberry Classic Juice: Tropical, Apple & Passionfruit, Apple & Blackcurrant, Apple & Peach Old Style Soda: Lemon, Lime & Bitters, Ginger Beer, Creamy Soda, Original Kola, Sarsaparilla Bickford and Sons Mixers: Ginger Ale, Bitter Lemon, Tonic Water, Soda Water Milk Mix: Strawberry, Caramel, Vanilla Malt, Chocolate Chiahh: Apple & Raspberry, Grape &"
"Crème de Noyaux Creme de Noyaux () is an almond-flavored crème liqueur, although it is actually made from apricot kernels or the kernels of peach or cherry pits, which provide an almond-like flavor. Both Bols and Hiram Walker produce artificially colored red versions of the liqueur (either of which contribute the pink hue to Pink Squirrel cocktails) while Noyau de Poissy from France is available in both clear (""blanc"") and barrel-aged amber (""ambre"") versions. Through meticulous research over a period of several years, Tempus Fugit Spirits recreated in 2013 a 19th-century-style Crème de Noyaux, distilling both apricot and cherry pit"