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A Glossary of Liqueurs
Advocaat. One of the most famous Dutch liqueurs and a valuable
restorative. It is made chiefly of brandy and cgg-yolks and might
be called a bottled egg-nog. There are, unfortunately,some thick,
yellow, semi-liquid compounds sold under tlie name of Advocaat,
made with cornflour and raw spirit, which are an unwholesome
travesty of the real thing. Due to its low alcoholic content,
Advocaat is not considered to be a liqueur nowadays.
Amourette. A French liqueur, violet in colour.
Angelica. A Basque liqueur. Very sweet, flavoured with Angelica
and Pyrenees plants.
Anisette. The French name of an aniseed-flavoured liqueur which is
very sweet.
Apple Gin. A colourless liqueur compounded at Leith, Scotland.
Apricot Brandy. A highly-flavoured and rather fascinating liqueur
compounded in England and elsewhere. The flavour is imparted
by dried apricots. The best Apricot Brandy, however, is distilled
from fresh Apricots and the crushed kernels of their stones, in
lands where apricots bear abundant fruit.
Aurum. A pale gold Italian liqueur highly aromatic and not too
sweet. A delicate orange flavour.
Banana Liqueur. One of the pre-war favourite liqueurs which was
and is made in France, Holland, America and elsewhere.
Benedictine. One of the oldest—if not actually the oldest, and one
of the most widely-renowned liqueurs in the world. It is distilled
at Fecamp, in Normandy, and its origin has been traced to the
Benedictine monks of Fecamp, as far back as I5I0. It is highly
aromatized and very sweet; many people prefer to drink it
"half and half",half Benedictine and half Brandy,a blend which
is known as B. and B. It is sold in bottles of distinctive shape,
and the label bears the initials D.O.M.{Deo optima maximo)of the
Benedictine Order. Benedictine is sometimes referred to as
D.O.M. Liqueur.
Blackcurrant Liqueur. A liqueur prepared from blackcurrants,
brandy and sugar; it is better known under its French name of
Cassis (q.v.).
Blackberry Brandy. One of the minor liqueurs. Very dark in
colour. Flavoured with blackberries.
Capricornia. An Australian liqueur one of the ingredients of which
is tropical fruit. The name of the liqueur is derived from the
Tropic of Capricorn in the vicinity of which the fruit is grown.
Creme de Cacao. A very sweet liqueur with a strong cocoa-cum-
vanilla flavour. The name Chouao which usually figures on
Creme de Cacao labels, is that of a district in Venezuela reputod
to produce the best cocoa beans in the world.
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