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U. K. B. G. GUIDE TO DRINKS
Creme de Framboises. A sweet French liqueur flavoured with
raspberry. Raspberry in colour.
Creme de Mandarine. A tangerine liqueur, better known as
Mandarine de Blidah, being made from Blidah tangerines.
Creme de Menthe. A very popular liqueur possessing valuable
digestive properties. It is made of wine, or grain spirit flavoured
with peppermint and sweetened. When it leaves the Still it is
absolutely colourless, and some Creme de Menthe is sold in pure
white form. As a rule, however, it is coloured green and such
colouring should be pure vegetable matter.
Creme de Moka. A French liqueur, light brown in colour and with
a coffee flavour.
Creme de Noyau. A French liqueur With almond flavouring. Pink
or white.
Creme de Peceo. A Dutch liqueur with a tea flavour. Semi-sweet,
colourless.
Ct,eme de Prunelles. A liqueur plum green in colour, sweet.
Creme de Roses. A pink liqueur, flavoured with rose.
Creme de The. A colourless French liqueur flavoured with tea.
Creme de Vanille. A French liqueur, sweet and with a strong vanilla
flavour.
Creme de Violettes. A pale violet French liqueur scented with
violets.
Creme Yvette. An American liqueur, very old, with the flavour,
colour and scent of Parma violet. Sweet. Rather high alcoholic
strength.
Curacao. A sweet digestive liqueur made with wine or grape spirit,
sugar and orange peel. It was first made by the Dutch who used
as a flavouring agent the Citrus Auruntium Curassuviensis, a
bitter orange first discovered in Curacao, a Dutch West Indian
Island. Colours: red, white, blue, green and orange.
Damson Gin. An English liqueur, dark red colour, flavoured with
Damson.
Drambuie. A Liqueur made in Scotland which has attained a
world-wide reputation. Its basis is Scotch Whisky and heather
honey. The name Drambuie is from the Gaelic An dram buid-
heach, meaning"the drink that satisfies."
Elixir D'Anvers. A sweet liqueur, yellow in colour with taste
similar to yellow Chartreuse.
Elixir de Rotterdam. A Dutch liqueur.
Forbidden Fruit. An American liqueur. The flavour is a mixture
of grapefruit and orange. Colour, a red flame. Sweet with
a bitter after taste. High alcoholic strength.
Fraise De Bois. A French liqueur, flavoured with wild strawberries.
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