1960 The U K B G Guide to Drinks (3 rd edition revised)
U. K. B. G. GUIDE TO DRINKS Cordial Medoc. A dark red French liqueur. Something in the nature of a distilled ciaret. Cordiai Reby. A liqueur with a Cognac basis, brown in colour Creme de del. A Dutch liqueur, after the style of Curacao, light blue in colour. " . , , Creme de Fraises. A sweet French liqueur flavoured with straw berries. Strawberry in colour. 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 Biidah tangerines. Creme de Menthe. A very popular liqueur possessing valuable digestive properties. It is made of wine, or gram 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 Noyeau. A French liqueur with almond flavouring. Pink or white. Creme de Pecco. A Dutch liqueur with a tea flavour. Semi-sweet, colourless. Creme de Pruneiles. 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- heacli, meaning"the drink that satisfies.
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