The story of the Best Liqueurs and Schnapps
Liqueurs:
Liqueurs are an alcoholic beverage flavored by variety of sources such as fruit, herbs, flowers spices nuts and various cream in combination with distilled spirit. These are commonly heavily sweetened but not aged beyond production stage. Liqueurs are historical derived from herbal medicines.
The group of liqueurs is broad. Liqueur is a spirit and may encompass any spirit from whiskey, vodka or rum that is sweetened with sugar and natural or artificial flavoring. Some of the most popular flavors include orange, berry, coffee and almond. The commercial liqueurs on the market are generally lower in alcohol than a standard 40 percent ABV. However, there can be a lot of variation in the alcohol content between the various brands.
Schnapps:
Schnapps or schnaps is an alcoholic beverage that may come in a variety of formats including distilled fruit brandies, herbal liqueurs, and infusions. This would also include “flavored liqueurs” made by adding fruit syrups, spices, or artificial flavorings to neutral grain spirits.
The English word for ‘schnapps’ is from the colloquial German word Schnaps which was used to describe ‘spirit drinks’. The word Schnaps stems from Low German language and is related to the German term ‘schnappen’. This refers to the fact the spirit drink is usually consumed in a quick shot of beverage from a ‘shot glass’
This is usually divided into German and American Schnapps. There are significant differences between German and American Schnapps, primarily where the spirit originated.
German schnapps are made by fermenting fruit juices from any fruit such as pear, apple, cherry, mint or herbs into a clear spirit. In America, schnapps are commonly made by mixing fruit flavors into neutral grain alcohol.
The main difference between best liqueurs and schnapps is that liqueurs are generally sweeter. Liqueurs are generally mixed into cocktails while schnapps are generally taken straight up.
A fine selections of the Best Liqueurs and Schnapps:
Baileys Irish Cream Almande Liqueur 750ml
Grand Marnier Orange Liqueur 750ml
Disaronno Italian Liqueur 750ml
Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur 1L
Romana Sambuca Liquore Classico 750ml
Grand Marnier 100 year 750ml
Damiana Guaycura Liqueur 750ml
Cinnabon Cream Liqueur 750ml
Absinthe Ordinaire Herbal Liqueur 750ml
Chambord Raspberry Liqueur 375ml
Dekuyper Triple Sec 1L 750ml
Bols Amaretto Liqueur 1L
DeKuyper Creme De Menthe
99 Bananas SchnappsLiqfueur 750ml
Kahlua Coffee Liqueur 1L
Ouzo #12 Specialty Liqueur 750ml
Grand MarnierTitanium Fruit
Soho Lychee Liqueur 750ml
Gifard Pamplemousse Rose Specialty Liqueur 750ml
Blue Chair Bay Coconut Spiced Cream Rum 750ml
Campari Liqueur 750ml
Berentzen Apfelkorn Apple Schnapps 750ml
Slow & Low’s Rock and Rye Specialty Liqueur 750ml
Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur 750ml
Marie Brizzard Parfait Amour Liqueur 750ml
Pimm’s English Liqueur 750ml