Liqueur Recipes

With these liqueur recipes, learn how to make delicious drinks using flavors
such as coconut, coffee, and orange.

A liqueur, or cordial, is a spirit flavored from among other things, fruits, plants,
peels, and seeds. The main difference between a cordial and liquor such as vodka
and gin, is that the former has a much higher sugar count and a lower alcoholic
content.

Cordials must contain 2.5-35% sugar and dextrose in order to be classified as a cordial rather than a liquor. As such, these liquids are usually very heavy in flavor and rather sweet.

So naturally, cordials are most commonly used as complementing ingredients to a drink and not as the base because of their intense flavor and sweetness.

Mixed appropriately, however, you can concoct great tasting recipes using cordials such as Bailey's, Cointreau, etc.

Use a little imagination, and the possibilities of liqueur recipe combinations are endless. I've listed a few recipes below as an example.

Coffee Martini

Ingredients

• 1 oz. of Irish Cream i.e. Bailey's or Bloom Mountain Organic Irish Cream
• 1 oz. of organic whole milk

Instructions

1. Fill a metal shaker with ice
2. Add the Irish Cream
3. Add the milk
4. Shake well until the mixture becomes frothy
5. Pour into a chilled martini glass and enjoy

Orange Cocktail

Ingredients

• 1 oz. of Organic Orange Cordial
• 2 oz. of Organic Orange Juice

Instructions

1. Pour the orange cordial and orange juice into a shaker
2. Shake
3. Pour into a martini or cocktail glass of your choosing
4. Serve

Cordial Flavors

Cordial flavors can range anywhere from watermelon and sour apple to Irish cream coffee and hazelnut. In fact, the possibilities are endless. I've seen examples such as watermelon-flavored and even hot cinnamon-flavored cordials.

I've compiled a list of commonly used cordials and their respective flavors.

Cordial	Flavor
Amaretto	Sweet Almond
B&B	Benedictine & Brandy. Herby blend with a hint of cognac
Bailey's	Cream with Irish spirits
Banana liqueur	Banana
Blue Curacao	Orange
Butterscotch Schnapps	Butterscotch
Chambord	Razberry
Cointreau	Orange
Creme de Menthe	Mint
Creme de Cacao	Chocolate
Drambuie	Honey and Scotch
Frangelico	Hazelnut
Galliano	Licorice & Vanilla
Goldschlager	Cinnamon
Grand Marnier	Orange-flavored Cognac
Hypnotic	Cognac
Jaegermeister	Citrus Licorics
Kahlua	Coffee
Midori	Honeydew Melon
Peach Schnapps	Peach
Razmatazz	Rasberry
Sambuca	Licorice and Anise
Sloe Gin	Wild Plum
Sour Apple	Granny Smith Apple
Southern Comfort	Honey and Lime
Strawberry	Strawberry
Triple Sec	Orange