What's the difference between a Liqueur and a Liquor?!


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Liquor is generally a North American term used to describe spirits (i.e. alcoholic beverages that have been distilled) such as vodka, whiskey, cognac, armagnac, gin, rum, or tequila.
Liqueurs are usually flavoured drinks that have a lot of added sugar and whose flavours are often based on fruit, nuts, coffee, or cream and are typically used in cocktails or as a digestif. Examples are Kahlua, Baileys, Cointreau, Amaretto, Calvados, and Drambuie.

Liquor is a broad category
Liqueur is a specific sub category

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liqueurs are sweetened liquor often served as dessert after a meal. Sometimes they are not as alcoholic as regular liquor. Good examples are Kahlua, Bailey's, Southern Comfort.

The makers of these have invented mixed drinks containing these liqueurs to sell more, since in the US we don't really have the tradition of drinking an after dinner liqueur.

Liquor is very broad, whiskey, vodka, tequila. Liqueur is slightly unusable like baileys, triple sec, grand marnier,. It is made to enhance whatever you are drinking. Most Liqueur is not a drink it is added to a drink.

About $10 to $50 per bottle.

Calvados is not a liqueur... Its an apple brandy..





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