If a name has a ™ or ® beside it, that means it is a trademark or registered trademark, respectively, and is considered proprietary information of that company. The name should not be used to label your home-made liqueurs.
 

Liqueur Flavoring Reference

NAME // FLAVORING INGREDIENTS

Absinthe //Herbs, wormwood

Advocaat //Egg yolks

Amaretto //Apricot pits & almond

Angelica //Angelica and spices

Anise // Anise, star anise (See also Licorice)

Anisette //Anise seed

Apple // Apples & spices

Apricot //Apricot

Aquavit //Caraway seeds

Bailey's Irish Creme® //Rye whiskey & condensed milk.

Banana // Banana

Benedictine® //Herbs (see also Angelica)

Bitters //Herbs and fruits

Black Tea //Tea & spices

Blackberry //Blackberry

Blueberry //Blueberry, lemon peel & spices

Calvados //Distilled, fermented apple juice

Carlsberg //Herbs & mineral water

Carmella //Caramel & vanilla

Cassis //Black currant

Cerasella //Cherry

Chartreuse® Green //Spices & herbs

Chartreuse® Yellow//Spices & herbs

Cherry Blossom //Cherry blossoms

Cherry //Cherry

Cherry Suisse //Chocolate & cherry

Chocolate //Chocolate & vanilla

CocoRibe® //Coconut

Coffee //Coffee

Cointreau® //Oranges & brandy

Cranberry //Cranberry

Crème d'Ananas //Pineapple-brandy & vanilla

Crème de Cacao //Cacao beans & vanilla

Crème de Café //Coffee

Crème de Cassis //Black currants

Crème de Cerise //Sweet cherries

Crème de Cumin //Kümmel (caraway)

Crème de Fraises //Strawberry

Crème de Framboise //Raspberry

Crème de Menthe// Mint extract

Crème de Moka //Coffee beans & brandy

Crème de Noix //Walnuts

Crème de Noisette//Hazelnuts

Crème de Noyau//Peach & apricot kernels

Crème de Prunelle//Plums & prunes

Crème de Poire //Pear

Crème de Recco //Tea leaves & brandy

Crème de Roses //Rose petals & vanilla

Crème de Vanille//Vanilla

Crème de Violets//Violet petals

Crème de Yvette®//Violet petals

Cuervo Almondrado//Tequila (cactus sap) & almonds

Curaçao //Green orange peels

Cutty Sark® //Sweetened whiskey

Danziger //Orange peels

Date Cordial //Dates

Drambuie® //Herbs, honey, whiskey

Frangelico //Hazelnut, spices

Forbidden Fruit //Grapefruit, brandy, oranges

Galliano® //Herbs, spices & fruits

Goldwasser //Lemon or orange peel, spices

Grand Marnier® //Orange

Irish Mist //Herbs, Irish whiskey, honey

Kahlua® //Coffee

Kirsch or Kirschwasser// Distilled cherry brandy

Kiwi //Kiwi and other fruits

Kümmel //Caraway seeds

Lemon-Lime //Lemons & limes

Licorice //Licorice root

Mandarine //Mandarin oranges or tangerines

Maple Liqueur //Maple syrup

Maraschino //Maraschino cherries

Millefiori //Flower petals & plants

Mint //Fresh mint leaves

Nectarine //Nectarine (see also Peach)

O Cha //Green tea

Orange //Orange

Ouzo //Anise

Parfait Amour //Lemon peel & vanilla

Papaya //Sometimes flower petals

Peach //Peaches

Peanut //Peanuts

Pernod //Anise

Peter Heering® //Cherries

Pineapple //Pineapple

Pistachia //Pistachio nuts

Plum //Plums

Pomegranate //Pomegranate pods & lemon peel

Prunelle //Plums & prunes

Quince //Quince

Rosemary //Herbs

Sabra® //Orange & chocolate

Sambuco® //White-flowered elder bush, herbs

Shrub //Rum, fruit juice, other flavors

Slivovitz //Distilled plum brandy

Sloe Gin //Sloe berries

Southern Comfort®// Peaches, oranges, bourbon

Spiced Rum //Vanilla, rum

Strega® //Herbs & spices

Tequila® //Distilled, fermented agave or mescal juice

Tia Maria® //Coffee

Triple Sec // Oranges

Van der Hum® //Tangerine

Vandermint® //Chocolate & mint

Wishniak //Cherry

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