Liquors: some cocktails

In my previous article, I talked to you about Tequila and cocktails prepared with this distilled spirit.

Today, I’m talking to you about liquors.

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Index:

• Distillates, liqueurs, and bitters are they synonyms?
• Golden Dream
• Gulf
• Grasshopper
• Japanese Slipper

Distillates, liqueurs, and bitters are they synonyms?

No, distillates, liqueurs, and bitters are not synonyms.

Liqueur

Liqueur is a solution composed of plant elements and alcohol, enriched with flavors and sugars.

Liqueurs are produced by cold/hot mixing the substances extracted from herbs or fruit dissolved in a solution of pure alcohol, water, and sugar.

Examples of liqueurs are Gran Marnier, Amaretto Di Saronno, Maraschino, and Limoncello.

Bitter

Bitter or bitter liqueur is composed of distilled, macerated, or mixed plant substances with alcohol or alcoholic distillates. The final products are predominantly bitter beverages.

Bitter is produced in two phases:

1. Infusion: plant substances – herbs and/or ground roots – are pulverized and immersed in a solution of water and alcohol to macerate for many months
2. Distillation: the infusion is mixed with the liquid isolated by distillation. This separates the volatile components from the fermented substance based on their different boiling points

Examples of bitters are Jägermeister, Unicum, and Fernet Branca.

Distillate

The distillate is obtained from the fermentation of juices obtained from cereals, tubers, fruit, or wine into alcohol. No sugars or flavors are added.

To produce the distillate, the process begins with distillation in a still of a fermented substance, without the addition of sugars and flavors.

Once the must is prepared, it is fermented with the addition of yeast, and then the actual distillation takes place.

Examples of distillates include brandy, gin, grappa, rum, tequila, vodka, and whisky.

Golden Dream

Ingredients

• 2 cl Galliano liqueur
• 2 cl triple sec
• 2 cl orange juice
• 1 cl fresh cream

Preparation

• Pour the ingredients into a shaker filled with ice
• Shake vigorously for a few seconds
• Strain and pour into a chilled cocktail glass

Gulf

Ingredients

• 50 g lemon ice cream
• 2 strawberries
• 1 slice of lemon
• 3 cl limoncello
• Melon and 1 maraschino cherry

Preparation

• Blend all ingredients until smooth
• Pour into a glass
• Decorate and add two straws

Grasshopper

Ingredients

• 2 cl green crème de menthe
• 2 cl crème de cacao
• 2 cl fresh cream

Preparation

• Pour all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice
• Shake vigorously for a few seconds
• Strain and pour into a chilled cocktail glass

Japanese Slipper

Ingredients

• 3 cl Midori
• 3 cl triple sec
• 3 cl fresh lemon juice
• 1 slice of melon for garnish

Preparation

• Pour all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice
• Shake well
• Strain and pour into a cocktail glass
• Garnish with a slice of ripe melon