Cacao
mit Nuss: a liqueur made in Germany with hazelnuts
and chocolate.
Calisay:
a bitter liqueur made from cinchona bark, containing quinine and other
botanicals made in Spain.
Calvados:
a brandy made form distilled apples and produced in Norway.
Carlsberg:
a German liqueur produced with mineral waters that is said to have
medicinal properties.
Casanova:
a brandy-based Italian liqueur flavored with oranges and herbs.
Cayo
Verde: a lime-flavored liqueur made from key limes
in the U.S.
Centerbe:
an Italian liqueur flavored with more than one hundred different types
of herbs.
Cerasella:
an Italian liqueur flavored with cherries.
Channelle:
a spicy liqueur made with cinnamon and other spices.
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Chartreuse:
a liqueur made in France by Carthusian monks. There
are two varieties, a green and yellow. The green is 110 proof and
is said to contain over 230 botanicals and the yellow is 86 proof
and contains fewer herbs.
Cherry
Blossom: a Japanese liqueur that has a bouquet of
cherry blossoms.
Cherry
Cordials and Liqueurs: Cherry liqueurs are made in
Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Switzerland, the
United States and Yugoslavia. The differences vary in flavor due to
the distillation process and the different varieties of cherries used.
Cherry
Heering: a nice liqueur made from the distictively
flavored small Danish black cherry. The pricey liqueur derives its
name from Peter Heering, a nineteenth century Copenhagen grocer who
produced the homemade liqueur.
Cherry
Marnier: a high-quality liqueur made form cherries
in France.
Cherry
Suisse: a chocolate and cherry-flavored Swiss liqueur.
Chocla
Menthe: an American liqueur with chocolate and mint
flavors.
Chococo:
a liqueur mad of coconut and chocolate.
Chokalu:
a cordial made in Mexico similar to creme de cacao.
Ciao:
a smooth, fruity liqueur produced in Italy under a secret recipe.
Claarava:
a Scottish herb and honey liqueur.
Clarastine:
produced by the Clarist nuns in France, it is and herb-flavored liqueur
with some resemblance to Benedictine.
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Cocuy:
a Venezuelan brandy distilled from sisal roots.
Coffee
Liqueurs: liqueurs made from coffee beans that generaly
come from coffee producing countries and areas like Brazil, Hawaii,
Jamaica, Mexico and West Africa.
Coinguarde:
a liqueur made in France from auince, a small pear-like
fruit.
Cointreau:
a quality brandy based liqueur made from Cuacao oranges.
Cordial
Medoc: a liqueur flavored with orange Curacao, cognac,
Medoc claret and made in France.
Creme:
refers to a large class of liqueurs with a thick, creamy consistency
and are very sweet due to a high sugar level.
Creme
d' Abricots: an apricot cordial made in France.
Creme
d' Almond: a cordial made from almonds and ruit stones
with a pink hue.
Creme
de Ananas: a brandy based liqueur flavored with pineapple
and vanilla.
Creme de Banana or Bananes: a low alcohol content,
yellow-colored cordial made with bananas; generally around 46 proof.
Creme
de Cacao: a chocolate flavored liqueur that is flavored
with cacao and vanilla.
Creme
de Cafe: a coffee-flavored liqueur.
Creme
de Cassis: a black-currant liqueur made in many countries
with the French producing the best quality.
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Creme
de Celeri: a celery seed-flavored liqueur.
Creme
de Cerise: a sweet liqueur with the flavor of cherries.
Creme
de Cumin: a type of French kummel that usually has
sugar crystallization in the bottom of the bottle.
Creme
de Fraises: sweet cordial made with strawberries.
Creme
de Framboise: sweet liqueur made with raspberries.
Creme
de Kirsch: a sweet, white cherry cordial.
Creme
de Mandarines: a French liqueur flavored with mandarines.
Creme
de Menthe: a sugary peppermint cordial that is one
of the most popular liqueurs; it is usually clear or green.
Creme
de Moka: a cordial made with brandy and coffee beans.
Creme
de Noyau: a sweet almond flavored cordial made from
apricot and peach kernels.
