When stocking your home bar is not only the liquor you should choose wisely but your liqueur as well. After all, liqueurs play an important role in making or breaking the drink.
Liqueurs are produced by mixing base spirits with fruits, nuts, herbs or other flavouring elements and a decent amount of sugar. Liqueurs are suitable for any ocassion. The elegant bitter liqueurs are served as aperitif, the intense herbal liqueurs as digestive, and sweet liqueurs will pair just perfectly with your coffee, cake, or ice cream.
We made a list of 5 delicious liqueurs that you will definitely need when making cocktails at home. These drinks are produced by independent spirits makers and distilled in small batches. Explore new tastes!
Conker Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur is handcrafted from premium Brazillian and Ethiopian coffee, Demerara sugar, and British wheat spirit. Conker Cold Brew combines a satisfying balance of bitter and sweet notes, with rich espresso punctuated by stoned fruits, vanilla, and long cocoa and caramel finish. This a perfect combination for your best coffee cocktails.
If you want to enjoy a rich coffee flavor in your cocktails without the caffeine kick, then try Conker Decaf Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur instead. Same joy, no caffeine.
Victory Bitter is a modern bitter aperitivo made in London. British wheat spirit is infused with botanicals and fruits including gentian root, orange peel, apricot, rosemary, sage, and fig. The infusion is blended with an organic, biodynamic wine and minimal sugar. The distinctive red color is achieved naturally through the infusion of hibiscus flowers. Expect fruit-forward flavors, with a touch of bitterness and tartness.
Pietro Nicola Nocino is an aromatic spiced and bittersweet walnut liqueur, that is most commonly associated with and consumed in Italy as a digestif.
Pietro Nicola Nocino was produced using unripe green walnuts that were macerated in alcohol for forty days and then seasoned with an array of natural botanicals including lemon peel, dried coconut, allspice berries, cloves, fennel seed, and Ceylon cinnamon. Expect a sticky mouthfeel, bittersweet, warm baking spices, dark chocolate, and creamy vanilla balanced alongside autumnal walnut. The finish is long and pleasant, with bittersweet nutty notes.
Cotswolds Cream Liqueur is made by mixing their new-make single malt spirit (unaged whisky) with fresh Irish cream, creating a wonderfully rich liqueur with notes of vanilla and butterscotch.
Surprisingly light and silky, the cream carries delicious vanilla and butterscotch notes, and a lovely hint of maltiness.
Londinio Amaro Liqueur is an Italian-style digestif. It is a delicious marriage of British wheat spirit and a unique blend of botanicals including gentian, angelica, wormwood, sage, lemon verbena, fresh orange and pink grapefruit peel.
Londinio Amaro is herbaceous and bittersweet. Expect distinctive citrus and liquorice flavors.
Do not underestimate the power of liqueur in the spirit world. Just a small amount of liqueur can elevate your drink and bring incredible notes and aromas: from fresh citrus hints to rich and intense herbaceous and nutty flavors.