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2 unusual facts about Liqueur


Nathaniel St André

In 1725, he claimed that he had been poisoned by drinking a cordial offered when he visited a woman with venereal disease.

Vale of Belvoir

In recent years the Belvoir name has become more widely known through the national and international sale of various cordials and other produce, a scheme introduced by the present duke's father to raise funds for the continued upkeep of the castle, and to provide employment in an otherwise farm-dominated local economy.


A Home on the Mississippi

After the end of Prohibition in 1933, Currier and Ives licensed the image to the makers of Southern Comfort, who continue to use the lithograph on their liqueur labels today.

Alkermes

Alchermes, a red liqueur coloured by inclusion of the insect Kermes vermilio

Amber Smith

She has appeared in advertising for L'Oréal makeup, Buffalo Jeans, Camel cigarettes, Kahlúa liqueur, Volkswagen automobiles, and Panama Jack, among others, and has walked the runway for such fashion designers as Chanel and Jean Paul Gaultier.

André J. Cointreau

Cointreau is a direct descendant of the founding family of the Cointreau liqueur and Rémy Martin Cognac.

Bück dich

Christian "Flake" Lorenz has confirmed in an interview that the dildo squirts a mixture of Pernod liqueur and water; however, bandmate Paul Landers claims it's water and Ouzo.

Citrus myrtifolia

They are an essential flavoring agent of most Italian amari, of the popular Campari aperitif, and of several brands of carbonated soft drinks that are generically called "chinotto".

Claverty Cottage

In addition to its use for brewed coffee, the beans are the flavor base of Tia Maria coffee liqueur.

Distilled beverage

Distilled beverages bottled with added sugar and added flavorings, such as Grand Marnier, Frangelico, and American schnapps, are liqueurs.

Drambuie

In 1916, Drambuie became the first liqueur to be allowed in the cellars of the House of Lords, and Drambuie began to ship world-wide to stationed British soldiers.

Hill's Absinth

The father and son operation prospered producing specialties such as Absinth, Radigast (herbal liqueur named after the Slavic God of War) 160 proof 'Alpsky Rum' (Alp Style Rum), and Zubrovka (Bison Grass Vodka), Bison Grass handpicked from the Gomel Region in Belarus.

Hills Like White Elephants

While waiting for the train to Madrid, the American and the girl with him drink beer and a liquor called Anís del Toro, which the girl compares to liquorice.

Marasca cherry

true Maraschino liqueur is supposed to be made only from Marasca cherries.

Master of Malt

Other Master of Malt branded products include a Maple Whisky Liqueur, a mature your own whisky kit and Kentucky Toasted Oak Barrels.

Morris Cargill

After the war, he played a role in the development of the coffee liqueur Tia Maria.

Mosotho Chakela

He owns 13 liqueur stores, 7 of which are located in the capital city of Lesotho, Maseru.

Norra Dryckesgränd

While this order, founded in the French valley Chartreuse in 1084 and introduced in Sweden by a royal land donation at Gripsholm in 1490, is known as one of the strictest of the Catholic Church, it was however thrown out of the kingdom by King Gustav Vasa in the 1520s together with many other abbeys, and it is since mostly remembered for the liqueur, Chartreuse, produced by the monks in France.

Okolehao

While the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives once recognized okolehao as a unique class, like vodka, gin, bourbon, tequila, whiskey, liqueur, etc., it is now recognized as a distilled specialty spirit (DSS), which requires the producer or distiller to include the exact ingredients and general formula on the label.

Silvia Dionisio

Her last appearance was in a liqueur spot directed by Federico Fellini.

Swiss roll

Chocolate Swiss rolls called Ho Hos were made in the same way, but cocoa powder is substituted for some of the flour, and the cake is filled with either whipped cream or with butter cream, and sometimes flavoured with vanilla, chocolate, or a chocolate-flavoured liqueur.

Wurzelpeter

Wurzelpeter is a herbal liqueur with all the flavour of the forest and is a product of Franz Wilhelm Langguth Erben, with its headquarters in Traben-Trarbach, a municipality in the district Bernkastel-Wittlich.


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