liqueur

[US]/lɪ'kjʊə/
[UK]/lɪ'kɝ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. liqueur; white spirit; distilled spirit; flavored alcoholic beverage.

Phrases & Collocations

liqueur cocktail

Example Sentences

a splash of liqueur on the cake.

The word “Liqueur” is not yet Englished. “Liqueur”

truffles with liqueur centres.

Anisette: a liqueur flavored with anise.

The recipe for making the liqueur has been handed down from generation to generation.

An interestingly caraway-flavoured vodka collins, the flavor courtesy of kummel. Kummel liqueur is caraway flavored, and was the first-ever liqueur produced by Lucas Bols.

dinner was taken at a long wooden table, whereafter we sipped liqueurs in front of a roaring fire.

Leaves strong floral pastille and berry liqueur notes behind, finishing with excellent cut and precision.

Deep, saturated ruby.Explosive bouquet of blackberry liqueur, candied cherry, boysenberry and dark chocolate.

Full-bodied with trademark sweet mid-palate 'evolved' fruits - concentrated cherry liqueur and brandied fruits – fused with dark, bittersweet chocolate.

Sloe gin is not a true gin.Sloe gin is a sweet, often gin-based liqueur flavored with blackthorn plums (sloe plums).

Real-world Examples

And then we have this Frangelico liqueur.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

Or one of the classic champagne cocktails Kir Royale which is champagne and blackcurrant liqueur.

Source: Gourmet Base

So we've got these ladyfingers and they're soaked in coffee and a strong sweet liqueur.

Source: Emma's delicious English

We had all the champagne we could drink and liqueurs to follow.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

“A mixed drink made of several kinds of rum, liqueur, and fruit juice.”

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American January 2022 Collection

Luncheon with its liqueurs lasted usually till 3: 30.

Source: From deep within.

And if you want a bottle of the gin liqueur it's available in the UK right now.

Source: Gourmet Base

Limoncello is one of the most popular Italian liqueurs.

Source: Perspective Encyclopedia of Gourmet Food

I can't identify a specific flavour, but looking at it, smelling it, I'm thinking Baileys, like Irish cream liqueur.

Source: Gourmet Base

Now we make the liqueur from the kumquats.

Source: The Durrells Season 2

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