Herbal Liqueurs Category

Bénédictine liqueur is a tad too sweet for many people, so it's common to cut it with brandy. Noting this, the producers of Bénédictine decided to produce their own blend.

This light green liqueur was first produced in the 16th century by a French monk, who combined various herbs, spices, and peels with brandy. It's somewhat sweet by itself, so many people cut it with brandy or buy B&B, which is premixed Bénédictine and brandy. The letters D.O.M. stand for Deo Optimo Maximo (To God, the best and greatest), which is the Bénédictine motto

This excellent herbal liqueur is said to contain over 125 ingredients. It comes in two colors: green Chartreuse and the sweeter and less potent yellow Chartreuse.

This is a crème liqueur that's flavored with caraway seeds

This is a Scottish liqueur made with Scotch, honey, and various herbs.

This Scottish liqueur is whisky-based and flavored with herbs, fruit, and honey.

This is a liqueur flavored with citrus peel, herbs, and spices. It has gold flakes floating in it.

Herbal liqueurs include Chartreuse, Strega, Suze, Kümmel, Izarra, Jägermeister, Fernet Branca, and anise-flavored liqueurs.

This liqueur is based on Irish whiskey, and is flavored with herbs and honey.

This is a Basque version of Chartreuse. Like its prototype, it comes in a green and a milder yellow version

This is a potent, bittersweet herbal liqueur. You can sometimes see Jägermeister bumper stickers on cars, often the kind that also sport surf shop decals.

This liqueur is made with Scotch and flavored with honey and herbs.

This is the liqueur that the upper crust of British society drinks at polo matches. It's bittersweet and very potent. There used to be several varieties of Pimm's, based on gin, whiskey, rum, brandy, and vodka, but only the one based on gin, called Pimm's No. 1, is still being produced. Serve it with club soda and a bit of lemon juice and garnish with cucumber and celery.

has silver, not gold, flakes in it

This is a sweet Italian herbal liqueur.