# Liqueurs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 10, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348 "2012-03-10T00:24:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/1 "2012-03-10T00:24:00Z")
The wife is not much of a drinker but does enjoy the occasional after-dinner aperitif. Her favorites are Bailey’s and Kahlua (the latter especially poured over ice cream), but even then she can make a bottle last for months. She’s also tried and liked Galliano and limoncello. What are some others you might recommend? ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/2 "2012-03-10T00:37:54Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > The wife is not much of a drinker but does enjoy the occasional after-dinner aperitif. Her favorites are Bailey’s and Kahlua (the latter especially poured over ice cream), but even then she can make a bottle last for months. She’s also tried and liked Galliano and limoncello. > > What are some others you might recommend? Gran Marnier (orange peel liqueur). Malibu coconut/rum liqueur Frangelico (hazelnut liqueur) Absinthe Peppermint schnapps ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/3 "2012-03-10T00:42:01Z")
The Godiva chocolate liqueur is good. 1 part chocolate liqueur 1 part vodka or soju if you want the drink a little weaker 1/41 part vanilla extract mix over ice strain into martini glass and enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/4 "2012-03-10T00:43:15Z")
St. Germaine Elderflower Liqueur – wonderful stuff. And a dollop to a glass of champagne, and works surpisingly well with gin. Canton Ginger – delicious! brandy, ginger liqueur with just a touch of vanilla. Wonderful by itself, wonderful in drinks. Enough real ginger in it so that my mother uses it medicinally, to settle her stomach. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/5 "2012-03-10T00:44:47Z")
Jägermeister? 😉 Godiva makes some Godiva chocolate liqueurs. It sounds like she has a sweet tooth when it comes to her after-dinner drinks, so I don’t know that I would recommend things like the fruit liqueurs I’m familiar with: Kirsch (cherries) [Kirsch - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsch) Pear [Poire Williams - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poire_Williams) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/6 "2012-03-10T00:47:37Z")
Most women like Amaretto. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/7 "2012-03-10T01:00:21Z")
Amaretto is pretty good ETA: I am not a woman ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/8 "2012-03-10T01:06:52Z")
I was introduced to [La Extremeña](http://www.productsfromspain.net/nut-liquor/la-extreme%C3%B1a-acorn-liquor) acorn liqueur on a trip to Spain. It is quite delicious. Nutty, sweet and warm. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/9 "2012-03-10T01:10:17Z")
I bought a bottle of [muroise](http://www.proof66.com/single_display.php?id=1879) on impulse a few years back, and thought it was fabulous. Too bad I’ve never seen it anywhere since! Frangelico is yummy, too. And Kahlua certainly has its moments. ---
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/10 "2012-03-10T02:05:56Z")
screaming orgasm 1part kahlua (bottom 3rd of a shot glass) float 1 part baileys on top of that float 1 part vodka on top of that. you end up with a 3 layered shot, its an interesting experience drinking those ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/11 "2012-03-10T02:23:32Z")
Brave Bull: 1 part Kahlua (or Tia Maria), 1 part tequila. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/12 "2012-03-10T03:08:38Z")
> [@Tapiotar](#): > > St. Germaine Elderflower Liqueur – wonderful stuff. And a dollop to a glass of champagne, and works surpisingly well with gin. St. Germaine is my latest favorite liqueur. Very light, delicate, and yummy. I’m also doing a fair bit of Lillet lately. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/13 "2012-03-10T03:08:43Z")
[Crème de menthe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A8me_de_menthe) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/14 "2012-03-10T03:22:29Z")
If she likes sweet cream-based liqueurs, she’d probably like Tres Leches. ---
**Author:** ![Parenchyma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Parenchyma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parenchyma)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/15 "2012-03-10T03:28:35Z")
For a long time my favorite liqueur was Bonny Doon Framboise. The intense raspberry flavor was like distilling everything wonderful about summer into a bottle. Then a few years ago they stopped making it. I’ve tried making some with my homegrown raspberries and vodka, but it still needs improving. This thread inspired me to look again, and I found that some former Bonny Doon winemakers are making their own Framboise now at [Pacific Rim Winemakers.](http://rieslingrules.com/other-wines/framboise/index.php) I will be tracking some down to try it. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/16 "2012-03-10T03:42:54Z")
Cream sherry; there is a nice one that comes in a blue glass bottle. I can’t remember the name now. I also enjoy red vermouth. It is sweet with an aftertaste of grapefruit peel. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/17 "2012-03-10T03:44:48Z")
Chambord. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/18 "2012-03-10T03:47:49Z")
And Chambord over ice cream! ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/19 "2012-03-10T03:59:20Z")
[Licor 43](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licor_43) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/20 "2012-03-10T05:02:57Z")
[Vandermint](http://www.thisnext.com/item/68C7AF7D/Vandermint-Mint-Chocolate) is a nice chocolate mint liqueur from the Netherlands. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348.md?page=2)