# Liqueurs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348>\
**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:** 7\
**Page:** 4

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**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:** [September 3, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/61 "2012-09-03T03:17:57Z")

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> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#):
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> Actually its quite easy…just pour the wine into a pot and let it simmer (light bubbling) until its of a syrupy texture, stirring occasionally to scrape any residues off the side of the pot. That’s it…you’re done.

Gah! “Simmer.” “Residues.” I can’t follow this technical gobbledygook. ☹

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**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/62 "2012-09-03T03:18:05Z")

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Benedictine. Often imitated, never duplicated.

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/63 "2012-09-03T03:24:31Z")

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[Mirto rosso](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirto_(drink)). And Archer’s peach schnapps (much better than any other brand I’ve tried).

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**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:** [September 3, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/64 "2012-09-03T04:42:47Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> Gah! “Simmer.” “Residues.” I can’t follow this technical gobbledygook. ☹

Put on medium heat…allow to “simmer” for quite awhile…

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**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/65 "2012-09-03T07:46:41Z")

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> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#):
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> Eh, I was just throwing a bunch of examples out there for her to try. Besides, **Siam Sam** is paying for all this!
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> 🙂

Wait, drinks on Sam? Then I’ll take a quadruple Pappy Van Winkle neat. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/66 "2012-09-03T08:03:01Z")

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> [@MeanOldLady](#):
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> Do you really think she’ll like absinthe? It’s a pretty drink, and the ceremony with the sugar cube and the flame is lovely and all, but it has a very strong flavor that isn’t palatable to many.

And the flame ritual is a modern bastardization, besides.

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**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liqueurs/615348/67 "2012-09-03T12:28:38Z")

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Pimento Dram and. (and…something fizzy…tonic, seltzer, whatever)

Pliska–a grape brandy that I’d call a beginner’s cognac. Loverly.

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