Not sure where that fruity flavor in your favorite cocktail comes from? Are you curious about the taste of some of the more exotic-sounding liquors available? This chart shows you the flavors of a variety of different liquors that are commonly used in mixed drinks.

Liquor Flavor
Alize Red Passion Tropical passion fruit
Amaretto Almond
Applejack Apple brandy
Blue curaçao (KYOOR-uh-sew) Orange
Chambord (Sham-BOARD) Black raspberry
Coffee liqueur Chocolate coffee
Cointreau (KWAHN-troh) Orange
Crème do noya (krehm duh ka-NOY-ya) Almond
Dark crème de cacao (crème duh ka-KAY-oh) Chocolate
Drambuie (dram-BOO-ee) Honey, Scotch whiskey, and herbs
Frangelico Hazelnut
Goldschlager Cinnamon
Grand Marnier (marn-YAY) Orange cognac
Green crème de menthe Mint
Hpnotiq (hip-NOT-tic) Tropical fruit
Irish cream liqueur Irish whiskey, vanilla, and cream
Licor 43 Citrus vanilla
Limoncello Sweet lemon
Parfait Amour Orange, vanilla, almond, and rose petals
Passoa (pass-SO-a) Passion fruit
Sambuca Licorice
Sloe gin Sloeberries
Southern Comfort Peach-apricot-honey bourbon
Tequila Rose Strawberry tequila
Tuaca (ta-WAH-ka) Vanilla-orange-caramel brandy
White créme de cacao Chocolate
White créme de menthe Mint
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