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LIQUEUR [32 records]

Record 1 2024-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mixed Drinks
CONT

... a mudslide cocktail is a combination of coffee liqueur, Irish cream, heavy cream, and base spirit(traditionally vodka). This classic cocktail is prized for its rich, creamy texture and smooth delivery of distilled spirits...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cocktails
DEF

Cocktail composé d'un mélange de vodka, de liqueur de café, de crème irlandaise, et de crème traditionnelle.

OBS

coulée irlandaise : désignation proposée par l'Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) en 2022.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
CONT

Irish cream is a cream liqueur based on Irish whiskey, cream and other flavourings. It typically has an alcohol by volume(ABV) level of 15 to 20% and is served on its own or in mixed drinks, most commonly Irish coffee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
DEF

An alcoholic cordial or liqueur consisting of white wine flavoured with wormwood or other aromatic herbs and taken in order to stimulate the appetite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

Apéritif à base de vin blanc dans lequel on a fait macérer diverses plantes aromatiques, amères et toniques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria vinícola
DEF

Licor compuesto de vino [blanco], ajenjo y otras sustancias amargas y tónicas, que se toma como aperitivo.

OBS

vermú; vermut: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que […] las voces "vermú" y "vermut" son las adaptaciones gráficas de la voz francesa "vermouth" (o "vermout") y señala que sus plurales son "vermús" y "vermuts", respectivamente.

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Record 4 2020-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
CONT

An affogato(Italian for "drowned") is an Italian coffee-based dessert. It usually takes the form of a scoop of vanilla gelato or ice cream topped or "drowned" with a shot of hot espresso. Some variations also include a shot of amaretto... or other liqueur.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
CONT

L'affogato est un dessert italien à base de glace et de café bien serré. Son nom exact est «affogato al caffè» ou «gelato affogato al caffè», littéralement «glace noyée dans du café».

Spanish

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Record 5 2018-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recipes
  • Pastries (Cooking)
DEF

[A] classic English dessert... made with layers of bread, cake or ladyfingers(which may be soaked with liqueur) dried fruit and custard.

OBS

The pudding is baked, unmolded and usually served with crème anglaise.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recettes de cuisine
  • Pâtisserie (Art culinaire)
OBS

Pouding fait de gâteau, raisins secs, etc., œufs et lait.

OBS

pouding : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • pudding cabinet

Spanish

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Record 6 2018-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
DEF

An iced drink that consists of wine, brandy, rum, or a liqueur, sugar, and egg and that is shaken and dusted with nutmeg when served.

OBS

e.g. brandy flip, sherry flip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
DEF

Cocktail composé d'un jaune d'œuf et de sucre mélangés à un vin ou un alcool.

Spanish

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Record 7 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
DEF

Addition of the sweetening liqueur to sparkling wines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

Addition de sirop de sucre au champagne et autres vins mousseux avant bouchage final et expédition.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria vinícola
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Record 8 2015-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pastries
  • Restaurant Menus
DEF

A light, ring-shaped cake made with yeast, soaked in syrup flavoured with liqueur, and served with fruit and cream.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtisserie
  • Menus (Restauration)
DEF

Gâteau en forme de couronne, fait d'une pâte molle, et que l'on sert imbibé d'un sirop à la liqueur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Repostería
  • Menú (Restaurantes)
DEF

Pastel de masa de levadura elaborado en un molde con forma de corona lisa y que se baña con almíbar aromatizado con algún licor, su hueco central se rellena con frutas y nata montada.

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Record 9 2015-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Distilling Industries (Food Ind.)
  • Beverages
DEF

A liqueur made by steeping nuts, kernels, fruits, or herbs in any sweetened spirit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distillerie (Alimentation)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
DEF

Liqueur de fabrication artisanale, obtenue par macération de fruits dans de l'eau-de-vie ou de l'alcool.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Destilería (Ind. alimentaria)
  • Bebidas
DEF

Rosoli en que entra zumo de ciertas frutas, principalmente de cerezas o de guindas.

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Record 10 2015-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
CONT

The(Russian) continuous method is an adaptation of the tank method. It was developed in the USSR [Union of Soviet Socialist Republics] and includes a sequence of connected pressurized tanks. Base wine is pumped into the first tank. Measured amounts of the "liqueur de tirage"(solution with yeast and sugar) are added for the secondary fermentation. Then the wine passes through additional tanks containing wood shavings or chips. When the wine reaches the final tanks of the series, it is clarified and any remaining sediment removed. At the end of the process, the wine is bottled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

Méthode d'élaboration des vins mousseux développée en Russie.

Spanish

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Record 11 2012-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
DEF

A clear liqueur distilled from cherries and their almond-flavoured stones that is used in sponge cakes, for macerating and to flavour dishes containing fruit.

OBS

In cookery, it’s most prominently known as a flavorful addition to fondue and cherries jubilee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
OBS

Eau-de-vie obtenue par double distillation de jus fermenté de cerises.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bebidas
DEF

Aguardiente de cerezas fermentadas.

CONT

Para fabricar kirsch se aplastan las cerezas ya maduras cuidando, no obstante, de no partir los huesos. Se deja macerar la pulpa y luego se destila. El olor característico de este aguardiente se debe a la presencia de ínfimas proporciones de ácido cianhídrico y de aldehído benzoico.

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Record 12 2011-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
DEF

A liqueur wine which must correspond to certain criteria.

CONT

Currently, the community [rules] regard the sweet aperitif wines as pertaining to the family of the liqueur wines. The elaborate sweet aperitif wines apart from the zones of appellation are taxed in France like the VDL [vin de liqueur] and not like the VDN [vin doux naturel].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria vinícola
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Record 13 2010-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
DEF

A usually colorless sweet liqueur flavored with aniseed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
DEF

Liqueur obtenue en distillant un mélange d'alcool sucré, d'anis vert, de badiane, de coriandre, de fenouil, de cannelle, etc., et caractérisée par son arôme doux, ses qualités toniques et rafraîchissantes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bebidas
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Record 14 2007-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recipes
DEF

A small thin pancake folded in quarters or rolled, heated in a sauce of butter, sugar, orange or lemon juice, grated rind, and a liqueur(as curaçao) to which is added a pony or two of cognac and cointreau, and usually set ablaze before serving.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recettes de cuisine
DEF

Crêpe parfumée à l'orange et flambée au curaçao.

Spanish

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Record 15 2007-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
DEF

A cherry marinated in Maraschino liqueur and used for garnishing cocktails, desserts and baked goods.

OBS

maraschino cherry: term usually used in the plural (maraschino cherries).

Key term(s)
  • maraschino cherries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
OBS

cerise au marasquin : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel (cerises au marasquin).

Key term(s)
  • cerises au marasquin

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
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Record 16 2007-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
CONT

The "liqueur de tirage" is then a mixture of sugar, yeast and still champagne wine.

CONT

The Guardian picked up on the book’s uncovering of a 17th century document that proved beyond doubt that the English used a second fermentation to convert still Champagne into sparkling wine at least six years before Dom Pérignon even set foot in the Abbey of Hautvillers.

OBS

Non sparkling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
DEF

Vin blanc sec de Champagne, non champagnisé.

CONT

Une certaine quantité de vin s'échappe lors du dégorgement, et l'on compense alors cette perte, par une quantité de liqueur de dosage : mélange de sucre de canne et de champagne tranquille. La teneur en sucre de la liqueur est déterminante pour le type du vin et sa douceur relative.

Spanish

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Record 17 2006-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
CONT

Cherry Colada :½ Piña Colada Mix, 2 oz Cherry Liqueur, ½ Pineapple Juice; serve over ice or frozen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)

Spanish

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Record 18 2006-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
DEF

A sweet liqueur prepared with caraway seed and cumin, made in regions bordering the eastern coast of the Baltic sea.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
DEF

Alcool de céréale auquel les graines de cumin donnent du goût; il est doux et parfaitement incolore.

Spanish

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Record 19 2006-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
  • Restaurant Menus
DEF

A drink consisting of Tia Maria liqueur, rum, coffee and topped with whipped cream.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
  • Menus (Restauration)
OBS

Nom d'un cocktail.

Spanish

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Record 20 2005-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Restaurant Equipment
  • Various Drinks - Service
DEF

A rolling cart that includes a selection of cordials.

CONT

Our Sommelier will assist you in your choice of a cordial from our liqueur cart.

OBS

Usually passed after dinner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Restaurants)
  • Service de boissons diverses
OBS

Table roulante.

OBS

On écrirait mieux «charriot».

OBS

charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 21 2005-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
DEF

A liqueur having a gin base, flavored with fresh sloes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)

Spanish

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Record 22 2004-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
  • Restaurant Equipment
CONT

Thousands of restaurants, hotels, bars, and retailers use our products. Our granita machines are just what you need to serve your customers delicious cold treats. Originating in Italy, granita is also called "granizado" in some Spanish-speaking countries, and is sometimes called Italian Ice in the United States. Like ice cream, granita is a cold delight often employed as a desert : a nice cooler for a hot day or an elegant palate cleanser for a fancy meal. Unlike ice crea, granita does not derive from dairy products. It is more often based on fruit juice, vegetable juice, wine, coffee or liqueur with sugar mixed in. Freezing give granita a characteristic rough granular texture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
  • Équipement (Restaurants)

Spanish

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Record 23 2002-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Distilling Industries (Food Ind.)
DEF

Liqueur manufactured with the peel of the bitter orange.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distillerie (Alimentation)
DEF

Liqueur fabriquée avec l'écorce d'orange amère.

OBS

Nomenclature de Bruxelles tarif douanier, industrie alimentaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Destilería (Ind. alimentaria)
DEF

Licor hecho de la cáscara seca de la naranja amarga procedente de Curaçao.

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Record 24 2001-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Winemaking
CONT

The white wines have to be served at a temperature of 50-54°F. The Champagne and champagnized wines too.

CONT

The ’liqueur d’expédition’ is added to the champagnised wine after degorgement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

Se dit d'un vin traité selon la méthode champenoise.

Spanish

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Record 25 2001-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mixed Drinks
OBS

Cordial: A sweet fruit-based drink to which water is usually added.

OBS

Cordial(American) is also another name for liqueur.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cocktails

Spanish

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Record 26 1997-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glasses (table setting)
  • Various Drinks - Service
  • Glassware
CONT

liqueur glass : any glass with a smallish bowl will do... and aim for an uncoloured bowl.

Key term(s)
  • liquor glass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verres (service de table)
  • Service de boissons diverses
  • Objets en verre
CONT

Coffret de 6 verres à liqueur.

Spanish

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Record 27 1988-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Distilling Industries (Food Ind.)
OBS

mixture of gin and liqueur resulting in gin with the taste of a cordial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distillerie (Alimentation)
OBS

Mélange de gin doux et de liqueur selon la compagnie Corby à Montréal.

Spanish

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Record 28 1986-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glasses (table setting)
  • Various Drinks - Service
  • Glassware
DEF

A pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verres (service de table)
  • Service de boissons diverses
  • Objets en verre
CONT

Composition du matériel de table (Pour un service de 100 couverts). Verrerie. Verres à eau, à vin, à porto, à apéritif, à liqueur, à dégustation.

Spanish

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Record 29 1985-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
CONT

After the wine has been made... it is ready to undergo the secondary fermentation. The first step is the addition of the liqueur de tirage... a solution of cane sugar dissolved in wine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
CONT

On obtient un vin mousseux (...) en provoquant une fermentation secondaire dans une bouteille (...). La dose de sucre nécessaire à chaque bouteille est ajoutée par (...) une (...) "liqueur de tirage".

Spanish

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Record 30 1981-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
OBS

Machine which automatically adds the liqueur to bottles of sparkling wine after disgorging.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
OBS

Machine utilisée pour ajouter automatiquement la liqueur d'expédition dans les bouteilles de vin mousseux avant leur bouchage définitif.

Spanish

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Record 31 1981-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
OBS

The blend of wine which after addition of sugar syrup("tirage" liqueur) and yeast, is bottled to undergo bottle fermentation for the production of sparkling wine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
OBS

Dans l'élaboration des vins mousseux, désigne le mélange de plusieurs vins qui, après addition de la "liqueur de tirage" et du levain, est mis en bouteilles en vue de la deuxième fermentation.

Spanish

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Record 32 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Drinks - Service
  • Glasses (table setting)
  • Dishes
CONT

Liqueur set hand blown in warm green with gold bands. Handled decanter and six matching liqueur glasses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Service de boissons diverses
  • Verres (service de table)
  • Vaisselle
CONT

Service en porcelaine fine, blanche, bordure et filet or, décor «feuille de vigne». Comprend : 1 pichet, 6 gobelets, 1 plateau.

Spanish

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