Types of Liqueurs: What the Label Has to Mean
Liqueur is 27 CFR 5.150, not a tasting list. Baileys 17%. Kahlúa US 20%. No ranking.
Liqueur is 27 CFR 5.150, not a tasting list. Baileys 17%. Kahlúa US 20%. No ranking.
Baileys taste is not a TTB class. Original Irish Cream prints 17% Alc/Vol official. It is a liqueur (27 CFR 5.150), not whiskey. A 1.5-ounce pour at 17% is about 0.43 drink. No ranking.
Both usually 27 CFR 5.150 liqueurs. Different flavors. Official ABVs unused as a ranking FLAG.
Cointreau is a 40% ABV orange liqueur (Rémy Cointreau). Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge is a 40% ABV cognac-and-bitter-orange curaçao (Campari). A 1 oz pour of either is 0.67 standard drinks.
No official Amaro Nonino substitute. Official Quintessentia 35% this run. 27 CFR 5.150. No ranking.
No official Angostura substitute. Official aromatic page omitted ABV — FLAG. Dashes are not a drink. IBA Old Fashioned uses aromatic bitters.
Amaretto is a bitter-almond-style liqueur class. Disaronno Originale is one Italian brand, typically 28% ABV, flavored from apricot kernels — not almonds. A 1.5 oz 28% pour is 0.70 drinks.
US cordial is 27 CFR 5.150 with liqueur. Sugar ≥2.5% by weight. Wine cordial is a different Part 4 label. Triple sec is a 5.150 type word, not a separate class.
Tequila Rose is a cream liqueur, not a tequila class. Official ABV unused this run — FLAG. NOM-006 tequila rules do not make a strawberry cream a CRT class. Typical cream ~15–17% — unused. Read the neck.
Hpnotiq leftover is 5.150 cordial. Official this fetch 17% Alc/Vol. A touch of cognac is blend English, not cognac 13. Leftover Grand Marnier is not cognac. Unused 18-way ranking. Unused Hpnotiq Cosmo as IBA.