liqueur vs liquor
liqueur
Definitions
noun
- strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
Examples
One of them is the capacity of drinkers to adsorb liqueur without slurring or otherwise noticeably displaying physical manifestations of enjoying alcoholic beverages.
A kir is a mix of white wine and french blackberry liqueur.
Liqueurs commonly made this way include triple sec, cassis, Cointreau, Grand Mariner and so forth.
liquor
Definitions
noun
- a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process
- the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked
- an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
Examples
A liquor pour cost of 18.3%, for example, means that it cost a little more than 18 cents to generate a dollar of liquor sales.
Washington, who believed liquor a particular scourge among blacks, sent felicitations.
Turn up the heat and reduce the poaching liquor by one third.
