Alcoholic Flavorings

• Amaretto A fruit-based liqueur from Italia. The flavor comes from sweet and bitter almonds.
• Arrack(pronounced AIR ak)Made from fermented and distilled rasins, palm juice and dates. Smells very strong and distinctive.
• Brandy Distilled from wine. Brandy is classified by these labels: E- extra special, F- fine, M- mellow, O- old, P- pale, S- superior, V- very and X- extra. Labels may include a combination of these letters to adequately define the nature of the brandy.
• Calvados Known in America as “applejack”, this is an apple brandy from France which originated near Normandy.
• Chambord (pronounced sham BOARD) Liqueur from black raspberries, other fruits, herbs and honey.
• Cognac(pronounced CONE e ack or CONE yak) Brandy made near Cognac in France.
• Cointreau(pronounced KWAN trowe) Interchangable usually with Grand Marnier, this colorless French liqueur is flavored with the peels of curacao (pronounced CURE uh sow) and other oranges.
• Creme de Cacao (pronounced KREM day COCO) Chocolate-flavored liqueur from France.
• Framboise (pronounced frahm-BWAHZ, also the french word for raspberry) –Raspberry Brandy— Distilled from fermented aspberry juice. Colorless but strong classifies this spirit as an eau-de-vie (pronounced oh duh VEE). which is a classification of any spirit or brandy made from fruit juice and is colorless. 
• Grand Marnier (pronounced gran mar NYAY) French, again, and is made with oranges and aged cognac.
• Kirschwasser (pronouced KIRSH vas sir) Also known as “kirsch”, this colorless brandy (also an eau-de-vie)  is distilled from small black cherries specifically found in the south of Germany.
• Madiera   From the island of Madiera, Portugal. A fortified sweet wine.
• Maraschino (pronounced mair uh SHEEN oh) Made from the Amarasca cherry and can be used as a substitute for kirschwasser.
• Marsala(pronounced mar SAHL uh) Originally from the town of Marsala, Sicily. An Italian dessert wine.
• Rum Made from fermented sugar cane juice and/or molasses. Various rums of various flavors are imported from various countries. Mainly Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba and Barbados.
• Sambuca is a black liquorice flavored liqueur from Italy.
• Whiskey Made from distilled rye grain, usually, but also from corn, wheat or barley grains.