Availability of a recipe of something you enjoy eating or drinking seems so exciting and convenient. Imagine availability of your favorite liquor made available to you on a platter. All you have to do is mixing a few liquids etc. and your favorite drink is before you in a chilled and fancy but appropriate glass to enjoy on a bright summer afternoon or a cool moonlit night or late evening. So here we go with some details.

Brewing your own simple liquor is easy and you can have your liquor catered made to your own taste – delicious!!

Liquor can be made with a mix of liquors and fruit juices and also just a mix of fruit juices. We shall enjoy both on this page – As you know sharing is caring. To mention a few of the common and known fruit liquors are Grand Marnier, Cointreau, Curacao (orange is the base juice in these.) Others are where strawberries, raspberries and cherries are the base juice like – Crème de Cassis, Liqueur de fraises, Liqueur de Framboise (raspberry) and Cherry Heering

A simple fruit liqueur recipe:

Fruit (berries) 1 lb
Pure Vodka (80 proof vodka)3 cups (710)ml If not half cup of pure alcohol made of grain plus half a cup of water
300ml i.e. 1 ¼ cup granulated sugar

Make it a point to first rinses the fruit in fresh water (berries.) The berries should be made into fragments. Place berries or whichever fruit you have chosen to your taste in a container and add the vodka. Close tight and store in a dark, cool place stirring for 2-4 weeks – once a week. Now after 4 weeks (the more mature the better) I mean the content not woman!! Strain through the metal Strainer.

Now transfer the sweetened liquor to a container for more ageing – this could be a glass bottle with a tight lid. Add 1 ¼ cup (300 ml) of granulated sugar to 3 cups (710) ml of liquor which is still unsweetened. Let it mature well for at least 3 months –more is allowed. Depends on how patient or impatient you are. Empty out the clear liquor to a clean and new bottle. If you have a sweet tooth, you may add sugar to suit your taste.

What you save you earn. If you like you can use the fruit to dish out a delicious desert.
Just mix the fruit in your ice cream or use it as a topping. The choice is absolutely yours. In any recipe let your imagination run wild.

Great liquor can be distilled in your home distillery even by using Essence. Liquor essence is a great ingredient for making liquor. You can use this essence to make delicious cordials and liqueurs. It is wise to use Essences in liqueurs that are not so easy to handle. Coconut, Almond, hazelnut and also some more difficult ones like banana liqueurs use these essences. Many good manufacturing companies like Gert Strand AB are supplying one of the largest choices of liqueur essences. There are some prestige essences and these have no fear of artificial aromas or even flavors.

So now you have the liberty to use good essences, distill your own flavors in your home distillery – know your limits and enjoy the liqueurs made of good liquor recipes – in the comforts of your own house. You do not have to wait for any liquor sale, or bother about the liquor prices. Sit in your liquor city and enjoy even online liquor, if you fancy. Cheers and a big bravo to all the liquor recipes!!

One of the best stores for purchasing liquor in Australia is Liquor land. This chain has a very strong network in the country and has 600 stores. Out of these stores, 300 Liquor Land stores can be found around the landmark Coles Supermarkets.

Liquor Land makes sure that it provides its customers the ultimate liquor buying experience. They have a huge collection of the best liquors from across the globe. They also have a team of professionals working for them who make the liquor purchasing process easy and informative. You can be sure of the team at this store to educate you on the best deals and hot picks of the month.

The buyers at Liquor Land travel the globe and source the best spirits. Not only will you get the best brands at Liquor Land but you will also get these premium brands at the best prices. Their wine cellar has an exhaustive collection of a variety of fine wines. They have a fine selection of Chardonnay in different flavors. They also house a fabulous collection of Sauvignon Blancs, a wine that managed to put Melbourne in the wine lovers list. Apart from this the white wine section has Semillon and Semillon Blends, Dry Whites, Sweet White wines and a fantastic display of Riesling and Verdehlo wines.

Be it an Australian red or a red from any part of the world, if you are purchasing your red wine from Liquor land you can be rest assured that you will be spoilt for choice. High quality Cabernet Sauvignon with full bodied flavors, the Shiraz collection which is a favorite amongst wine drinkers in Australia, plumy Merlots, the prized Pinot Noirs, the carefully blended Shiraz Cabernet and a huge range of other red blends is what you can choose from at this store.

If you are a on the lookout for the perfect bubbly you can end your search here. Liquor land has a huge collection of champagnes and sparkling wine to make any occasion special. From new age sparkling wines to the classic French Champagne you will be amazed at the collection here.

If it is fortified wines that you are looking for it is Liquor land again which will give you the finest available selection. Fortified wines are extremely popular in Australia and are often described as ‘liquid sunshine’. Sherry, Port Wine and Marsala are the most common type of fortified wines and you can be sure to find the widest range here at Liquor land.

If you that that Liquor land was a store meant only for the wine aficionados then you have another thought coming your way. Along with the wide plethora of wines, liquor land offers an equally extensive selection of beers. From as unusual as Belgian beers to the commonly available ones from local microbreweries, Liquor land has a phenomenal collection of beers. If you are a weight watcher but want to quench your thirst with a cold beer then head to liquor land and choose from their selection of fine low carb beers. You also have flavored beers to choose from if you prefer that over regular beers.

Along with all this you can also take a look at the huge collection of spirits that Liquor land houses. From bourbons, cognacs, scotch, gins, tequila, vodkas etc Liquor land has an enviable collection of grain spirits.

There are different types of liquor consumers. Some who are the cultured ones who drink for taste and enjoy all the good Liquor drinks and cash on all their good qualities like taste, flavor, a bit of a high or “a kick” as they say. On the other hand there are a few who abuse the alcohol drinks and in turn also abuse their own bodies.

These drinks are of different type – Mainly Spirits, Wine and Beer. Each of these liquor drinks has different features and characteristics. Meaning each one possesses its own individuality –

Each one has different content of alcohol in it.
They are meant to be served in different types of glasses.
The size of the peck or the serving size is also different.
Their flammability is entirely different – Though this has nothing much to do with the alcohol lover.
Their utility value also varies – one from the other.

The availability of liquor also differs from one country to another. Some countries consume more of wine and beer while others consume more of the Spirits. Etc.

Different drinks have different levels of restrictions on them. This could be geographical or social. Restrictions meaning – Prohibition. Prohibition of liquor is different in different countries like India, United States, Nordic countries and other countries.

Some countries like India, United Kingdom, United States, Netherlands, Japan, Denmark, Ireland etc. have different prohibition rules governing their liquor consumption in public places.

There is also a variable age restriction in different countries like Australia, Europe, Argentina, Canada, France, India, Hong Kong, Italy, Korea, Japan, Portugal, Ukraine, UK, USA and our favorite Nordic countries like Denmark etc.

Similarly, the particular liquor city or the liquor land and the different liquor stores have to adhere to restrictions on Production, Sale possession etc. whether it’s a top liquor or a liquor king or a cheap liquor. All the liquor for sale has to be sold keeping in mind all such rules and regulations.

Again there are different rules for different liquor like –
Driving laws for the consumers
Alcoholism
Heart disease
Effect of alcohol on the health of the consumer
Cancer
Dementia
Mortality rate
Diabetes
Strokes
Longevity of the consumer

Each religion has a different reaction to different types of alcohols.

Each drink has its own individual history – like fermented or distilled beverages, alcoholic drinks in America etc.

Each liquors chemistry, toxicology, hangovers and also the use of raw materials and ingredients (whether its use of grains, or vegetables or fruit pulp or fruit juices) makes it very different from the other.

Alcohol beverages or liquor drinks as they are also known are basically drinks which contain ethanol, popularly known as alcohol. These are sold in almost all the countries in different restaurants, bars, liquor stores etc. All they are required to do is own a license, keep the liquor inventory. Then the liquor distributors are allowed to sell their Top liquor, cheap liquor, liquor King at the stipulated liquor price. The liquor distributors can also give you home liquor delivery, if that’s what you fancy.

So go ahead and swing to the liquor drinks of your choice.

Alcoholic beverage is a drink containing ethanol and is classified into three categories, namely: wines, spirits and beer. Liquor beverages are often important part of social scene mainly because it helps everyone to let their hair down and have a good time.

Everybody has their favourite liquor beverage that they enjoy. Some social drinkers go to the bar or pubs to enjoy their drink while mingling with their friends while others will want to stock up the bar in their homes for entertaining or enjoying a cocktail at the end of the day. Some may include high quality selection of whiskey or fine wine while for some the pleasures of vodka or tequila may be more to their liking.

Whiskey is recognized world over and is the most popular and preferred choice of many. There are single malts from a single distillery or vatted malt that is a blend of whiskies from different distilleries. A ‘pure malt’ or just ‘malt’ on the label is a vatted whiskey. Blended whiskies are made from mix of malt and grain whiskies, the famous brands being Chivas Regal and Canadian Club.

Brandy and Cognac are from the Cognac region of France are the best that is available in the market. Cognac, the luxurious cousin of brandy is one of the finest drinks with 40% alcohol content. Remy Martin, Courvoisier, Hennessy and Martell capture about 85% of the market. Brandy is of three types, and is made of grapes unless specified otherwise. Fruit brandies are normally made from peaches, plum, apricots, cherries etc. The third type is Pomace brandy that is neither nor coloured.

Rum has the loosest association to any one location, the majority originated in the Caribbean and most of it is still produced there. Light rums are commonly used in cocktails while golden and dark rum are appropriate for drinking straight or for cooking.

Vodka has an alcoholic content between 35-70%by volume and is traditionally drunk straight up in vodka belt countries. It is commonly used in cocktails and mixed drinks like Bloody Mary, the Screwdriver, vodka tonic etc.

All these liquor beverages are served in different ways to suit taste and preferences. They can be had straight at room temperature without any additional ingredient or can be had ‘on the rocks’ over ice cubes. Some prefer it with tonic water, club soda, juice or cola. Some of the liquor is used as a core ingredient for cocktails or shooter.

Then there is a selection of wines and beers and other products that are more commonly consumed by people when they feel the need to indulge after a day at work. Whether it is being given as a gift or just kept in the fridge for regular consumption, there is variety of liquor beverages available to suit every occasion.

A pleasantly different type of liquor but equally flavoursome is the anisette liqueur. For some anisette liquor is a perfect ending to a fine meal, some prefer it at room temperature while others like it to be served chilled and there are some who love it when poured slowly over ice cubes.

Get the most out of your liquor beverages and it will surely help to lift your spirits but take care to be a moderate drinker so that you enjoy them and not become engulfed by their intoxication. The importance of being moderate cannot be negated as the harm of excess drinking is very real. So enjoy your beverages but drink responsibly.

Fine liquor is enjoyed best as an after dessert drink. Liquors have been in existence since centuries. Initially used as herbal medicine the term originated from the Latin word “liquifacere” meaning “to dissolve”. A liquor is called so because all the flavors used to make a liquor are dissolved together. It is a sweet alcoholic drink which can have a number of flavors such as that of fruit, seeds, flowers, roots, plants, spices and even alcohol itself.

Most fine liquors are known to contain 15% to 30% of alcohol. But in some liquors the alcohol content can go up to as high as 55%. While it is easy to confuse a fine liquor with a fine spirit the primal difference between the two lies in the fact that liquors are loaded with added sugar. So just because your alcohol is flavored such as flavored vodka or flavored gin, it cannot be classified as a liquor. Some people do try and make a difference between liquors and cordials but the two are essentially the same.

A fine liquor can be divided into two main and broad categories namely, generics and proprietaries. Generics are liquors that can be made by a number of manufacturers. Crème de menthe is the best example of this category. This is a cream based liquor but can be made by a number of manufacturers. A proprietary on the other hand, is a liquor that can be made by brand names alone.

The Grand Mariner and Kahlua are classic examples of this liquor type. It is between these two categories that the different flavors of liquors exist. The flavors of these liquors mainly depend on the amount of time they are allowed to mellow and also upon the ingredients that are used to make these liquors.

The distillation and the redistillation process are very important in making a fine liquor. There are four basic flavor types of fine liquors. These are seed, herbal, plant and fruit. A very small minority also makes liquors using whisky and brandy as the base spirit giving the liquor an extended sweet alcoholic flavor.

Herbal liquor was first made in 1510. In fact Benedictine and Chartreuse are one the most famous French ‘monastery liquors’. It was made by the Benedictine monks to fight malaria bouts. This is a proprietary liquor. The production of this liquor dispersed because of the French Revolution. It was in 1860 that production of this fabulous liquor was started once again by Philippe La Grande who accidentally found the recipe of Benedictine. He built an extraordinary distillery and resumed production of the drink.

The other fine liquor that was meant to be used as a medicine but was converted to a liquor was Chartreuse. Though it is still produced by the monks they had been expelled from France during the French Revolution. This order of monks called the Carthrusian order was once again allowed to come back to France once Napoleon was defeated. But this order was ousted from the country once again and moved to Spain where they continued production till 1991. It was then that the order was restored back to France.

You can enjoy your favorite fine liquor in many different ways. You can drink it neat or pour it over ice, use it for cooking or in desserts or as a cocktail and enjoy it the way you like it best.

Brandy liquor is produced from skins, fruit pulp and juice. The word “brandy” is derived from “brandewign” which is a Dutch word that means burnt wine. Most people enjoy a drink of brandy after they have had their dinner. Brandy liquor is drunk in “snifters” that are held in one’s hands just under the cup so that the liquor is gently warmed. This helps to enhance the aromas and scents.

Way back in the 7th century Arab Alchemists tried to make all sorts of medical concoctions by burning and boiling fruits etc. The result was brandy. Later on Dutch traders in the 16th century used similar methods to develop a concentrate of wine so that it could be carried in small quantities. This is how the production of brandy started.

Grape brandy liquor is well known and is available in different forms like Armagnac, cognac and American. This liquor is made from grapes and is twice distilled. It is then aged in casks of wood and sold as Martell and Hennessey brands. There are plenty of grape brandy liquors all over the world especially in places like Mexico, South Africa and France. It is best when drunk at room temperature.

A pomace brandy liquor is made from skin, stems and grape pulp. This type of brandy liquor is not aged as much or stored in wooden barrels as the other liquors, therefore it has a crisp and pungent flavor that stems from the fruit it is made of. However one is supposed to acquire a taste for it. This liquor is available in liquor stores as the Italian grappa and the French Marc.

The fruit brandy liquor is got from apricots, cherries and other fruit. It is one of the top liquors and is a clear liquid. Normandy in France produces an apple brandy liquor that is twice distilled and fermented with yeast. It is best when consumed chilled or with crushed ice.

Most fruit brandies are distilled from wines, except those that are produced from berries. This is because berries do not have enough sugar content to make wine with enough alcohol for distillation and have to be soaked or macerated in spirit in order to extract the aroma and flavor. The resulting extract is distilled at low proof. Once of the best and most popular fruit brandy liquor is an apple brandy which is also known as Eau-de-vie.

Cognac is probably one of the most popular and best brandy liquors in the world. It is a mixture of various brandies that differ in age and growing regions. Armagnac is France’s oldest brandy liquor which is said to have been produced way back in the early 15th century.

The main types of grapes used in its production are the Folle Blanche, Ugni Blanc and Colombard. This liquor is aged in wooden casks that are made of Monlezun Oak which is rare. The brandy has an assertive and rustic character and flavor.

French brandy liquor is found in many liquor stores and these are available intop liquor brands. Similarly, Spanish brandy liquors and Italian brandy liquors are also famous for their taste and aromas. Aged in oak and produced in pot and column stills, these brandies are pretty famous all over the world.

ABC Fine Wine &Spirits formerly known as ABC Liquor was born in 1936. It was founded by Jack Holloway in Orlando in Florida. Holloway was a cigar store manager and believed that the end of the Prohibition was an excellent opportunity to expand the cigar business and incorporate it with the spirits business.

However, his employer did not share his foresight. This compelled Jack Holloway to go into the business by himself. His first store was Jacks Friendly Neighborhood Bar. This bar was located in downtown Orlando at the corner of Wall Street and North Orange Avenue and saw a great deal of traffic.

With the coming decade the company grew at a steady pace and managed to open up six more stores. Finally in 1950, ABC Liquor was established. Jack Holloway chose the name so because he not only wanted to have top recall value of his clients but also wanted to be listed first in the phone book!

As the years progressed the company increased its number of retail stores. In 1970 along with the stores, ABC Liquor also invested in building different styles of lounges which ranged from the friendly neighborhood bar, to a country tavern to the raving discotheques.

It was in 1980 that ABC Liquor took another gigantic leap. They executed their expansion plan and grew from central Florida right into the northern peninsula when they purchased Jax Liquors. ABC was declared one of the largest privately owned wine and spirits merchant with 200 stores stretching from Boca Raton, Tallahassee to Naples.

ABC Liquors then decided that it was time for them to go through a slight image makeover so that they could expand their market reach. It was in 1993 that ABC liquor changed its name to ABC Fine Wine & Spirits. This move was made so that they would be able to highlight their comprehensive fine wine selections to the people in the larger locations.

ABC Liquor, now known as ABC Fine Wine & Spirits has put a great deal of focus on managing their growth in the market. They have held a pragmatic approach and have selected new locations. But at the same time they have also kept their older stores under the scanner and have worked on keeping them in line with changing times by constant remodeling and innovations.

They have also been stoic enough to close down stores that were not doing well and have filled up the gap with choosing to open newer stores. Because of this marketing and growth strategy ABC today has stores spanning from Tallahassee to Jacksonville in the Florida peninsula from Naples to South Miami.

The success of ABC Liquor lies in their constant drive and innovation and the understanding of the changing needs of a dynamic market. They constantly assess how their services and stores meet the customer needs and demands. They also have placed a great deal of emphasis on trying to provide the best shopping experience to their customers by making sure that their stores are well lit and shopper friendly.