How to Use liqueur in a Sentence
liqueur
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Read with caution, and a glass of sweet liqueur in hand.
—Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2022
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Combine the wine, rum, liqueurs and lemon juice in the shaker.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
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In a blender, blend the strawberries with the Heimat New York liqueur.
—Amanda Schuster, Forbes, 25 May 2021
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Here, it’s made with fresh pulp and Pama liqueur and served in a jam jar.
—Ben Reynolds, Travel, 4 Jan. 2022
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The fruit salad, on Page 22, is diced and drenched in Maraschino liqueur.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022
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Set a few bottles of liqueur on the table for those who’d like to spike their dessert.
—Sunset Magazine, 11 Nov. 2022
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The teams must bring ski chalets to life with a baked element made with liqueur.
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2022
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Mix the butter and liqueur together and brush the fish with the mixture.
—For Kroger, The Courier-Journal, 18 Sep. 2017
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Try it with tonic and lime, or with a splash of grapefruit liqueur.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 2 July 2018
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More:This small-batch liqueur is made for Dia de los Muertos.
—Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2021
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The secret behind so many of these quick recipes is a liqueur, a spirit, a brandy.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2022
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As for the bar itself, note the eight varieties of amaro ($6 and $8), the Italian herbal liqueur.
—Rebecca Powers, chicagotribune.com, 8 Mar. 2018
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Combine the gin, liqueur, lemon juice, and bitters in the base of a cocktail shaker.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2022
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The answer is yes, but there isn’t a specific liqueur or fruit that does the job.
—Andy Staples, SI.com, 23 Apr. 2018
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Is the Stinger a sweet shaken mixture of equal parts Cognac and liqueur?
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2022
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In a shaker, add a couple ounces of gin and a splash of the maraschino cherry liqueur.
—Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, 26 Aug. 2019
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One favorite: bright green Chartreuse, the liqueur that’s been made by Carthusian monks since the 1500s.
—New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
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The baba is soaked in a pale-green herbal liqueur that recalls absinthe.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2022
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Now owned by Diageo PLC, the brand is the world’s top-selling liqueur.
—James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2018
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Others can be used to make your own liqueurs or spirits.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
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Allow the fruit, spices, liqueur, sherry and wine to simmer for up to 12 to 15 minutes.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
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While baking, in a small saucepan, melt jelly with liqueur.
—Terri Milligan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2017
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And that’s the case with Bénédictine, the herbal French liqueur that gives the Monte Carlo its warming fall spice.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2024
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Try the smokey margarita, made with Los Javis mezcal and a spicy chili liqueur.
—Brittany Martin, Los Angeles Magazine, 19 Feb. 2018
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Pour it into mugs with one ounce of Ancho Reyes Chile liqueur.
—Ac Shilton, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2020
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For the 21-and-over crowd, Aldi’s is selling pumpkin spice liqueur.
—Zlati Meyer, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2017
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And then there were the booths selling farmhouse cheeses, fresh baked goods, cherry jams and liqueurs.
—Elizabeth Marcus, BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2018
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Choose a liqueur that will act as a complement to the other flavors in your dessert.
—Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 25 Feb. 2022
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The Bubbles Form The finished blend and liqueur de tirage (a sugar and yeast solution made with the still wine) are combined and bottled.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2025
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Cap the visit with a bottle of ginger rum liqueur (72 dollars) made in collaboration with the island’s Foursquare Rum Distillery.
—Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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