cordial

Definitions of cordial
  1. noun
    strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
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    absenta, ajenjo
    strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise
    anisete, chinchón, ojén
    liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed
    benedictino, licor benedictino
    a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks
    licor de café
    coffee-flavored liqueur
    crema de cacao
    sweet liqueur flavored with vanilla and cacao beans
    crema de menta, menta
    sweet green or white mint-flavored liqueur
    crema de fresa
    strawberry-flavored liqueur
    cúmel
    liqueur flavored with caraway seed or cumin
    marrasquino
    distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries
    pastís
    similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood
    licor anisado, pernod
    (registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise
    ratafía
    sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds
    curaçao
    flavored with sour orange peel
    cointreau
    type of curacao having higher alcoholic content
    grand marnier
    an orange-flavored French liqueur
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    alcohol
    a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
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