Liqueur

Liqueurs for Cocktails

Explore Drinkero's selection of liqueurs chosen for cocktail making. From bright orange liqueurs to rich coffee flavours and bittersweet aperitifs, these bottles add sweetness, flavour and complexity to classic and modern cocktails.

What Is a Liqueur?

A liqueur is a flavoured alcoholic drink typically made by combining a spirit base with ingredients such as fruits, herbs, spices, coffee or other flavourings. In cocktails, liqueurs are often used alongside a base spirit to add sweetness and a distinctive flavour.

Essential Liqueurs for Classic Cocktails

You don't need a large collection of liqueurs to make great cocktails. A few carefully chosen bottles can cover a wide range of recipes.

• Orange liqueur — an essential ingredient in Margaritas, Sidecars and Cosmopolitans.
• Coffee liqueur — provides the rich coffee sweetness found in an Espresso Martini.
• Bittersweet aperitifs — bring citrus, herbal and bitter notes to Spritzes and other aperitif-style cocktails.

Our Orange Liqueur Choices

For a classic Margarita, Drinkero recommends Cointreau. Its bright orange character and relatively dry finish complement blanco tequila and lime without making the cocktail overly sweet.

For a richer variation, choose Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge. Its combination of orange character and Cognac gives a Margarita greater depth and creates a rounder style of drink.

Selected for Cocktail Making

Drinkero's liqueur selection is built around recipes rather than an enormous catalogue. We choose bottles that have a clear purpose in cocktails and make it easier to find the right ingredient for the drink you want to make.

Build a Complete Cocktail Kit

Making cocktails for a group? Choose your cocktail and whether you're making 6, 12, 24 or 48 drinks. Drinkero calculates the liqueurs, spirits, mixers and other ingredients you need for the complete recipe.