Wine vs liquer

[Goofynewfie]

What is the difference? For example what is the difference between a rhubarb wine and a rhubarb liquer? Is it just sweetness? Alcohol %?

 

[TallDan]

Liqueur is a distilled spirit with added flavoring.


Wine is not distilled.

 

[Goofynewfie]

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liqueur
It doesn't mention distillation thougj

 

[buzd]

Liqueur and liquor aren't quite the same thing and your thread title doesn't quite clarify which you are asking about.

 

[Goofynewfie]

Liqueur. I didn't notice the typo until now

 

[madscientist451]

You can add any flavor you want to vodka or grain alcohol by and call it Liqueur. I add rhubarb as a flavor component to finished cider. Just wash, chop it up, freeze, then use 1 lb of rhubarb per gallon of cider in a carboy and let it sit. I then blend to taste with another cider I've added strawberries to. I'll make 5-6 gallons of this in June and it doesn't last long once it gets hot out.

 

[GrogNerd]

thru that link, merriam-webster defines LIQUEUR as a sweetened LIQUOR. following that link will tell you LIQUOR refers to a usually distilled alcoholic beverage

it also gives brandy, which is distilled wine, as an example of LIQUEUR

 

[Goofynewfie]

I always thought brandy was considered a spirit

 

[GrogNerd]

and SPIRIT is another name for distilled alcohol

 

[TallDan]

it also gives brandy, which is distilled wine, as an example of LIQUEUR

No, it gives brandy as an example of liquor, which it is.

Perhaps the Wikipedia definition is a bit more clear to read:

A liqueur (US /lɪˈkɜːr/ or UK /lɪˈkjʊər/) is an alcoholic beverage made from a distilled spirit that has been flavored with fruit, cream, herbs, spices, flowers or nuts and bottled with added sugar or other sweetener (such as high-fructose corn syrup). Liqueurs are typically quite sweet; they are usually not aged for long after the ingredients are mixed, but may have resting periods during their production to allow flavors to marry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liqueur