1937 U.K.B.G. Approved Cocktails (United Kingdom Bartender's Guild)

CR£ME DE cumin.—A Kummel. Has a considerable quantity of sugar crystals in it. Strong in alcohol. CREMEDE FRAISE.—A sweet French liqueur flavoured with strawberry. Strawberry in colour. CREME DE FRAMBOISES.—A sweet French liqueur, flavoured with raspberry. Raspberry in colour. CREMEDE MANDARINE.—A tangerine liqueur, better known as Mandarine de Blidah, being made from Blidah tangerines. CREME DE MENTHE.—A very popular liqueur, possessing valuable digestive properties. It is made of wine or grain spirit flavoured with peppermint and sweetened. When it leaves the still it is absolutely colourless, and some Creme de Menthe is sold in the pure white form. As a rule, however, it is coloured green, and such colouring should be of pure vegetable matter. This means that if left exposed to the sun, or only to the light of day for some time, green Creme de Menthe will revert to its original white colour. The original Creme de Menthe is compounded by Cusenier and marketed under the name of Freezomint. CREME de IMOKA.—A French liqueur, light brown in colour and with a coffee flavour. CREME de NOYAU.—^A French liqueur with almond flavouring. Pink or white. CREME de PECCO.—A Dutch liqueur with a tea flavour, semi-sweet, colourless. CREME de PRUNELLES.—^A liqueur, plum green in colour, sweet. CREME de roses.—A pink liqueur, flavoured with rose. CREME de THE.—^A colourless French liqueur, with the flavour of tea. CREME de VANELLE.—^A French liqueur, sweet and with a strong vanilla flavour. CREMEde VIOLETTES.—A pale violet French liqueur and scented with violets. CREME YVETTE.—^An American liqueur. Very old, with the flavour, colour and scent of parma violet. Sweet. Rather high alcoholic strength.