Flavored liquor

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Flavoured liquors or Flavored liquors are distilled alcoholic beverages with added flavorings. They are distinct from liqueurs in that liqueurs have a high sugar content, whereas flavored liquors contain no added sugar. They typically start with a base of white rum or vodka, both of which are known for having little taste of their own. Flavoring is added at the distillery. The most expensive flavored liquors use essences of fruit much like a perfume would, except in larger quantities. A relatively new method introduced in the late 1990s involves sugar syrup and fruit extract.^{[citation needed]}

Flavored liquors include:

Absinthe (wormwood, anise, fennel, and other herbs)
Arak (anise)
Gin (juniper and other herbs)
Raki (anise)
Flavored vodkas (numerous flavors including lemon, lime, lemon-lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, raspberry, strawberry, vanilla, black currant, chile pepper, cherry, apple, cinnamon, coffee, peach, rose, and buffalo grass)
Flavored rum originally consisted of spiced rums such as Captain Morgan. More recently, a wide range of flavors have been introduced, possibly inspired by the popularity of flavored vodkas. Available flavors include lemon, lime, orange, citrus, vanilla, and raspberry, and extend to such exotic flavors as mango, coconut, pineapple, banana, and watermelon.[1]

Many times flavored rums and vodkas have proofs 10-20 proof lower than their straight spirit brothers. They also usually have added sugar and are technically liqueurs, though the classification has been disputed both ways.^{[citation needed]}