Cream Liqueurs
Creamy liqueurs range from milk-based coffee examples to pistachio versions made without milk, as shown by Bottega’s range.
- Coffee example
- Bottega Latte Macchiato, with milk cream
- Pistachio example
- Bottega Pistacchio, made without milk
Two routes to a creamy texture
Bottega’s Latte Macchiato technical sheet describes coffee beans crushed rather than ground, then steeped in water and alcohol. Filtering and stabilizing produce a coffee tincture, which is blended with sweet milk cream; grappa adds another aromatic element.
Its Pistacchio liqueur follows a different route. Refined Sicilian pistachios become a paste that is mixed with alcohol, water and sugar, with grappa added to the blend. Bottega states that this product is made without milk. These named examples show why a creamy texture alone does not identify the ingredients of a liqueur.
