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Home » Beverages » Alcohol » Liqueurs » French Liqueurs

French Liqueurs

By French law, to be called a Liqueur, the drink must have a minimum 15% alcohol content, and a minimum sugar content of 20%.

If a liqueur in France is called a “crème”, the minimum sugar content must be 40%.

22% of the French liqueur sold worldwide is Crème de Cassis.

Other names

French: Liqueurs françaises

This page first published: Sep 4, 2004 · Updated: Oct 4, 2020.

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