Liquor comes in many colors but nothing is as royal looking than a green liquor. A liquor is a form of an alcoholic beverage which is flavored with a host of ingredients such as fruits, nuts, herbs, spices, plan roots etc and has a lot of additional sugar added to it to make it sweet in taste. Some of the very popular green liquors are Crème de Menthe, Absinthe, Midori and Green Chartreuse.

The most popular amongst all green liquors is the Crème de Menthe. It is a very sweet mint based green liquor which gets its flavor from Corsican mint. This liquor can be served as an after dinner drink and finds excellent use in cocktails such as Stinger and Grasshopper. It forms an essential part of making mint chocolates and can be found in both green and colorless forms.

The color of the Crème de Menthe is derived from the mint leaves. At times additional color is added to the liquor if mint extract and not mint leaves are used to prepare it. Since this is a very sweet and concentrated liquor a little bit of it goes for a long way especially as dessert toppings.

Absinthe is a liquor which has a very high alcohol percentage. This is a green liquor which is flavored with anise and gets its unusual flavor from a concoction of herbs, sweet fennel, green anise and essentially the flowers and leaves of Artemisia absinthium, a herb which is popularly known as “grande wormwood”. Also referred to as ‘the green fairy’ or ‘”la fée verte” in French, Absinthe is not the quintessential liqueur. Since this naturally green or colorless beverage is not bottled along with sugar it doesn’t become a liqueur but becomes a spirit. Though Absinthe is diluted with a high proof of alcohol, it has to be a little diluted with water before consumption.

This drink has Swiss origins but achieved its popularity in France in the 19th and 20th century. Absinthe was particularly popular amongst the artists in France, especially the writers and painters. In the 1800, Absinthe was given to the French troops as a treatment for malaria. The drink became so popular with the troops that they brought it back home with them. Gradually Absinthe was being served at every conceivable place and the 5P.M. hour came to be known as ‘the green hour’.

Green Chartreuse is a type of Chartreuse liquor which is made from herbs. It is naturally green in color. Almost 134 plans go into the making of the Green Chartreuse. It derives its green color from chlorophyll.

Midori is green liquor which is made from green melons. These melons are exceptional in their taste and are sourced mainly from the Yubari region in Japan. These premium melons are the hardest variety of melons to grow and accounts for only one percent of Japans total melon production. This beverage was first made in 1899 and as its name suggests its means ‘green as an emerald’. This drink was born in Japan but has made it in the international circuit when it was raved about in the International Bartenders Associations’ Cocktail Championships in 1971. Following the success of the drink in the US, it was subsequently launched in Europe and today, is available in more than thirty countries across the globe.

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