Liqueurs are usually sweet alcoholic beverages made from fruits, aromatic plants and spices. Although the word liqueur is used to define this type of beverage, in general, all alcoholic beverages are called liqueurs.
It is said that liqueurs were born in the Middle Ages, when they were used as medicine by alchemists and apothecaries. It is well known that liqueurs, even in their final form, have beneficial health properties.
Nowadays liqueurs are used as a perfect complement to meals, parties, meetings, desserts and so on. A cake with a little liqueur enhances its flavour considerably. As well as using it to prepare another type of sweet or more elaborate drink.