Licor 43 also known as "Cuarenta Y Tres" is 31%abv / 62 proof and is a light bodied, sweet liqueur. In color it is yellow tinged with a touch of gold. The aroma is sharp, warm, and complex, with vanilla up front; and then tangy sweet fruit, spices, and an aged rum like presence. The flavor is similar to the aroma; vanilla, complex intermingled spices, tangy fruits, and hints of citrus, carried by a flavor similar to fine aged rum.Licor 43 is the leading premium liqueur of Spain, where Diego Zamora has been making it in Cartagna since 1924. The name Cuarenta Y Tres (43) comes from the supposedly 43 ingredients used to create it. There is a long history connected to this liqueur, maybe more so than any other, going back 2000 years to the time of the Carthaginians. Here is the supposed history, as well as five cocktail recipes to make with Licor 43.
I tried this for the first time today and I'm a convert. I had it straight in a snifter and on the rocks, enjoying it both ways greatly. I look forward to trying it in a few of those cocktail recipes I linked to earlier. This engaging spirit made me think of warm, golden days full of sunshine and balmy breezes; with pretty, black haired senoritas sashaying by, glancing coquettishly out of the corners of their dark, sensual, and mysterious eyes.
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