Liqueur may be very similar to liquor, at least in spelling and sometimes in pronunciation, the latter especially in the United States and Canada where the names are often pronounced in a similar fashion, but the two are different types of drinks, although both are alcoholic and, indeed, both are also distilled drinks.
Liquor is a strong distilled beverage made from various different sources. Liqueurs are distilled drinks that have then been flavoured. This can also increases the confusion, due to the increasing number of liquors, such as vodka, which are now available in flavoured forms.
Different flavourings can be added to liqueurs, such as flowers, nuts, fruits, cream, herbs and spices. They frequently have added sweeteners, such as sugar, and are therefore frequently sweet drinks. The drinks from which liqueurs are descended are herbal medicines.
One difference between liqueurs and liquor is that the former usually has a lower alcoholic content than the latter, although they are still stronger than wines and beers, but some of them do have high percentages of alcohol.
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