Cinnamon liqueur may refer to one of several brands of alcoholic beverages.

Products

Cinnamon flavored liqueurs include Fireball Cinnamon Whisky,

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by Jim Beam, DeKuyper's Hot Damn!,

Sinfire Sinfire Cinnamon Whisky is a brand of liqueur made with blended Canadian whisky and cinnamon flavoring. It is imported, bottled, and distributed by Hood River Distillers, located in Hood River, Oregon, United States. Launched in February 2012, ...

, Gold Strike and Tennessee Fire by Jack Daniels. Some brands, like Goldschlager and cinnamon

Schnapps Schnapps ( or ) or schnaps is a type of alcoholic beverage that may take several forms, including distilled fruit brandies, herbal liqueurs, infusions, and "flavored liqueurs" made by adding fruit syrups, spices, or artificial flavorings to ne ...

contain snippets of gold leaf. Other alcoholic beverages that contain cinnamon include infused

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s, such as

Smirnoff Smirnoff (; ) is a brand of vodka owned and produced by the British company Diageo. The Smirnoff brand began with a vodka distillery founded in Moscow by Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov (1831–1898). It is distributed in 130 countries. Smirnoff p ...

's Cinna-Sugar Twist. In November 2013, Beam's Pinnacle Vodka and

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teamed up to introduce their own brand of cinnamon flavored vodka,

Cinnabon Vodka Cinnabon is an American chain of baked goods stores and kiosks, normally found in areas with high pedestrian traffic such as malls, airports and rest stops. The company's signature item is a cinnamon roll. As of December 2017, there are more th ...

.It "offers lip-smacking indulgence that combines the decadent flavors of cinnamon, brown sugar and rich cream cheese frosting with hints of caramel to create a taste reminiscent of warm, freshly baked cinnamon rolls. At 70-proof, the product is smooth, five-times distilled and can be served chilled, on the rocks or mixed in festive cocktails at any brunch or get-together." Yet another is Stolichnaya Zinamom Vodka. A "sprinkle" of cinnamon and real

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is combined with

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rum in Chila 'Orchata Cinnamon Cream Rum. The first cinnamon flavored

Tequila Tequila (; ) is a distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila northwest of Guadalajara, and in the Jaliscan Highlands (''Los Altos de Jalisco'') of the central western Mexican state ...

is Peligroso Cinnamon Tequila made from 100% Blue Agave launched in March, 2013. However, a cinnamon cream tequila liqueur expression called Hot Rose made by McCormick Distilling Company of Missouri with a unique plastic package"As for the flavor: I work with words a lot, but I don't have the verbiage necessary to convey just how bad a beverage this is. . . ." antedates Peligroso. A follower is Jose Cuervo's Cinge."If you're in the market for boozy Red Hots, Jose Cuervo's Cinge should do the trick. Clocking in at 35 percent alcohol by volume, this syrupy hooch has about as much in common with tequila as Fireball does with whiskey." Rakomelo, that is

Cinnamon Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus '' Cinnamomum''. Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and flavouring additive in a wide variety of cuisines, sweet and savoury dishes, brea ...

and

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brandy concoctions, called "Cinnamon liqueur" and made with

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or Tsipouro, are popular in parts of Greece. Products that feature cinnamon-infused

, include

's Cinna-Sugar Twist. In November 2013, Beam's Pinnacle Vodka and

created a joint venture to introduce their own brand of cinnamon flavored vodka,

Recipes for substitutes

For those who desire to make their own "cinnamon liqueur" there is much controversy concerning the proper ingredients. Particularly, some purported "cinnamon" (that found in " cinnamon sticks") isn't in fact cinnamon. as the latter may be banned or limited in some countries due to the presence of

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.Coumarin is currently listed by the

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(FDA) of the United States among "Substances Generally Prohibited From Direct Addition or Use as Human Food", according to 21 CFRbr>189.130
but some natural additives containing coumarin, such as the flavorant

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are allowed "in alcoholic beverages only" (21 CF
172.510
). In Europe, popular examples of such beverages are '' Maiwein'' (white wine with woodruff) and '' Żubrówka'' (vodka flavoured with bison grass). In the late 1970s, the latter drink disappeared from shelves in the United States, and it was thereafter renamed and reformulated for U.S. distribution. In addition to the Coumarin problem, American authorities determined that the

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on Żubrówka brand was diluted and unenforceable, as it was a generic name, like "

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