Liqueur Drink Subtype

Whisky Drink Profiles

Compare 12 Whisky drink profiles for BAC simulation work. These profiles average 37.58% ABV, 1.5 fl oz per reference serving, and 0.94 U.S. standard drinks. Use the selected drink profile, actual pour volume, and timing details for the simulation.

Liqueur Whisky 12 profiles

Public profiles 12 available drink profiles

Average ABV 37.58% mean ABV for this group

Average serving 1.5 fl oz reference serving size

Average dose 0.94 U.S. standard drinks per serving

About This Style

What These Profiles Represent

Under U.S. distilled spirits labeling rules, cordials and liqueurs are flavored distilled spirits made with natural flavoring materials and at least 2.5 percent sugar by weight. The same CFR subpart separately defines whisky as a grain distillate stored in oak and bottled at not less than 40% ABV, while optional rye, bourbon, rock-and-rye, and related liqueur designations have their own whisky-content and bottling-strength requirements.

Whisky liqueur background is product-specific rather than a single origin story. Drambuie official materials describe a blend of aged Scotch whisky, heather honey, herbs, and spices, and identify William Grant & Sons as the brand owner after a 2014 acquisition. Heaven Hill corporate material identifies Irish Mist as a blend of Irish whiskey, honey, and aromatic spices first produced in Ireland at Tullamore.

The Scotch Whisky Technical File is useful for geography because it treats Scotch Whisky and whisky-based drink locality claims as production-location matters. For this page, geographic rows use live producer country or production-location information and documented producer locations; they are not consumer-popularity claims.

The active DUI Professional profile set for this subtype currently includes Drambuie, Fireball, Irish Mist, Southern Comfort, Yukon Jack, Baileys, and several single malt Scotch whisky rows. Those inclusions are database facts, not an assertion that every listed record is legally or commercially a whisky liqueur. The subtype average can help screen assumptions, but a For BAC simulation, use the selected drink record, pour volume, and product ABV.

Producer Geography

Where These Profiles Point

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Producers

Manufacturers Represented

Sazerac Company, Inc. Canada, United States 3
Bowmore Distillery Scotland 1
Chivas Brothers Scotland 1
Heaven Hill Brands Ireland 1
Highland Park Distillery Scotland 1
R&A Bailey & Co. Ireland 1
The Glenfiddich Distillery Scotland 1
The Glenmorangie Company Scotland 1

Brands

Brands Represented

Aberlour Chivas Brothers 1
Ardbeg The Glenmorangie Company 1
Baileys R&A Bailey & Co. 1
Bowmore Bowmore Distillery 1
Drambuie William Grant & Sons 1
Fireball Sazerac Company, Inc. 1
Glenfiddich The Glenfiddich Distillery 1
Highland Park Highland Park Distillery 1

Drink Profiles

Whisky Drink Profiles

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Simulation Use

Use the Product Profile, Not the Average

Use these Whisky profiles to compare ABV, serving size, and estimated standard-drink dose before adding a drink to a simulation. For case work, start with the specific drink profile and then adjust pour volume, drink timing, and any case-specific assumptions.

How BAC Simulation Uses Drinks

Sources

These references support the background notes, producer context, and standard-drink calculations shown here.

27 CFR 5.150 Cordials and liqueurs Provides U.S. regulatory context for cordials and liqueurs, including flavoring, sugar, and optional whisky-related liqueur type designations.
27 CFR 5.143 Whisky Provides U.S. regulatory context for whisky identity, spelling, country or region labeling, oak storage, and minimum bottling strength.
Scotch Whisky Technical File Supports treating Scotch Whisky and whisky-based drink geography as a production-location and protected-locality issue.
Drambuie Official brand source for Drambuie ingredients and William Grant & Sons ownership.
What is Drambuie? Official brand history source for Drambuie chronology, including the 1893 name registration, 1914 company formation, and 2014 William Grant & Sons acquisition.
Fireball Official corporate source identifying Fireball Cinnamon Whisky as a Sazerac whisky brand with cinnamon flavor context.
Southern Comfort Official corporate source for Southern Comfort New Orleans identity, founder recipe context, and whiskey-forward product family.
Yukon Jack Official corporate source identifying Yukon Jack as a Sazerac liqueur brand; production geography was not verified from this page.
Heaven Hill Brands signs agreement to acquire Carolans Irish Cream Liqueur, Irish Mist Liqueur Official corporate source for Heaven Hill ownership context and Irish Mist composition as Irish whiskey, honey, and aromatic spices.
Baileys Official corporate source identifying Baileys as Irish cream liqueur produced and bottled in Ireland with aged Irish whiskey and Irish dairy cream.
Ardbeg Ten Years Old Official product source for Ardbeg Ten Years Old as a 46% ABV single malt currently present in the Liqueur / Whisky database subtype.
Ardbeg Corporate source identifying Ardbeg as an Islay malt and The Glenmorangie Company acquisition context.
Bowmore 12-Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky Official product source for the Bowmore 12 Year single malt Scotch whisky row and Islay product context.
Highland Park 12 Official product source for Highland Park 12, including Orkney identity and 40% ABV product context.
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Official product source for the Glenfiddich 12 Year Old single malt Scotch whisky row currently present in the subtype.
Aberlour Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Official brand source for Aberlour single malt Scotch context for the Aberlour 12 Year database row.
NIAAA, What Is A Standard Drink? U.S. standard drink definition, pure-alcohol reference amounts, and beverage examples.