Orange Liqueur Cocktails: What the Label Has to Mean
No official orange-liqueur cocktail ranking. IBA Margarita uses triple sec. Cointreau 40%. Flavor talk is not a class.
No official orange-liqueur cocktail ranking. IBA Margarita uses triple sec. Cointreau 40%. Flavor talk is not a class.
No official Tia Maria substitute. Official ABV unused FLAG. US Kahlúa 20% (Ohio 21.5%; other 16%). 27 CFR 5.150. No ranking.
Official this fetch: Baileys Salted Caramel is leftover Irish cream liqueur at 17% Alc/Vol. Unused 7-way ranking. Unused Espresso as a Baileys IBA. Unused Mudslide as IBA.
Baileys Original is 17% ABV on the official US page. Kirkland Signature Irish Cream warehouse copy also prints 17% and names MISA Imports — not Baileys. Do not treat them as the same producer. A 1.5 oz 17% pour is about 0.43 drinks.
Campari is a bitter liqueur. Vermouth is fortified aromatized wine. US Campari is typically 24% ABV; vermouth is often 15–18%. The IBA Negroni uses both. They are not substitutes one-for-one.
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These are two cream liqueurs, not a trophy pair. Baileys Original prints 17% official. RumChata official pages this run omit ABV — FLAG, neck. Neither is whiskey or rum as a class. No ranking.
Both are orange liqueurs under 5.150. Official ABVs unused as a ranking FLAG. No crown.
Cointreau is a 40% ABV orange liqueur (Rémy Cointreau). Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge is a 40% ABV cognac-and-bitter-orange curaçao (Campari). A 1 oz pour of either is 0.67 standard drinks.
Updated May 2026. Carolans and Baileys Original are Irish cream liqueurs, not a trophy pair. Both core bottles print 17% alcohol on official pages. Some other-market Carolans bottles cite 14.5% — read the neck. Neither is whiskey. A 1.5-ounce pour at 17% is 0.43 of one US standard drink. Related: Baileys taste, Kahlúa vs Baileys, … Read more