Maple liqueur
Encyclopedia
Maple liqueur refers to various alcoholic products made from maple syrup
, primarily in the Northeast United States and Canada.
In Canadian French
, such products are known as eau de vie d'érable.
Maple syrup
Maple syrup is a syrup usually made from the xylem sap of sugar maple, red maple, or black maple trees, although it can also be made from other maple species such as the bigleaf maple. In cold climates, these trees store starch in their trunks and roots before the winter; the starch is then...
, primarily in the Northeast United States and Canada.
In Canadian French
Canadian French
Canadian French is an umbrella term referring to the varieties of French spoken in Canada. French is the mother tongue of nearly seven million Canadians, a figure constituting roughly 22% of the national population. At the federal level it has co-official status alongside English...
, such products are known as eau de vie d'érable.