Liqueur
Crème de Noyaux
Crème de noyaux is a sweet, almond-flavoured crème liqueur, usually a rosy pink or red, whose marzipan character comes not from almonds but from the crushed kernels of stone-fruit pits — apricot, peach and cherry stones — that yield the same bitter-almond compound, benzaldehyde. Its name is French for "cream of kernels," and it is best remembered as the blushing base of the Pink Squirrel.
Sweet25% ABV
At a glance
Signature
Nutty & Marzipan
Cherry
Sweet and syrupy, crème de noyaux leads with a pronounced bitter-almond and marzipan aroma — the benzaldehyde note shared with cherry and apricot kernels — layered over vanilla, a touch of caramel and a soft rosy fruitiness. The texture is viscous and rounded, the alcohol gentle for a liqueur at around a quarter ABV, and the finish lingers sweet and almondy with a faint kernel-bitter edge. In the glass it is often a blushing pink, its flavour brighter and more cherry-tinged than the deeper caramel of amaretto.
Taste balance
BitternessMedium
SmoothBitter
StrengthStrong
LightStrong