Chances are you've had Dekuyper Schnapps. It's been around for over 300 years! When you need to get crazier than the 20-30% ABV in regular schnapps you need to go bananas. We're talking about the brand called 99 Bananas, of course! Ditch the cabernet sauvignon, vermouth, firebird, red wine, or IPA you're sipping and join us in banana land.
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This brand first came on the scene in 1997 with the original 99 Bananas Liqueur in the original banana flavor. There are now over 20 flavors of schnapps as well as 99 Bananas brand spirits.
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The number 99 refers to the higher than average amount of alcohol in this schnapps. Coming in at 49.5% alcohol, or 99 Proof, you get the fun-to-mix flavors and that lovely alcoholic punch. Bottled by Polynesian Products Co in Louisville, Kentucky, there's a good chance your local liquor retailer already carries 99 Bananas. If they don't, speak up!
This stuff is numbingly enjoyable just over ice or choose one of the endless ways to mix up a fun drink or creative cocktail.
All The Flavors Of 99 Bananas Schnapps Liqueur
- 99 Apples
- 99 Bananas
- 99 Blackberries
- 99 Black Cherries
- 99 Blue Raspberries
- 99 Butterscotch
- 99 Cinnamon
- 99 Coconuts
- 99 Grapes
- 99 Lemon Lime
- 99 Long Island Iced Tea
- 99 Mangoes
- 99 Oranges
- 99 Peaches
- 99 Peppermint
- 99 Pineapple
- 99 Root Beer
- 99 Strawberries
- 99 Watermelon
- 99 Whipped
- 99 XXpresso
Once you've chosen your flavor or flavors, 99 Bananas wants you to go bananas creating your personal favorite. The 99 Bananas brand knows how to make American drinkers swoon. They've created hard seltzer pairings to up the ABV in that tidy little can of hard seltzer everyone and their grandmother is drinking these days.
For instance: dump a shooter of 99 Oranges into a raspberry, tangerine, lime, or mango hard seltzer. It can be your little secret or share the joy of a drinkable high alcohol fruit salad. Reduce the fun slightly by spiking non-alcoholic seltzer instead especially when it's on sale for 25 cents a can.
Easy Cocktail Recipes
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These are all simple to mix! Don't forget the fresh fruit garnish if you want to get fancy!
The Black Heart: Tequila+ 99 Black Cherry
Black & White Cherry Delight: 99 Black Cherries+White Chocolate Liqueur
Caramel Apple: 99 Apples+ Vodka + 99 Butterscotch
Funky Monkey: 99 Bananas+ Calypso Coconut Rum+ Pineapple Juice
Black and Bubbly: 99 Blackberries+ Chilled Champagne
Grass Skirt: 99 Coconuts+Melon Liqueur
Tropical Melon: 99 Watermelons+ Pineapple Juice
Joe's Whipped: 99 Whipped + Coffee
Dark & Creamy: 99 Whipped + Dark Stout Beer
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Schnapps vs. Liqueur
The difference between these two categories can definitely be confusing. According to Wikipedia:
"American schnapps are alcoholic beverages that are produced by mixing neutral grain spirit with fruit flavors or with other flavors. This mixture is then bottled with added sugar and (usually) glycerine, producing a smooth, syrup-like drink. Their alcohol content can be between 15% and 50% ABV (30-100 proof). These drinks technically fall into the category of liqueurs because of their added sugar content."
Wikipedia's liqueur definition:
"It's an alcoholic beverage made from distilled alcohol that has been flavored with fruit, cream, herbs, spices, flowers or nuts and bottled with added sugar. Liqueurs are typically quite sweet; they are usually not aged for long but may have resting periods during their production to allow flavors to marry."
There Are 99 Bananas Brand Spirits Too!
They have the basic straightforward flavors of gold tequila, vodka, and whiskey. But of course, there are other flavors too. Raspberry Vodka, Peach VSOP, Apple Whiskey, and Peanut Butter Whiskey.
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