alkermes

[al-kur-meez]

noun

a Mediterranean liqueur made from brandy flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and other spices, and colored red with kermes or cochineal.

Origin of alkermes

1595–1605; < Spanish < Arabic al the + qirmiz kermes

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This is the original formula for the alkermes de Santa Maria Novella, which is much valued.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
They enter into alkermes, a sort of liquor served at dinner in Italy, chiefly at Florence and Naples.
The Insect World
Louis Figuier