Izarra is a sweet liqueur made in Bayonne in the French Basque Country. There are two varieties of Izarra: yellow Izarra is of 32 herbs with a predominantly almond taste and is 40 proof; green Izarra with 48 herbs has a peppermint taste and is stronger at 48 proof. Pyrenean herbs and other flavouring ingredients are used in a fifteen-month process to produce the liqueur. Four different liquids are produced: alcohol distilled with herbal flavorings; a liquid resulting from the soaking of prunes a… (More on Izarra)