Archive for the ‘Liquor’ Category

Angelica Liqueur

Content

A delicious recipe for Angelica Liqueur, with angelica root,
granulated sugar, almonds, water, allspice, food coloring,
cinnamon, food coloring, anise, coriander, marjoram and vodka.
Also
lists similar drink recipes.

Ingredients

3 tbsp dried and chopped angelica root
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tbsp chopped almonds
1/4 cup water
1 cracked allspice
1 drop yellow food coloring
1 inch broken cinnamon stick
1 drop green food coloring
3 - 6 crushed anise seeds
1/8 tsp powdered coriander seeds
1 tbsp fresh chopped marjoram leaves
1 1/2 cups vodka

Method

Combine all herbs, nuts and spices with vodka in a 1 quart or
larger aging container.
Cap tightly and shake daily for 2 weeks.
Strain through a fine muslin cloth or coffee filter, discarding
solids.
Clean out aging container.
Place liquid back in container.
Place sugar and water in saucepan and stir to combine over medium
heat.
When sugar is completely dissolved, set aside and let cool.
When cool combine with food coloring and add to liqueur
liquid.

Cap and allow to age and mellow in a cool, dark place for one
month.


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Posted by Monica on October 24th, 2007 No Comments

Amaretto Liqueur

Content

A delicious recipe for Amaretto Liqueur, with granulated sugar,
food coloring, water, food coloring, apricot, glycerine, almond
extract, grain alcohol, water, brandy and food coloring.
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Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar
6 drops red food coloring
3/4 cup water
2 drops blue food coloring
2 apricot dried halves
1/2 tsp glycerine
1 tbsp almond extract
1/2 cup grain alcohol
1/2 cup water
1 cup brandy
3 drops yellow food coloring

Method

Combine sugar and 3/4 cup water in a small saucepan.
Bring to a
boil, stirring constantly.
Reduce heat and simmer until all sugar
is dissolved.
Remove from heat and cool.
In an aging container,
combine apricot halves, almond extract, grain alcohol with 1/2 cup
water, and brandy.
Stir in cooled sugar syrup mixture.

Cap and let age for 2 days.

Remove apricot halves.
(Save apricot halves, can be used for
cooking).
Add food coloring and glycerine.
Stir, recap and continue
aging for 1 to 2 months.
Re-bottle as desired.

Liqueur is ready to serve but will continue to improve with
additional aging.


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Posted by Monica on October 24th, 2007 No Comments

Almond Shrub

Content

A delicious recipe for Almond Shrub, with rum, orange juice,
lemons, sugar, milk and almond extract.
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recipes.

Ingredients

1 qt rum
1 glass orange juice
rind of 1 lemons
1/2 lb sugar
1 glass milk
5 - 10 drops almond extract

Method

Put into gallon or half-gallon jar the spirits, thin lemon peel,
orange juice, and sugar.
Now take the essence of bitter almonds
(you can use any amount you please) and add it to the glass of
milk.
Mix thoroughly and pour into the jar.
Cover, put in a warm
place (65-70 degrees fahrenheit), and keep it there until the milk
has curdled.

This takes from one to three hours.
Then filter through filter
paper and bottle.

Rest it for two weeks before drinking it.


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Daiquiri Liqueur

Content

A delicious recipe for Daiquiri Liqueur, with limes, light rum and
superfine sugar.

Ingredients

4 limes
3 cups light rum
1 1/2 cups superfine sugar

Method

Pare very thinly the bright-colored rind from the limes (no white).
Blot the peel on paper towels to remove any excess oil.
Put peel in
a 4 cup screw-top jar.
Add 2 cups of the rum.
Close the jar.
Store
in a cool, dark place for 2 days or until rum has absorbed the
flavor.
Remove the peel and add the sugar.
Shake vigorously until
the sugar dissolves and add remaining cup of rum.
Close jar and
store in a cool, dark place at least 1 month to age


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Absinthe Liqueur

Content

A delicious recipe for Absinthe Liqueur, with vodka, wormwood,
anise, fennel, cardamom, coriander and angelica root.
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Ingredients

1 pint vodka
2 tsp crumbled wormwood
2 tsp crumbled anise seeds
1/2 tsp fennel seeds
4 cardamom pods
1/2 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp chopped angelica root

Method

Steep wormwood in vodka for 48 hours.
Remove, add the rest and
steep for one week.
Age.


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Posted by Monica on October 24th, 2007 No Comments

Absinthe Liqueur #2

Content

A delicious recipe for Absinthe Liqueur #2, with vodka, sugar,
anise extract, licorice and wormwood.
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recipes.

Ingredients

1 bottle vodka
50 g sugar
50 ml anise extract
1 tbsp chopped licorice
1 twig wormwood

Method

Mix together and let sit a few days.
Strain through a coffee
filter.
To serve mix 1 part absinthe to 4 parts water, add ice,
enjoy.


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Rum Shrub

Content

A delicious recipe for Rum Shrub, with oranges, water, sugar,
orange juice and rum.

Ingredients

6 oranges
1 pint cold water
2 - 3 lb sugar
1 pint orange juice
2 qt rum

Method

1.
Pare oranges very thinly and place the rinds into a gallon jar.
Add their juice, one pint of cold water, and close the jar.
Stand
for three days, stirring occasionally.

2.
Strain into an enamel dish, add two - three pounds of sugar, and
bring to the boil.
Add pint of orange juice, and strain again.
Add
rum, and bottle.


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Raspberry Cordial

Content

A delicious recipe for Raspberry Cordial, with raspberry juice,
vodka and sugar.

Ingredients

2 parts raspberry juice
2 parts vodka
1 1/4 parts sugar

Method

Combine all ingredients and stir until sugar is dissolved.
Store in
large bottles for 22 days.
Pour into gift bottles and seal.


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Plum Liqueur

Content

A delicious recipe for Plum Liqueur, with plums, granulated sugar,
vodka and brandy.

Ingredients

2 lb plums
2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups vodka
1/2 cup brandy

Method

1.
Wash plums and pat dry, cut in half or smaller, and pit.
Place
in an aging container, pour sugar over, and stir.
Add vodka and
brandy, stirring to partly dissolve sugar.
Cap container and place
in a cool, dark place for 2 months, stir occasionally.

2.
Place a strainer over a large bowl and strain liqueur.
Press the
liquid from the plums with the back of a wooden spoon, and discard
plum pulp.
Re-strain liqueur through cloth until clear, and bottle
as desired.

3.
Plum liqueur is ready for drinking or cooking, however for best
results, age for another month.


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Pineapple Liqueur

Content

A delicious recipe for Pineapple Liqueur, with pineapples, sugar,
151 proof rum, vodka, lemon juice and pineapple juice.
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Ingredients

400 g pineapples
100 g sugar
125 ml 151 proof rum
125 ml vodka
lemon juice
pineapple juice

Method

1.
Crush pineapple pieces very finely and add, with the sugar, to
pineapple juice in a pan.
Leave to stand overnight.

2.
Drain syrup and strain pineapple pieces through a cheese cloth
or in a food processor.
Mix juice with rum and vodka, and add lemon
juice to taste.
Pour into a 0.7 litre bottle and fill with
pineapple juice or water.
Leave for one week.


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Posted by Monica on October 24th, 2007 No Comments

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