How to make Strawberry Liqueur
Strawberry Liqueur
It's needless to say that strawberry is a very popular flavor. I love strawberry flavors and when I decided to make a strawberry liqueur I had no idea what to expect as I had never tried a store-bought strawberry liqueur before. I've had so many strawberry flavored sweet foods and that I guess that is what I expected, but I know well enough now that with alcohol infusion the flavors you expect don't always come through.
I chose to go organic with this recipe, and I will be trying to do this more often. I've read too much about the fungicides and pesticides on conventional ingredients to ignore organics when they are available.
Finding strawberry liqueur recipes was easy around the net and they were all very similar. Cut up a bunch of strawberries and cover them with alcohol, add spices, honey, etc. I wanted to keep it simple so I took from the simplest recipes and made my own variant.
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How to make Cinnamon liqueur: Or so I thought…
Homemade Cinnamon Liqueur
Cinnamon. In ancient times it was a luxurious gift for kings and gods. Today it makes an appearance on our cinnamon rolls, apple cobbler and even french toast.
Me, I just want to devour anything that tastes like it. Mix it with alcohol? Even BETTER.
With no exaggeration, I LOVE cinnamon. It seems that the more I eat cinnamon my love for it just grows like a cinnamon tumour inside me. As I began making liqueurs I knew that cinnamon liqueur would be a key step in my quest for excellent homemade liqueur.
Before I talk about the four cinnamon liqueur variants I made, let me rant a little on the things I learned about Cinnamon.
Can’t get Cinnamon out of my head!
Mmmmmm cinnamon. I love cinnamon. It makes me think of tea, cinnamon rolls, desserts of all kind, pumpkin pie, various coffee drinks and winter time. Can't you just smell it?
I can smell it, and I can taste it! I can't get it out of my mind! That is why the next Liqueurs I make will all be cinnamon based. In fact I have been doing some research on Cinnamon liqueur and schnapps recipes and I decided to make at least three variant cinnamon liqueurs. There are too many options and I wish I could afford the alcohol to make ten batches. There are several types of cinnamon to use, including: Indonesian cinnamon, Saigon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon or the common cassia that everyone here in the USA uses in baked goods.
There are also a lot of spices that would go great with cinnamon like allspice, coriander, cloves or nutmeg, and then there are various fruits, berries, it is all just too much. Anyway I will have to man up, make a decision and get to steeping my ingredients. I'll let you know what I decide in the coming weeks. I hope in the mean time you will experiment with some cinnamon liqueur as well. Let me know if you do!
Homemade: Lime Liqueur #1
Homemade Lime Liqueur
Anyone who has a drink with me will soon learn that I love lime. I love lime anything really, limes, lime juice, key lime pie, lime candy and any drinks that go well with lime in them. When I was looking through some various recipes for Liqueur, I saw the word lime and knew exactly what I was making next.
I proceeded to browse through the various recipes Gunther Anderson has collected and I found a nice one. I reformatted the recipe so it is a bit easier to read and added in my own directions below.
Homemade Lime Liqueur (Andrew Gnoza) recipe
- 6, Limes (i used persian limes)
- 2, Whole Cloves
- 1/8 tsp, Ground Cinnamon
- 7 oz, Clover Honey
- 12 oz, 100 proof vodka
1. Clean and scrub limes then cut them into quarters and place into a glass container for steeping.
Homemade: Pineapple Liqueur #1
Homemade Pineapple Liqueur
Almost everyone who drinks has enjoyed a Pina Colada. You can't deny the deliciousness of a good Pina Colada or that pineapple is a key part of the flavor. Though shame on you if you have never tried a Pineapple liqueur! What better way is there to enjoy pure pineapple flavor with a nice alcohol bite and plenty of sweet?
I found a simple pineapple liqueur recipe on Gunther Anderson's liqueur site and tried my hand.
Homemade Pinapple Liqueur Recipe
- 2 cups pineapple
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups vodka
- 1/2 cup sugar syrup
"Steep 1 week, strain/squeeze and filter, add syrup, age 1 month.
Notes: Sharp - more sugar? Another recipe calls for rum, which might be smoother."
As you can see; quite simple. I didn't deviate from this recipe at all and the produce that resulted is mighty fine.
You might wonder if you can use canned pineapple or do you need fresh?
Homemade: Raspberry Liqueur #1
Home-made Raspberry Liqueur
This would be the first attempt in my journey of Liqueur making. I obtained a recipe from Gunther Anderson's site that sounded easy. For which I pretty much followed the recipe except for one deviation which I'll explain in a minute. First the original recipe.
Homemade Raspberry Liqueur (Hughes) Recipe
From: Eric Hughes
- 2 cups whole fresh raspberries
- 3 cups vodka
- 1 1/2 cup sugar syrup
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
"Steep for 2 weeks. Strain and Filter. Add sugar syrup and vanilla extract. Age as long as possible (at least one week).
I found that the vanilla extract smoothed out the vodka's taste without overpowering the raspberries."
First, the recipe calls for vodka but does not mention the proof. The majority of recipes I have seen call for 100 proof or 80 proof, but unfortunately I did not have 80 proof, only 100 at the time. I figured I could dilute it a bit with some filtered water, so I used 2 and 1/2 cups of 100 proof vodka with 1/2 cup water. I really was not being scientific about this, being my first Liqueur. No idea what proof the final product will end up as.
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