How to make Delicious, Natural Mouthwatering Liqueurs
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Liqueurs are alcoholic beverages usually 30% of alcohol by
volume. They are sweet in nature with a variety of flavours.
Ethanol is an alcohol being used for consumption. It has
excellent extracting capabilities from organic compounds such as
fruits and herbs, which is what we are after. The color, flavor
and aroma will come from the type of fruit used . To make things
interesting and certainly more robust, combination of two or
more fruits will produce some interesting liqueurs to say the
least. If we incorporate some of your favorite cooking extracts
to this equation the possibilities are endless.
All of the liqueurs, whether natural or extract, have several
main ingredients; the alcohol, sugar and some type of flavour.
Cherry Liqueur: this is the all time favourite, so we will use
it as the main example.
Take 1 kg (approx. 2 lb.) of whole sour cherries, remove the
stems, and wash them (fresh, pitted cherries are excellent as
well). Organic cherries would be the best choice, however if
none are available, make sure that you thoroughly wash the
fruit. The majority of orchards use pesticides during the
growing season. Pesticides, being organic compounds, will end up
in the liqueur unless you get rid of them.
Place the fruit in a sealable container, 1 gal. jar will
suffice, and pour 1 kg (approx. 2 lb.) of white granulated sugar
over the cherries. Pour Vodka, 40% by vol., so that fruit is
approx.