Making your liqueur? That is fun and easy. No, I am not going to start making alcohol from yeast with sugar. You pimp a nice vodka or white rum with a fruity taste. You can also make limoncello this way, but I chose this delicious blackberry liqueur. Because it is almost autumn and I have a lot of blackberries in the freezer. Delicious; making blackberry liqueur.
No blackberry bush in your garden? Blackberries can be picked everywhere in nature. So plan a nice walk in the fall in search of blackberries. Then we will make blackberry liqueur.
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Getting drunk
The blackberry bush in the garden produces a few kilos of blackberries every year. I find them delicious, but I am not a fan of the “things” in the blackberries. In addition, there are bugs and spiders everywhere between the blackberry bushes. That is why I normally boil the blackberries, but this time I fed them drunk in the vodka.
Because blackberries are not all ripe at the same time, I pick them in portions and freeze them in Ziploc bags. The advantage of freezing the blackberries is that you can use them whenever you like and that the blackberries give more juice after a good cold freeze.
Recipe for making blackberry liqueur
Supplies:
1 large (preserving) jar with lid of 1 liter
300-350 grams of blackberries
700 ml vodka or white rum
100 grams of sugar
1 pestle
1 sieve
Funnel or coffee filter
Bottles that are clean and preferably boiled
I used to make my own wine, which was really fun to do by the way, I got a tic from that. No, I don't mean an alcohol tic!
How to make your blackberry liqueur
Clean the preserving jar thoroughly.
Fill the bottom with blackberries that you have rinsed clean.
Crush the blackberries with a pestle and fill the jar with vodka.
Now stir the jar well 1-2 times a day. You can also shake it if the jar is closed properly. However, blackberries give off a lot of color, so for safety reasons I choose to stir well. Then I know for sure that the counter, the floor and my clothes are not suddenly red from the blackberries.
I used to make wine. When making wine it bubbles a lot because the yeast converts the sugar into alcohol. That's why I'm used to giving the pot space to let any gases escape. You're right, in this process it's not necessary at all. Still, I do it, well I told you I had a tick?
After stirring for about 5-7 days, the flavour of the blackberries has been well absorbed into the vodka and the blackberries are removed from the drink.
First strain the blackberry liqueur through a coarse sieve.
Then strain the liqueur through a coffee filter or funnel with a coffee filter, paper towel or napkin. This takes some patience, but the drink will become nice and clear.
You can drink the drink as pure as a drink with a fruity taste. I wanted to make it a bit sweeter, but not as sweet as I made strawberry liqueur before. That's why I brought 150 ml of water to the boil and added 100 grams of sugar. Stir well. As soon as the sugar has dissolved, the heat can be turned off. Let the syrup cool down and add it to the blackberry drink.
Even if you don't like alcoholic drinks yourself, it's still fun to make this blackberry liqueur. With a beautiful label, it's a very nice gift to give away.
In Italy this year I regularly drank: 3 parts prosecco, 2 parts Aperol spritz or Campari with 1 part sparkling water and ice cubes.
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