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Re: Alternative to Still Spirits Liqueur Base Packs

2016-05-07T01:20:46+00:00

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Capt-Cudellez wrote:
Simple syrup is a stock item for cocktails round my gaff, just boil together 2 cups sugar to 1 cup of water.
Pour into a bottle, add a 20-50mls vodka as a preservative, keeps for ages.

For some fruits infusions I like to make the syrup from molasses sugar, for an extra dimension.

That does sound nice and simple Capt.
I no longer like the certain sweet stuff myself, and so must await other sweet toothed users remarking upon the use of your method,

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Sat May 07, 2016 1:20 am

Re: Alternative to Still Spirits Liqueur Base Packs

2016-05-06T19:11:40+00:00

Good recipe. I like it.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Fri May 06, 2016 7:11 pm

Re: Alternative to Still Spirits Liqueur Base Packs

2016-05-06T19:02:26+00:00

Simple syrup is a stock item for cocktails round my gaff, just boil together 2 cups sugar to 1 cup of water.
Pour into a bottle, add a 20-50mls vodka as a preservative, keeps for ages.

For some fruits infusions I like to make the syrup from molasses sugar, for an extra dimension.

Statistics: Posted by Capt-Cudellez — Fri May 06, 2016 7:02 pm

Re: Alternative to Still Spirits Liqueur Base Packs

2016-05-05T11:42:23+00:00

Boiling to a syrup makes sense, but chilling that syrup in the fridge seems pointless as these liqueurs improve considerably on keeping for a week or two.

I only ever use dry sugar, add most of a bottle of spirit and shake well, then add the essences. Caster dissolves faster.

I have tried using liquid glucose as suggested on the bottle but don't think it made a scrap of difference, so I add the sugar and glucose numbers they suggest and knock a bit off, and use one bottle of essence to make 2 bottles of liqueur.

Statistics: Posted by GrunthosTheFlatulent — Thu May 05, 2016 11:42 am

Re: Alternative to Still Spirits Liqueur Base Packs

2016-05-05T03:37:14+00:00

I am not too keen on sweet stuff myself, but that looks to be worth trying.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Thu May 05, 2016 3:37 am

Alternative to Still Spirits Liqueur Base Packs

2016-05-05T02:18:15+00:00

Has anyone tried their own recipes for thickening and sweetening the Still Spirits liqueur essences?

I found this on another forum so will give it a try:

http://aussiedistiller.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=182

Thanks

Statistics: Posted by Seagull — Thu May 05, 2016 2:18 am