Summer Fruit Liquier

[Johns051]

I have just put some summer fruit and sugar into some Kilner Jars and topped up with neutrals at 45%. Now I wait to see what happens next?

[chill]

If you like sweet drinks it is nice. I did this once and the juice in the fruit dropped the ABV to the point where it started fermenting (or something that was releasing gas) again! I added some high proof to stop this. The resulting liquid was delicious, when cut with water. The fruit pieces... were lethal.

[Easydrinker]

I suspect that many here are old enough to remember these,Rumtopf.
My neighbour bought one in a charity shop last year,and filled it with assorted soft fruit and Rum through the summer.
The result was totally vile.
I am not sure that he added sugar.

Robert.

[Mash]

Must be the rum

[Myles]

sweetened or unsweetened and with different proof base spirit gives very different products.

Standard that the girls enjoy is 3lb sloes, 18oz sugar and 3 litres of 40% brandy. It fits in a 1 gallon demijohn. Leave it for 3 months and it is very nice. smooth mellow liqueur.

With minimal sugar and 60% base spirit and it turns out fiery and with a completely different flavour.

The sloes are strange. After 1 month the spirit is pink and tastes of cherry. Leave it longer and it turns red and tastes of plum.