About ten years ago I started experimenting with spirit infusions. Having just come back from my first trip to Belize, and having sampled many of the excellent local rums, I had rum on my mind. I found out very quickly that infusing flavors from fruit are not simple. You can add fruit to any spirit, …
Recipe: Pineapple Rum in the Magic Butter Machine Read More »
With today being St Patrick\’s today I thought I would post about something green, Fresh Mint Liqueur. Creme de Menthe is probably not something you keep stocked in your bar, but I remember it fondly in my first sip of an alcoholic drink ever, the Grasshopper. This lovely minty ice creamy concoction has never been …
Zircon Azul Anejo tequila is made from the Weber Blue Agave in Arandes district in the state Jalisco, Mexico. It is triple distilled then aged in once used oak whiskey barrels for three years. Anjeo Tequila is only required to age one year, so this technically makes it an \”Extra Anejo.” Zircon Azul is an …
I received a wonderful Christmas present The Bible of Homemade Italian Liqueurs. A wonderful collection of over 150 recipes with super cool names Drunken Black Cherries Cream, Dried Figs and Truffles Liqueur, Red Roses Rosolio and more! Just the names are enough to excite me about this book. Being the wild and crazy kind of …
I am not a flavored whiskey fan, but I will say that maple and whiskey do go together. You don\’t have to stretch your imagination too far to understand how the sweet maple flavor is quite similar to the barrel aging flavor of whiskey; both flavors come from a tree. There are several excellent products …
So we have all probably had Drambui at some point, either in a cocktail or as a shot. Simply put it is an herbal Scotch liqueur that is light, sweet and spicy. Why would you want to make your own? Because this recipe is really tasty and will blow your friends minds. I am that …
Recipe: Scottish Highland Liqueur Homemade Drambui Recipe Read More »
So a typical limoncello or lemoncello (they both use lemons), is to zest a bunch of lemons, let that sit in high proof alcohol like Everclear, for 2 weeks, 2 parts sugar to one part water simple syrup then wait 2 more week than bottle. I have a batch of it at home, and it …
Recipe: Limoncello in an hour with the Magic Butter Machine Read More »
This recipe comes out of one of my favorite books of all time Classic Liqueurs, and is actually the first liqueur I ever made. Kahlua provides the inspiration here, which most consumers see as just a coffee spirit, but don\’t really realize there is also chocolate and vanilla in the process. Using real ingredients makes …
Recipe: Mexican Coffee Liqueur with Below Deck Silver Rum Read More »
The holidays are upon us and I always dream of nothing better than eggnog spiked with rum or whiskey. We previously made bourbon cream, and rather than simply make a rum cream I found an eggnog recipe from the Magic Butter Machine website. Here are the two recipes: Rum Cream Ingredients 1 (300g) can of …
So first off you may be wondering why bourbon cream? Well in my many years of owning a distillery I have pretty much made every recipe for everything I could much find in books, online articles, word of mouth, whatever. My goal was always to build a \”flavor library\” in my brain. In Belize many …
