DIY Infused Liquor:
Wishing to have your own taste of liquor? Are you fancy for an expensive Gin infused Strawberry which you saw recently in a store? What does Mango passionfruit Vodka sound to you? Interesting?
In this section we will cover how you can achieve this!
Your Base:
First step is your base, choose which of the liquor you want to build your recipe on it, you can choose any alcohol but usually Vodka, gin and tequila are easier to work with, which flavours will not affect their quality too.
Avoid using red wine for base, as it has very dominant taste and very hard to mix, white wine should be fine. Some less dark whisky can be good base too, choice is endless but it is all about balancing choosing the right base.
Choose Your Flavour:
Choice of flavours are endless, you can use any fruits you like, or even you can go for bakery flavours even cheesecake! Usually strawberry and Mango are more popular flavours, but choice is endless, it depends your imaginations, even you can combine two or three flavours, fore example a mix of Strawberry lime or Mango and passionfruit would be very exotic!
Mix it Up!
Finally, to mix your own liquor, all you would need to do is combine your base of liquor with a favourite flavour, much like mixing a fruit cordial with water, after mixing shake it and leave it aside.
After mixing
1. labelling:
Of course, labelling your liquor is very important. If you make more than one infused liquor, you can find their ingredients and track your progress. At the beginning, you can use just masking tape. Just write down their names and your recipe and stick them on it. Then you will not lose anything.
2. Steeping:
Steeping will give depth to your liquor. Normally, fruit flavours need less steeping time, between 2-3 days, but bakeries need more time, and especially some vanilla flavours, require at least two weeks of steeping.
3. Testing:
Never make a big batch, just go for a small batch and see how it goes. After you make sure you like that recipe, then you can go for a bottle or more.