Do you grow your own herbs and find you have more than you can use before they go to seed? Forget drying them or freezing them in ice cubes, try this ingenious way of preserving them… in alcohol! Ingredients: 700ml Vodka 10g fresh spearmint 2g fresh tarragon 2g fresh thyme 3g fresh sage 2g fresh […]
Everybody likes vanilla ice cream but when the weather gets colder this way of getting your vanilla fix seems much more comforting! Ingredients: 700ml Dark Rum 4 Vanilla Pods 200g Granulated sugar Slow Method: Slice the Vanilla pods in half lengthways and add to a 1l Kilner Jar. Add the sugar and Rum. Put into
Traditionally served at Christmas or New Year but why not have a glass (or two) whenever you fancy, it’s so easy to make. Ingredients: 100ml Brandy 50g Sugar 4 Egg Yolks 1 tsp Vanilla Essence 397g can of Condensed Milk Method: Put the sugar in a saucepan with 75ml water. Simmer until the sugar has
Watermelons are delicious and refreshing, especially on a really hot day, but they are often just too large to eat before they start to turn. Here we have the ideal solution to use up the leftovers. Ingredients: 700ml Vodka 500g Watermeon, seeds removed 200g Granulated sugar Slow Method: Peel the Watermelon, remove the seeds, cut
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Everybody knows what goes with Rhubard… Custard, right?! No, silly, it’s Gin! Ingredients: 700ml Gin 500g Rhubarb 50mm Ginger, peeled and cut into strips Zest of 2 Oranges 200g Granulated sugar 350ml water Slow Method: Rinse the Rhubarb, cut into 25mm chunks, and add to a 1l Kilner Jar. Add the Orange zest, Ginger and
This recipe is a bit fiddly as you have to extract those little seeds and then crush them, to let out the flavour into the liqueur, but I think you will agree that it was worth it in the end. Ingredients: 700ml Vodka 6 Pomegranates Zest of 1 Lemon Small Cinnamon stick 200g Granulated sugar
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Have you ever heard of a Persimmon? No, neither had we until we went travelling in Spain where they are everywhere. What do you do with them? The answer is that you eat them whole, skin and all, and they are delicious. But, if you are not feeling adventurous, they also make an amazing liqueur
Syrup of Figs is known to be good for your digestion so I can’t see why this liqueur wouldn’t have the same health giving properties!! Ingredients: 700ml Vodka 250g Fresh Figs 200g Granulated sugar 1 Vanilla Pod 1 Cinnamon Stick Slow Method: Rinse the Figs, cut in quarters, and add to a 1l Kilner Jar.
Redcurrants are usually made into a jelly to add to your roast dinner but with a few easy steps you can make them into a delicious drink, to have with your roast dinner! Ingredients: 700ml Gin 300g Redcurrants 200g Granulated sugar Slow Method: Rinse and crush the Redcurrants and add to a 1l Kilner Jar.
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How about making your very own squash, with a twist… Ingredients: 700ml Vodka 250g Blackcurrants 200g Granulated sugar 1 cinnamon stick Slow Method: Wash the blackcurrants, pick them over for spoiled fruit and add to a 1l Kilner Jar. Add the sugar, cinnamon stick and Vodka. Put into a cool dark place and leave for 3
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