Monday, June 8, 2015

Mugwort tincture

I didn't measure! Shocked and surprised. Packed a healthy amount of dried mugwort into a mason jar and filled it 3-4" with vodka. It steeped for a very long time, possibly too long. After straining I had 3/4c of extract. Added 6 tablespoons of karo corn syrup for sweetness and body

Chai, ver 2

Followed the same recipe as earlier, but took away 1/2c of vodka and added 1/2c of irish cream. Skipped St Brendans, used Bailey's vanilla cinnamon.

Day 2, its much smoother than the original recipe, this one will be dangerous.

Friday, June 5, 2015

Cordial: Spruce/Vodka [In Progress]

I like pine. REALLY, really like pine. I decided I want to make an evergreen-flavored cordial. I'm reasonable, and I realize this may become nasty, so my backup plan is to mix it with a fruit-flavor (like orange). I'm winging this, and it's in progress, but currently I have:

1 750 ml bottle of Luksusowa potato vodka
3/4 oz. spruce essence, typically for making Christmas beers.

I have not sweetened it yet...

Edit 6/5/15: Sweetened it. I like it, but it has a definite... soap? taste. It reminds me of a specific product but I can't figure out which one. I like it, but Im thinking of adding some orange or other citrus to make it palatable to others.