Here are some fun ideas for liqueurs, syrups, and infusions you can make yourself at home! Oftentimes these can be just as good (if not better) than products sold commercially. Have fun!
Homemade Blueberry Fig Shrub
Recipe 1 cup fruit of choice (I used fresh blueberries) .75 cup sugar 1 cup vinegar (I used about 2/3 white wine vinegar, 1/3 fig-infused white balsamic) Cover the fruit in the sugar for a [...]
Homemade Cinnamon Syrup
Recipe Cinnamon syrup - makes 1 cup Boil 1/2 cup of water with 1 cinnamon stick broken into a few pieces. Add 1 cup of sugar and stir until fully dissolved and your syrup is [...]
Homemade Grenadine
Recipe From Jeffrey Morgenthaler 1 cup POM pomegranate juice 1 cup sugar Couple drops of orange flower water (optional but highly recommended. You can find this at mediterranean stores, in the international section of some [...]
Homemade Kümmel liqueur
Kümmel liqueur. This is an INCREDIBLE liqueur that I was SO excited to discover recently. I first tried it at White Chapel Bar in a Jenever drink, and thanks to @nycmixology for helping with the [...]
Homemade Tinctures
Tinctures. Tinctures are basically very concentrated flavors created by soaking some herb/spice/etc in a high proof alcohol. They are similar to bitters in that they are the 'spices' of the cocktail world (quite literally), but [...]
Homemade Vanilla Syrup
Recipe 1 vanilla bean 2 cups of sugar 1 cup of water Bring the water to a boil and add the sugar until it's fully dissolved (should be clear). Turn off the heat. Split the [...]
Jasper’s Basic Stock
Recipe 6oz lime juice .5cup sugar .75oz Angostura bitters Half a nutmeg, freshly grated Dissolve sugar in the lime juice, add the other ingredients, and shake well until it's completely combined and liquified. Keep it [...]
Pineapple Ardbeg
Recipe Pineapple pulp (leftovers from extracting the juice) Smoky Islay scotch Juice your pineapple by blending in a blender and straining. Reserve the leftover pulp, and combine with Ardbeg 10 (or other Islay scotch). I [...]
Snap Pea Infused Gin
Recipe 1 cup roughly chopped snap peas 1 cup London dry gin (I used Beefeaters) Combine and let sit for a couple hours. Strain the gin through a coffee filter and bottle. About Homemade snap [...]
Syrup Science
Do you make flavored syrups at home? It’s really easy to do, saves money, and if you can boil water, you can make a syrup. However, there are a few things to watch out for, [...]
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