cognac

[reknaw]

Got this off another site and it's a bit of a winner:

3 ltr 40%
5 peppercorns,
3 bay leaves,
1 tstp sugar,
lemon zest,
vanilla,
1 teabag,
3-5 cloves.

Leave for ten days, very nice and easy to make.

Recently I have added a little bit of oak but have yet to try it.

[QLD.Andy]

Thanks spud, I will have to try this one

[reknaw]

Andy, it's bloody good :)

I went to the mother in laws on the weekend, walked in the door and she said " When you went home last time you took that bottle, don't be so tight you should have left it here I lke it"

Luckily I had a couple of bottles in the car to keep her on side :) Only problem is she throws the bottles out when she finishes them, told her again to keep them s I'll see how I go next time we go in to visit.....

[MacStill]

Know exactly how you feel Spud, I now tell the select few I gift hooch to that when they bring me the bottle back they can replace it with a full one.

Since I started doing this I've had no problems, so when are you going to bring my bottles back mr spuddley :lol: :lol: :lol:

[QLD.Andy]

Maybe we should start placing "bottle recycle" bins around the place.
Or start the AHD bottle recycle centre :lol:

[reknaw]

A full one for an empty one? So if I give you 10 empty bottles will you give me 10 full ones????? :shock:

[MacStill]

A full one for an empty one? So if I give you 10 empty bottles will you give me 10 full ones????? :shock:

as long as they were my bottles to begin with, then yes ;)

[Brigand]

Made this one up last night - couldn't find any reference to anything similar on the net

As the recipe was fairly non-specific on some items I made a couple of assumptions and basically ran with the following

3L neutral @ 40%
5 whole peppercorns
3 bay leaves (dried)
1 tsp sugar
Lemon zest from 1 lemon
1-2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 teabag
5 cloves

This morning it has a strong lemon smell - colour looks good

So I'm wondering if I overdid the zest

Anyone else have any experience with this recipe?

Cheers

[bundy]

have made this 6 months ago.very nice for after dinner but would not like to get pissed on it.
in my recipe i have
1 Tbl spoon sugar
1 Tsp lemon zest
1\2 Tsp vanilla extract
2 small pieces oak
leave 10 days strain & bottle,the rest of the recipe is the same as yours.
you may have over done the lemon
hope this helps
the lady's seem to like it with a dash of lemonade.

[wynnum1]

With all these ingredients like peppercorns bay leaves lemon zest if where put in individual bottles would the end result be different to putting all together in one mix.

[Frank]

Having been fortunate enough to be given a bottle of Spud1700's (remember him??) COGNAC for the wife, I can assure all interested parties that, even when oaked 'a bit', its a real winner. Bloody hell, even I like it and I don't drink such things at all normally. :D :lol:

[R-sole]

Cognac is distilled white wine aged on oak? Aged Brandy.

I have never heard anywhere of it having spices or flavourings. maybe the recipe should have a name change to stop confusion?

[MacStill]

Cognac is distilled white wine aged on oak? Aged Brandy.

I have never heard anywhere of it having spices or flavourings. maybe the recipe should have a name change to stop confusion?

It sounds more like a Gin recipe, but then I've never really made that either. :crazy:

[Brigand]

I think Cognac is a misnomer

My version tastes more like a spiced rum or a herb based beverage eg italian amaro (bitter)

Cheers

[Twisted]

Ran two 4l casks of white wine today for two 700ml bottles of 40% how much of each ingredient would ya put per 700ml bottle?

It aint gona age very long and ive already coloured it with a table spoon of treakle, nice colour and sweetness but would like a bit of spice.

[Kimbo]

Mate, put it on oak... you wont regret it :handgestures-thumbupleft: