raspberry liqueur

[googe]

2 cups whole raspberries
1 1/2 cups of sugar syrup
2 tsp vanilla essence
3 cups 40% neutral
steep for 2 weeks, filter, add the syrup and essence. just had a taste without aging, very yummy :handgestures-thumbupleft: .

[crow]

Looks good but how sweet is it , does sound like a lot of sugar

[unsub]

I'm doing almost exactly the same thing. I've had about 4 litres of neutral soaking with a kilo of raspberries for about a week so far and it's looking and smelling awesome. I also had a taste last night and it's pretty nice but needs a little more sweetness. I was thinking of using sugar syrup or a can of raspberries in syrup to bump up the sweetness a bit.

I also read on another forum that adding a little lemon juice will help preserve the colour and flavour.

cheers

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[googe]

It's not to sweet crow, dunno if the dry sort of taste from the berries has taken some of the sweetness away :think: . You'll love unsub, best I've tasted :handgestures-thumbupleft: . Put a mixed berrie one down , last night, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries, smells and looks awesome!.

[crow]

Yep just for something different I've use black cherries in syrup added a little maple syrup give it four or five days awsome cherry vodka :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[googe]

This ones, raspberry, blackberry and boySenberry, very tasty.