Orange Bitters recipe
Ingredients
1/2 lb dried, bitter seville orange peel
1 pinch cardamom
1 pinch caraway
1 pinch coriander seeds
2 cups grain alcohol
water
4 tbsp caramel food coloring
1. Chop the orange peel finely and mix it with the herbs and alcohol. Let it stand for 15-20 days in a sealed jar, agitating it every day.
2. Pour off spirits through a cloth, and seal again.
3. Put the strained off seeds and peel in a saucepan, crush it, cover with boiling water and simmer for 5 minutes. Pour into another jar, cover and let stand for 2 days. Strain this off and add it to the spirits. Add caramel coloring, filter again and let it rest until it settles perfectly clear.
Another Liqueurs drink.
Pineapple Liqueur recipe
Ingredients
400 g pineapples
100 g sugar
125 ml 151 proof rum
125 ml vodka
lemon juice
pineapple juice
1. Crush pineapple pieces very finely and add, with the sugar, to pineapple juice in a pan. Leave to stand overnight.
2. Drain syrup and strain pineapple pieces through a cheese cloth or in a food processor. Mix juice with rum and vodka, and add lemon juice to taste. Pour into a 0.7 litre bottle and fill with pineapple juice or water. Leave for one week.