Blue berry schnapps

Blue berry schnapps - based on fresh, wild blue berries - is rich, fruity and sweet with a wonderful deep blue-red colour.

Serve with all types of cheese, cream cheese, cheese cakes, pancakes, pies, ice cream, fruit salads and many desserts.

Or add it to marmalades, jams, fruit sauces and dishes, where you would normally use blue berries.

Also excellent as after-dinner drink.

Blue berry schnapps blends very well with...
cranberry schnapps · blackberry schnapps · peach schnapps · cinnamon schnapps · raspberry schnapps.

Also, see how you can easily...
turn your blue berry schnapps into a liqueur.

Blue berry

The blue berry plant is also known as bilberry, huckleberry or whortleberry.

It's a low-growing shrub. The bell-shaped flowers are reddish, pink or white.

The plump berries are blue or black with a blue cloudy bloom and a flat top.

They are juicy with a rich flavour - sweetish with a slight acid taste.

Very rich in antioxidants.

Here in Denmark, blue berries grow wild in moist, acid soil in light and darker woods, shrubs and heath areas.

Commonly found in great parts of Jutland (Jylland), the northern part of Zealand (Sjælland) and on the small island Bornholm.

Rarely found in other parts of Denmark.

Among other uses, the berries are used for wine making, to colour wines and flavour liqueurs.

Blue berries are also used in various anti-aging products, alternative medicine and dietary supplements.

More information about the blue berry plant

Recipe

For best result, use fresh, wild blue berries. You can use cultivated berries, but the wild ones have a much stronger taste and aroma. The berries must be fully ripe when you pick them.

Direction:

• Rinse the blue berries carefully.
• Leave them to dry in the shadow - on paper towel.
• If the berries are frozen - defrost them in the vodka.
• Use a clean glass jar with tight-fitting lid.
• Fill 1/2 - 2/3 of the jar with blue berries.
• Fill up with clear, unflavoured vodka - 40% alcohol content (80 proof).
• Steep for at least 3 months in a dark place at room temperature, 18-20°C (64-68°F).
• Shake lightly and taste it from time to time.
• Strain and filter your infusion into a clean glass bottle or jar with tight-fitting lid.

You can serve your blue berry schnapps after it has settled for a couple of days. It has a nice, fruity taste.

Or you can store (age) it for 4-6 months or even longer in a dark place at room temperature before serving.

The flavours will change rather much during storage. For the better I think. But it's a matter of taste. Some prefer the fruity taste - others prefer their blue berry schnapps after some storage.

Note: If for some reason you are not satisfied with your infusion, there are ways to adjust both taste and flavours - click here to see how.

Serve your blue berry schnapps at room temperature in suitable glasses. And remember to keep your schnapps bottle tightly closed and in a dark place before and between servings.