Cinnamon schnapps

Cinnamon schnapps - based on dried cinnamon bark - is strong, intense, sweet, spicy and very aromatic.

It's mostly used to blend with other schnappses in order to create new and interesting schnapps combinations.

You can also add the schnapps to hot chocolate - it's very delicious and warming.

Or use it in rolls, cakes, cookies, bread, pie fillings, marinades, barbecue sauces, dressings, chocolate desserts and marmalades.

Or in spicy meat dishes - chicken, lamb, fish - or where you would normally use cinnamon.

Cinnamon schnapps blends very well with...
lime schnapps · apple schnapps · blue berry schnapps · orange schnapps · plum schnapps · vanilla schnapps.

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

Ceylon cinnamon

Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Ceylon cinnamon is a small tree belonging to the laurel family. The tree is native to Sri Lanka (former Ceylon) and now widely grown in tropical climates.

The bark contains a volatile oil. It's peeled from the branches and left to dry and ferment for 24 hours.

Cassia cinnamon

Cinnamomum cassia

Cassia cinnamon - also known as Chinese cinnamon or cassia bark - belongs to the laurel family.

The tree is native to China, Vietnam and Sumatra and possesses much the same qualities and constituents as Ceylon cinnamon.

Recipe

For best result, use either Ceylon cinnamon or Cassia cinnamon.

Ceylon is more fragrant and not so pungent and sweet as Cassia.

Cassia has a stronger flavour than Ceylon.

I prefer Ceylon - but most schnapps makers like Cassia better. It's a matter of taste - so I suggest you try both.

Direction:

• Use 1 cinnamon stick (approx. 7 centimeter).
• Break it up in smaller pieces and place in a clean glass jar with tight-fitting lid.
• Cover with 25 centiliter clear, unflavoured vodka - 40% alcohol content (80 proof).
• Let steep for one week 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.
• Store (age) for a month or so in a dark place at room temperature before serving.

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 cinnamon 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.