Liquorice (Licorice) Schnapps

Liquorice schnapps - based on dried liquorice roots - is mainly used to blend with other schnappses in order to...

• enhance flavours of other schnappses
• create new and interesting schnapps combinations
• save a schnapps you are not satisfied with

In fact, a little liquorice is an important flavouring in many commercially produced spirits.

But certainly, you can also enjoy it on its own. It has a nice, sweetish and strong taste and flavours.

Liquorice schnapps blends very well with...
raisin schnapps · caraway schnapps.

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

Liquorice

Glycyrrihiza glabra

Liquorice - or licorice - is a traditional medicinal herb with an ancient history and world wide usage. It's a perennial, and one of many species and variants.

It has green, pinnate leaves that are sticky due to many oil glands. The pea flowers are white to violet and arranged in loose spikes. The oblong pods contain 2-4 kidney-shaped seeds.

The roots taste of liquorice, and its main constituent is glycyrrhizin, which is 50 times sweeter than sugar.

The plant grows in deep, sandy soil and is native to SW Asia and the Mediterranean.

Liquorice is used to flavour various spirits, and it's one of the main flavouring ingredients in spirits such as the absinthe-like French pastis.

It's also used in candy, herbal remedies and dietary supplements - and to flavour tea, tobacco, beer, and pharmaceutical products.

More information about the liquorice plant

Recipe

Use fresh, dried liquorice roots (sticks) of good quality.

Direction:

• Wash a couple of roots well and leave them to dry on a piece of paper towel - in the shadow.
• Break them into smaller pieces and place them in a clean glass jar with tight-fitting lid.
• Cover with approx. 25 centiliter clear, unflavoured vodka - 40% alcohol content (80 proof).
• Let steep for 1-7 days in a dark place at room temperature,
  18-20°C (64-68°F).

Don't steep for more than a week, or you will extract some bad-tasting constituents that will spoil the pure liquorice taste.

• 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 at least 1 month 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 liquorice 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.








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