Danish Schnapps Recipes Blog

Willow Schnapps - Recipe

Willow schnapps is a very charming and enjoyable drink with nutty taste and flavours, and notes of honey, camphor, and cardamom. The colour is deep brown. Willow schnapps blends very well with...

Black Pepper Schnapps - Recipe

Black pepper schnapps is hot, spicy and warming. The taste is very good. Great to sip when you are down with flu or cold, as it helps you feel much better. Mixes well with other flavoured schnappses.

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Lime Schnapps - Recipe

Lime schnapps is a very enjoyable schnapps with a fresh, aromatic taste. Goes very well with gravlax, sea trouts, lamb, chicken, etc. Add a sugar syrup and you get a wonderful lime liqueur.

Chili Schnapps - Recipes

Chili schnapps is hot, spicy and wonderful. However - heat and taste all depends on the kind of chili pepper and alcohol (vodka, tequila, sherry) you use. Blends extremely well with Lemon Schnapps.

Tormentil Schnapps - Recipe

Tormentil schnapps - based on vodka and fresh tormentil rootstocks - has a magnificent red-brown colour and a delightful bitter and aromatic taste. Enjoy on its own or serve with more heavy food.

About liqueurs and liqueur making

Liqueurs are alcoholic beverages with high sugar content and a variety of flavourings. Liqueur making is easy. You just add a sugar syrup to your flavoured schnapps and leave it for a while to settle.

Drying Herbs

Harvesting and drying herbs should be done correctly in order to get the most out of the herbs you want to preserve. Read here about how to dry herbs, and how to store them properly.

How to serve your flavoured schnapps

Serve your flavoured schnapps at room temperature. Because, if your schnapps is cold or even ice-cold, you won't be able to fully enjoy the wonderful and unique flavours and aromas. Present your...

Raisin Schnapps - Recipe

Raisin schnapps is a sweet, aromatic schnapps with fine taste and flavours of grapes. The colour is light to dark golden. Can be served with a variety of dishes. Blends well with other schnappses.

Lemon Schnapps - Recipe

Lemon schnapps has a fine golden colour and a fresh, enjoyable and aromatic taste. Goes very well with gravlax, sea trouts, lamb, chicken, and many other dishes. Blends well with other schnappses.

Christmas Glogg (Mulled Wine) - Danish Recipes

Danish Christmas glogg is a hot, mulled wine beverage. Usually made with red wine, port wine and high proof spirits - and spiced with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, citrus peels, raisins and almonds.

Orange Schnapps - Recipe

Orange schnapps is mostly used to blend with other schnappses and liqueurs. With its bitter-sweet-acid taste you can use it to either enhance their flavours or create new schnapps combinations.

Cinnamon Schnapps - Recipe

Cinnamon schnapps - based on vodka and dried cinnamon bark - is strong, intense, sweet, spicy and very aromatic. Blends well with other schnappses. Fantastic when added to hot chocolate or used in...

Horseradish Schnapps - Recipe

Horseradish schnapps - based on fresh horseradish root - is strong in flavours and highly aromatic. A very enjoyable and warming schnapps. Enjoy as appetizer. Or add a little schnapps to sauces...

Clove Schnapps - Recipe

Clove schnapps is a strong-flavoured, very spicy, aromatic and warming schnapps with a golden colour. It's mainly used to blend with other schnappses, or used in various dishes and mulled wine.

Cranberry Schnapps - Recipe

Cranberry schnapps - based on vodka and fresh, wild cranberries - has a wonderful taste and aroma. Enjoy on its own, or serve with turkey and other poultry. Very good as after-dinner drink.

Juniper Schnapps - Recipe

Juniper schnapps has a beautiful bright yellow colour and a sweet, spicy and very enjoyable taste. Serve it with smoked ham, poultry and other meat. Or add it to sauces. Excellent as appetizer.

Coriander Schnapps - Recipe

Coriander schnapps is spicy and aromatic. It's mainly used to blend with other schnappses, or used in marinades, pickles, soups, curries, ratatouille, fish and meat dishes, stews, and sauces.

Ginger Schnapps - Recipe

Ginger schnapps - based on vodka and fresh ginger roots - is a spicy, slightly sweet and very tasty schnapps. Soothing and warming on a cold winter day. Serve with oriental foods, sushi, seafoods...

Hawthorn Schnapps - Recipe

Hawthorn schnapps - based on vodka and hawthorn berries - has a unique sweet-acid taste and wonderful flavours. Excellent as appetizer or in combination with crabapple schnapps. Serve with wild...

Jars and bottles - and other schnapps equipment

You don't need much more than some glass jars and bottles to make your own flavoured schnapps. And most of the equipment are things you may already have in your kitchen cupboards and drawers.

Alcohol bases for flavoured schnapps

Alcohol bases for flavoured schnapps are numerous. You can use Danish schnapps, aquavit, vodka or pure grain alcohol. Or other spirits like brandy, gin, rum, tequila, Irish whiskey, Scotch whisky...

Crabapple Schnapps - Recipe

Crabapple schnapps - based on vodka and fully ripe crabapples - has a unique sweet-acid taste and wonderful flavours. Excellent as appetizer. Blends very well with peppermint schnapps, thyme...

Pomegranate Schnapps - Recipe

Pomegranate schnapps - based on vodka and the juicy seed pulps from fully ripe pomegranates - is delicious and really outstanding. Fruity, sweet-acid taste. Wonderful fragrance and flavours. Serve...

Pear Schnapps - Recipe

Pear schnapps - based on vodka and fresh, aromatic pears - has a fresh, fruity taste with fine flavours. Enjoy on its own, or serve with ice cream, fruit salad, cheese, cheese cake. Blends very well..

Rosemary Schnapps - Recipe

Rosemary schnapps is strong, spicy, and highly aromatic. Blends very well with basil, thyme, or peppermint schnapps. Excellent when used to flambé meat and fish dishes, or added to any dish where...

Sugar syrup - recipe

Add a sugar syrup to your schnapps or vodka infusion, if you want to enhance taste and flavours.

Rowan Schnapps - Recipe

Rowan schnapps has a fine sweet-acid taste with notes of crab apple, rose hip and strawberry. The colour is pale red. Serve with venison meat, pork and poultry. Excellent as appetizer, or in...

Blackberry Schnapps - Recipe

Blackberry schnapps - based on vodka and fresh, wild blackberries - is a very delicious drink. Rich, fruity and sweet. Enjoy on its own, or serve with all types of cheese, cheese cakes, desserts...

To flavour schnapps or vodka - always use natural flavouring ingredients

To flavour schnapps, vodka or whatever base spirit you choose, you get the best result if you use natural flavouring ingredients like herbs, fruits, berries, nuts, spices, blossoms, leaves, seeds...

Blue Berry Schnapps - Recipe

Blue berry schnapps - based on vodka and wild blue berries - has a beautiful blue-red colour. It´s fruity, sweet and rich. Excellent as after-dinner drink. Serve with cheese, cheesecake, ice cream...

Crowberry Schnapps - Recipe

Crowberry schnapps - based on vodka and black crowberries - is one of the finest berry schnappses you can make. Has a strong and wonderful cherry-like taste. The colour is deep red. Excellent as...

Sugar and other sweeteners

True Danish flavoured schnapps should not contain more than 15 grams sugar per liter. But of course, you can add as much sugar or other sweeteners as you want to suit your own taste. Also, if your...

About storage bottles and containers

Used spirit or wine bottles are fine as storage bottles, as long as they are absolutely clean. Avoid plastic bottles, bottles with rubber rings, and also painted bottles. See here why.

Peppermint Schnapps - Recipe

Peppermint schnapps - based on vodka and fresh peppermint leaves - is fresh, mild and very delicate. Blends very well with peach schnapps. Serve with lamb, cheese, cheese cake and many desserts.

How to create your own schnapps blends

You can create your very own and unique schnapps blends by blending different alcohol infusions. Schnapps blending is a fun and fascinating hobby, and the flavour combinations are just endless.

Rose Schnapps - Recipe

Rose schnapps - based on vodka and fragrant rose buds - is very delicious. Enjoy on its own as aperitif - or add a drop or two to a glass of dry sparkling wine. Wonderful on a warm summer day.

Plum Schnapps - Recipe

Plum schnapps has a rich and wonderful liqueur like taste, fine fruity flavours, and a great after-taste. Can be served with a variety of foods or added to dishes, where you would normally use plums.

How to filter your infusion

The purpose of filtration is not only to make your infusion clear and attractive. The purpose is mainly to remove all impurities that may otherwise spoil the taste and flavours of your infusion.

Cherry Schnapps - Recipe

Cherry schnapps based on black, wild cherries has a beautiful colour and a rich, wonderful taste with hint of almond. Serve with desserts or add to cherry sauce and jam. Delicious after-dinner drink.

How to keep your flavoured schnapps

Before and between servings you should keep your flavoured schnapps in a dark and dry place at room temperature. Also, to prevent oxidation it's important to keep your bottles and jars tightly closed.

Stemware and Glasses: How to Choose the Correct Stemware and Glass

Stemware and glasses made of crystal is the correct choice of a drinking glass if you want to enjoy your wine, champagne, liqueur or schnapps to the fullest. Crystal stemware and glasses must be...

Walnut Schnapps - Recipe

Walnut schnapps - based on vodka and green, unripe walnuts - is very special and commonly regarded as the most superior of all flavoured schnappses.

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Buying on eBay auctions is a great and convenient way to get hold of rare, unique and unusual items from around the world. I'm an avid collector of bitters bottles, schnapps decanters, and other...

Peach Schnapps - Recipe

Peach schnapps - based on vodka and fresh peaches - is sweet, fruity and aromatic. Blends very well with peppermint schnapps. Serve with pork and veal, desserts, ice creams or fruit salads.

Dill Schnapps - Recipe

Dill schnapps is a strong and very enjoyable schnapps. It goes extremely well with crayfish, gravlax, salmon, herring and cheese. Add it to sauces, stews, etc. where you would normally use dill.

Heather Honey Schnapps - Recipe

Heather honey schnapps has a light to dark golden colour and a rich, aromatic and characteristic taste and aroma. Serve with ham, chicken, lamb, seafood, fruit salad, ice cream or cheese cake.