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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.
You can also turn your schnapps into a liqueur.
Liquorice schnapps blends very well with...
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). - 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.
Don't steep for more than a week, or you will extract some bad-tasting constituents that will spoil the pure liquorice taste.
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.