Beech-leaf liqueur

Name: Beech-leaf liqueur
Total time: 14 d 20 min
Yield: ± 0.8 litre
Ingredients: 2 handfuls young beech leaves (± 50 g); 500 ml gin; 200 g sugar; 150 ml water; 50 ml brandy or cognac (optional)

Updated on 9 October 2026

Makes: ± 0.8 litre
Time: 20 min + 2 weeks steeping
From: Beech

Ingredients

2 handfuls young beech leaves (± 50 g)
500 ml gin
200 g sugar
150 ml water
50 ml brandy or cognac (optional)

Method

Pull the leaves off the twigs and loosely fill a glass jar with them.
Pour over the gin until everything is covered, close and leave to steep for 2 weeks in a dark place.
Strain through a coffee filter.
Boil the water and sugar into a clear syrup and leave to cool.
Mix the syrup, infusion and brandy, bottle it and leave to rest for another few weeks.

Storing: Keeps for years in a cool, dark place; the green colour fades, the flavour does not.