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Liqueur · From Bladwijzer
Jostaberry liqueur
- Makes: ± 1 litre
- Time: 20 min + 6–8 weeks steeping
- From: Jostaberry
Ingredients
- 500 g jostaberries
- 250 g sugar
- 750 ml vodka or jenever (± 40 %)
- 2 cloves (optional)
Method
- Rinse the berries, leave them to dry thoroughly, snip off the stalks and crush them lightly with a fork.
- Put the berries, sugar and cloves in a clean 1.5-litre jar and pour the alcohol over.
- Close and shake daily until the sugar has dissolved, after about a week. After that, weekly.
- Leave to steep for 6–8 weeks in a cool, dark place.
- Strain the liqueur and pour it into clean bottles.
- Leave it to mature for another 4 weeks: the flavour will be rounder.
Storing: At least a year, tightly closed, in a cool, dark place. Contains ± 25 % alcohol: drink in moderation and not for children.