Japanese quince liqueur

Name: Japanese quince liqueur
Total time: 56 d 30 min
Yield: ± 700 ml
Ingredients: 400 g Japanese quince fruits; 500 ml gin or vodka (± 40 %); 200 g sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 cloves

Updated on 9 October 2026

Makes: ± 700 ml
Time: 30 min + 8 weeks steeping and maturing
From: Flowering quince

Ingredients

400 g Japanese quince fruits
500 ml gin or vodka (± 40 %)
200 g sugar
1 cinnamon stick
2 cloves

Method

Remove the stalks, flower remnants, cores and pips and cut the fruits, skin on, into thin slices or small cubes.
Put them with the sugar, cinnamon and cloves in a clean 1-litre jar.
Pour the spirit over, close and shake well.
Leave for 6 weeks in a cool, dark place and shake briefly each week, until the sugar has dissolved.
Strain the liqueur through a fine sieve or coffee filter into clean bottles.
Leave to mature for another 2 weeks before tasting.

Storing: A year in a cool, dark place. The liqueur contains alcohol and is not for children.