When summer comes, it's time to take advantage of the spicy gifts of nature - herbs, such as lemon balm or mint. Indeed, fresh mint can easily make a delicious original drink with an emerald color and a sophisticated aroma, especially if it is not possible to buy mint liqueur.
There are many recipes for making this alcoholic drink , but its essence does not change from this. Peppermint liquor consists of only two main components - tinctures from herbs and sugar syrup. This article will describe two ways to make a drink.
Homemade peppermint liquor. Cooking Method No. 1To make this drink, the following ingredients are needed:
- 1 liter of vodka;
- 2 glasses of sugar;
- 1 glass of water;
- 6 sprigs of freshly picked mint.
First you need to take a can, put mint branches in it, pour vodka and close it with a tight lid. The bank needs to be cleaned for two weeks in a dark and, preferably, cool room. After two weeks, the vodka must be filtered and filtered. Next, you need to make syrup from water and sugar, then filter it and wait until it cools to room temperature. Then you need to pour it into mint vodka and mix the drink thoroughly. Leave the liquor to infuse for a month.
Homemade peppermint liquor. Cooking Method No. 2
To prepare an alcoholic beverage in the second way, less time and slightly different proportions are required:
- ½ liter of vodka;
- 400 g of sugar;
- 400 ml of water;
- 5 sprigs of freshly picked mint.
Mint should be cut into small pieces and pour vodka. The mixture should be put in a dark and warm place for a week. Then you need to prepare the syrup: cut 2 sprigs of mint, pour the indicated amount of water, bring to a boil, reduce heat and pour sugar into the water. Boil for a minute. Then also strain the syrup and vodka that has cooled down to room temperature, carefully mix both liquids. The resulting drink should be infused for three weeks. It has a pronounced mint flavor. For true gourmets.
Serve peppermint liqueur is not only a great drink. It is also a component for making many sweet treats such as cakes, ice cream, puddings and more. In addition, liqueurs for cocktails as a basis are widely used. It can be a simple “Chocolate Mint” cocktail, where 50 ml of milk are mixed in a shaker with 20 ml of mint and 20 ml of chocolate liquor, or a layered cocktail, for example, “Black Dragon”. To prepare it, you need 20 ml of Scotch whiskey, 20 ml of mint and 20 ml of coffee liqueur. First you need to carefully pour mint into the glass first, then coffee liqueurs, and at the end pour a layer of whiskey. For decoration, you can hang pieces of pineapple, lime, lemon or put a cherry on the edge of the container.
However, when making cocktails with peppermint liqueur, you can safely experiment and select the missing ingredients to your taste. Its amazing aroma, delicate taste and emerald color will only emphasize the merits of the remaining components of the drink.