Blueberry liqueur

Today I strained the rest of the blueberry liqueur with 2 + cups of blueberry juice/vodka mixture.

I added 1/2 + cup of simple syrup, it came out so beautiful, very clear and the taste is so clean and not too sweet.

This years liqueurs are coming out more beautiful than ever.

Note: not sure if they are better due to better quality products or if I am just better at doing it. But the quality this year is amazing.

Raspberry Liqueur 2011

Today I was able to get 2 cups of yellow raspberry juice with vodka and 4 cups of red raspberry juice with vodka, added simple syrup to each, I am finding that 1/2 cup simple syrup to 2 cups of juice is just about perfect, so I added 1 cup to the 4 cups of raspberry/Vodka infusion.

I have to say this was the most beautiful, and fresh tasting infusion I have made to date. I don't know if the berries were riper than normal, or what, but it is amazing.

I have also found that by letting the juice settle for a day or so and then I pour off the clear into a measuring cup and strain that through the coffee filters, I only have to do that once.

Then I take whats left and strain usually through either cheese cloth or paper towels as there is still a lot of residue. I will let it settle a couple of times and the straining process is so much easier.

Next up: Blueberry Liqueur