Shrub - a capital drink.

[Black Hand]

Based on this, I'd suggest you got crappy Limoncello...

 

[Carbon 6]

It definitely tasted crappy.

 

[Black Hand]

It definitely tasted crappy.

I have similar liquors I've made from orange and tangerine - they have been very popular with some, much to their dismay upon waking the next morning. I make cinnamon and espresso versions too...

 

[Carbon 6]

I like to experiment/concoct simple drinks. Sometimes I am pleasantly surprised.

 

[Black Hand]

Limoncello:
Wash 4-5 large Lemons
Zest the Lemons (I use a microplane or vegetable peeler - do not include the white pith)
Soak zest for 2 weeks in the dark in ~375ml of Everclear (95% EtOH)
Strain
Mix with simple syrup (~500ml water into which 500gms of sugar has been dissolved with heat and allowed to cool)

 

[LRB]

Rumgarita. 50/50 Bacardi light rum, Daily's margarita mix. Pretty much a version of shrub, but quick and simple. Use Daily's only, for best results and taste.

 

[Sicilian Hunter]

Limoncello:
Wash 4-5 large Lemons
Zest the Lemons (I use a microplane or vegetable peeler - do not include the white pith)
Soak zest for 2 weeks in the dark in ~375ml of Everclear (95% EtOH)
Strain
Mix with simple syrup (~500ml water into which 500gms of sugar has been dissolved with heat and allowed to cool)

Everclear!!
That's some serious chemistry!!
BTW, strained the zest off, poured mix equally into two bottles and added water/sugar mix (1 cup cane sugar:3 cups hot water to dissolve it) then added 2 cups to each bottle and put back in the fridge.
We'll see what I've created over the weekend.
I'll let you know

 

[Black Hand]

Everclear!!
That's some serious chemistry!!
BTW, strained the zest off, poured mix equally into two bottles and added water/sugar mix (1 cup cane sugar:3 cups hot water to dissolve it) then added 2 cups to each bottle and put back in the fridge.
We'll see what I've created over the weekend.
I'll let you know

Batch it - Mix everything to taste (and taste you should) in the big container THEN bottle and age.
I am conservative on the water - adding between 2 and 3 cups depending on the fruit, and tend to favor a more tart mix with the 3/4 cup sugar - which can be adjusted to account for the flavor. You will find yourself experimenting and eventually settle on the flavor that most appeals to you.

 

[Carbon 6]

Adding 3 cups of water should drop the proof to around 100. Assuming you start with a 750ml bottle.

 

[Sicilian Hunter]

Batch it - Mix everything to taste (and taste you should) in the big container THEN bottle and age.
I am conservative on the water - adding between 2 and 3 cups depending on the fruit, and tend to favor a more tart mix with the 3/4 cup sugar - which can be adjusted to account for the flavor. You will find yourself experimenting and eventually settle on the flavor that most appeals to you.

Are you referring to the shrub or Limoncello?

 

[Nyckname]

Everclear (95% EtOH)

Sadly, I can only get the 151 proof, at which point I might as well drink the cheaper rum.

 

[Carbon 6]

Sadly, I can only get the 151 proof,.

So, adjust the recipe to reflect the ABV of the total volume.

 

[Nyckname]

So, adjust the recipe to reflect the ABV of the total volume.

Who's talking about the recipe? I want it for shots.

 

[Carbon 6]

 

[Nyckname]

Those must be posh, premium smileys.

 

[Black Hand]

So, adjust the recipe to reflect the ABV of the total volume.

Vodka will work too. You just want a neutral-flavored alcohol.

 

[Carbon 6]

Those must be posh, premium smileys.

Not as good as your Avatar. :thumbs up:

 

[Sicilian Hunter]

Batch it - Mix everything to taste (and taste you should) in the big container THEN bottle and age.
I am conservative on the water - adding between 2 and 3 cups depending on the fruit, and tend to favor a more tart mix with the 3/4 cup sugar - which can be adjusted to account for the flavor. You will find yourself experimenting and eventually settle on the flavor that most appeals to you.

Hand,
After mixing in the water/sugar mix and allowing it to rest in the refigerator for 3 more days the shrub was quite nice.
Started on an orange note and finishes on a lemon, don't taste the lime much at all.
Next time i would drop a lemon, add a lime and add 3/4 cup of sugar instead of a cup.
Thanks for the inspiration!
I'll bring my last bottle with me to Moon of the Crow and get a consensus

 

[Black Hand]

Hand,
After mixing in the water/sugar mix and allowing it to rest in the refigerator for 3 more days the shrub was quite nice.
Started on an orange note and finishes on a lemon, don't taste the lime much at all.
Next time i would drop a lemon, add a lime and add 3/4 cup of sugar instead of a cup.
Thanks for the inspiration!
I'll bring my last bottle with me to Moon of the Crow and get a consensus

 

[Sicilian Hunter]

Hand,
Brought the shrub I made to Moon of the Crow and it well liked by all!!
It made one and a half rotations around the campfire exactly before the 1.5 liter bottle went dry!!
Will definitely refine my methods and make more!
Thanks