Homemade liqueur "Orange brandy"

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Orange is one of the most popular fruits in liqueur production. There are a lot of options of orange liqueurs on the basis. The most well known are "Cointreau" (Cointreau), "Grand Marnier" (Grand Marnier), colorful Curacao (Curacao). Come on in if interested.

Ingredients for Homemade liqueur "Orange brandy"

Step by step instruction of cooking Homemade liqueur "Orange brandy"

Шаг 1

Type their production of orange liqueurs are divided into "double or triple dry" (double or triple dry) and "Curacao" (Curacao). Dry out in the process of double/triple sublimation or distillation, and the type of "curaçao" - by infusion, maceration. Maceration (lat. macerare - soak).
To make standing liquor need patience. Taking fruits, fruit, seeds, peel, roots, etc. - our main ingredients, combine them with time, alcohol, water, sugar, and the resulting liquor. Time in the local liquor trade is the second largest ingredient.
Alcohol for liqueurs is better to take 96%, 70% and 60%. Of vodka (40% is possible to make only the liquors of the lower fortress.
The main requirement imposed to the alcohol - high purity, without harmful impurities and fusel oils!
Better sugar refined cane or granulated.
Filtered water or even better distilled.
All impurities cloud the liquor and spoil the taste.

For home reproduction has opted for "Grand Marnier".
The French liqueur production, created in 1880, the fortress of 40%.
It should be noted that technology of this liqueur has been improved. Compared with 1880, there have been some changes.
Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge liqueur produced on the basis of the peel of bitter Haitian oranges and the finest cognac. The aroma contains notes of orange blossom, vanilla. Dominated by caramelized orange. Color: deep yellow, playing, sparkling with Golden reflections.

home page: grand-marnier.com

Шаг 2

As the strength of the brandy in the trading network does not exceed 40%, and we need to create a liqueur with the same alcohol content, I decided to use 70% alcohol in a volume of 250ml. To "wear out" used oak acorns in the amount of 5 pieces, me specially for this purpose selected, washed and dried. Put the acorns in alcohol for 2 months and insisted in a tightly closed dark glass bottle. After the infusion has gained yellowish cognac color added zest (without the white part) of one orange and put the bottle in a dark place for another 7 months. In the end, my tea has a dark rich color of cognac. For flavoring added 1 cinnamon stick and 4 cloves (not more than 1 week). If you want to create a fragrance with notes of vanilla and orange blossom, it is possible in sugar syrup add vanilla or vanilla sugar and a drop of essential oils "orange blossom" or a little aromatic water, "Fleur de orange".

Шаг 3

400 g sugar and 200 ml water to prepare the sugar syrup. It is better to prepare the syrup in a copper pot or stainless steel cookware. Teflon and enamel coatings for this purpose are not suitable. Boil the syrup, stirring all the time, till the surface will begin to form persistent bubbles like pearls and syrup flows from a raised spoon a thick continuous stream.

Шаг 4

When syrup is ready - it should be cool.
During this time small portions, our infusion filtered through a paper filter (I used coffee filters) or a clean cotton cloth. The slower the filtration the better get the liquor.

Шаг 5

Here are my basic ingredients.

Шаг 6

The resulting filtrate, combine with sugar syrup. It turns out sweetened the alcohol with a strong orange flavor and complex rich aroma.
250 ml of 70% alcohol is obtained 0,7 L. liqueur 40% of the fortress.
To reduce the density of liquor (I thought it was too viscous), keeping the original fortress was added to 70мл bottle of brandy (this can not be done!) .

Шаг 7

The last important step is the insistence of our liqueur. In a dark place, in a tightly closed dark glass bottle at room temperature of not less than 3 months.
Similar orange liqueur served neat or is found in some famous cocktails and desserts.
Bon appetit!