| This holiday season, forget shelling
out for fancy, flavored liquors… make your own! All you
need is fresh or frozen fruit, a bottle of your favorite liquor,
and a little patience. Depending on the ingredients you choose,
it’s not necessarily much cheaper than hitting the package
store, but the quality of and boasting rights to making your
own booze can’t be beat. Whether you give them as Christmas
gifts or keep them all to yourself in a fit of greed, these
homemade drinks will leave Santa saying that you’re naughty
and nice.
Don’t be daunted by the prospect of brewing and bottling
your own flavored elixir. Consider: if Chartreuse-making French
monks have been doing it for centuries, so can you. You just
need to follow a few basic rules (monk’s habit, optional).
What You'll Need:
Large, tempered glass jar
Wine bottles or canning jars
Labels
Sealing wax (optional)
Funnel
Ladle
Strainer
Cheesecloth
Fruit
High-proof liquor (vodka, tequila, etc.)
Bar sugar (optional) |
