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Amaretto
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Tue Oct 23, 2018 7:19 pmby Wobblyboot
Was given this to try, meant to be good, let us know if it is :handgestures-thumbupleft:
1 cup water (can go to 1.5 if you prefer),
1 cup sugar,
0.5 cups brown sugar,
2 cups of vodka,
2 tablespoons of Almond extract,
2 teaspoons of Vanilla extract
invert sugar in water in a sauce pan on medium heat, allow to cool and add in the rest while stirring....
Re: Amaretto
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Tue Oct 23, 2018 7:36 pmby EziTasting
Man I like this recipe! Better than the original, I recon. :music-deathmetal:
Excellent with neutral!
Re: Amaretto
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Tue Oct 23, 2018 7:46 pmby Wobblyboot
I knew u would like it ezi :handgestures-thumbupleft: the sugar is white and vodka or neutral is 40% :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Re: Amaretto
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Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:08 pmby viking
Excellent. I'll give it a go.
Re: Amaretto
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Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:13 pmby bluc
Sugar is inverting as I type :D
Re: Amaretto
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Thu Oct 25, 2018 10:06 pmby bluc
bit ott sweet but man is this tuff tasty :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Re: Amaretto
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Thu Oct 25, 2018 11:11 pmby EziTasting
bluc wrote:bit ott sweet but man is this tuff tasty :handgestures-thumbupleft:
:handgestures-thumbupleft: how much sugar did you use?
Re: Amaretto
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Fri Oct 26, 2018 9:03 amby bluc
Followed above reciepe. 1 cup white .5 cup brown..
Re: Amaretto
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Fri Oct 26, 2018 9:33 amby EziTasting
Gets better with time! As all spirits seem to do...
Re: Amaretto
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Fri Oct 26, 2018 11:21 amby bluc
initial thought when I tasted it was "its rum" must be the bit molasses in the brown sugar..
Re: Amaretto
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Fri Nov 09, 2018 6:38 pmby viking
This is good fellas.
Not an everyday drink, but very good.
Re: Amaretto
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Sat Nov 10, 2018 8:13 amby scythe
What does inverting the sugar do?
Could you simply leave the white sugar out to make it less sweet?
Re: Amaretto
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Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:15 amby EziTasting
scythe wrote:What does inverting the sugar do?
Could you simply leave the white sugar out to make it less sweet?
Yes.
This goes in my Saturday coffee! And suddenly the week is less bleak... 8-}
Re: Amaretto
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Sat Nov 10, 2018 10:24 amby bluc
scythe wrote:What does inverting the sugar do?
Could you simply leave the white sugar out to make it less sweet?
Inverting the sugar stops it re crystallizing when it cools :-B
Re: Amaretto
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Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:40 amby Andrew
Would it last long enough to recrystallise ?
:-B :laughing-rolling:
Re: Amaretto
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Sat Nov 10, 2018 12:08 pmby EziTasting
Made a variety of sugar syrups (close enough to 12months ago) and some a crystallizing out ...
Re: Amaretto
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Sat Nov 10, 2018 1:01 pmby bluc
Sugar syrup or invert sugar(acid added) ezi? :think:
Re: Amaretto
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Sat Nov 10, 2018 1:54 pmby EziTasting
bluc wrote:Sugar syrup or invert sugar(acid added) ezi? :think:
Sugar syrup. Didn’t know they use acid to invert sugar! :think: learned something again!
Re: Amaretto
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Sat Nov 10, 2018 3:19 pmby Andrew
Got me the fixins to make me some of this :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Re: Amaretto
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Sat Nov 10, 2018 4:08 pmby bluc
Mighty tasty stig :handgestures-thumbupleft: