Two recipes in one today! You may recall our Raspberry Bounce experiment from www.cottagesmallholder.com. Well, we couldn't get enough of making our own liqueurs, so Joef (he's the drink master) adapted the recipe for blueberries. I liked this even better than the raspberry. The only differences in this recipe besides the fruit are that we mashed up the blueberries, used sugar in the raw instead of white sugar, and we didn't have to let it sit as long. All good things, I think. Plus, how beautiful is that color?! Plus, blueberry bounce mojitos!
BLUEBERRY BOUNCE
300g fresh blueberries
350g sugar in the raw
1.5 liters (or more) of medium quality vodka (don’t be tempted to go for the cheapest)
Sterilized 2-liter bottle
Wash blueberries. Mash blueberries. Place berries in the large bottle, squeezing the berries through the neck of the bottle.
Using a funnel, add the sugar and top up with vodka to 2-3cm from the top.
Shake it up a little, then leave it in a dark place, shaking every now and then, for about two weeks (shorter timeframe than its raspberry cousin).
What will you do with your blueberry bounce, you might ask. The answer is, make a million of these "mojitos", because they are delicious:
2.5 shots blueberry bounce
8-10 fresh mint leaves
juice from 1/2 small lemon
Tonic water
Dash bitters
Ice
Squeeze half a lemon into a tumbler glass. Add mint leaves. Muddle/bruise. Add blueberry bounce. Add ice. Top with tonic to fill glass, or to taste. Add a couple dashes bitters. Stir. Drink and enjoy!
No comments:
Post a Comment