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Garlic Liqueur

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E.Cola

• Recipe creation Notes
• Label for E.Cola
  • First ideas
  • Second Pass
  • Finished:
    • 187ml pdf, jpg
    • 12 oz pdf, jpg
    • 750ml pdf, jpg
    • 6-pack label pdf, jpg, in action

Liqueurs

• Completed
  • Siberian Lemonade (Lemoncello)
  • Orange Menance ('Orange'cello + vanilla)
  • Berry Advisory System: Cran (Cranberry in Vodka)
• Bottled (awaiting labeling)
  • Berry Advisory System: Blue (Blueberry in Vodka)
  • Berry Advisory System: Straw (Strawberry in Vodka)
  • "Don't Drink This" (Garlic in Everclear)
  • Berry Advisory System: Black & Rasp (Black Raspberry in Gin)
• In Progress
  • Unamed (limecello)
  • Unnamed (Cranberry in Vodka)
  • Unnamed (Cranberry & Raspberry in Vodka)
  • Unnamed (Cherry Brandy)
  • Unnamed (Kumquats in Gin)

• Completed:
  • Siberian Lemonade (Lemoncello)
    • Recipe (Source)
      • Ingrediants
        • 22 Meyer lemons
        • 2 (750 ml) 100-proof vodka (we went with smirnoff)
        • 4 cups sugar
        • 5 cups water
      • Step One: Carefully zest the lemons with a zester or vegetable peeler so there is no white pith on the peel. In a large glass jar (1-gallon jar), add one bottle of vodka; add the lemon zest as it is zested. Cover the jar and let sit at room temperature for (40) days in a cool dark place.
      • Step Two: In a large saucepan, combine the sugar and water; cook until thickened, approximately 5 to 7 minutes. Let the syrup cool before adding it to the Limoncello mixture. Add to the Limoncello mixture. Add the additional bottle of vodka. Allow to rest for another 40 days.
      • Step Three: After the rest period, strain and bottle: discarding the zest. Keep in the freezer until ready to serve.
    • Label
      • First ideas (page 3 & 4)
      • Second Pass (page 3 & 4)
      • Finished:
        • 187ml jpg
        • 375ml jpg
    • Tasting Notes
      • Floral notes with a bit of a bite
      • best warm
      • Dissenting opinion: "I thought it was flatter and almost bordering on stale. Like when you eat a hard candy that's been sitting around just a little too long."
  • Orange Menance ('Orange'cello + vanilla)
    • Recipe (Source)
      • Ingrediants
        • 15 oranges
        • 3 mexican vanilla beans
        • 2 (750 ml) 100-proof vodka (we went with smirnoff)
        • 4 cups sugar
        • 5 cups water
      • Step One: Carefully zest the oranges with a zester or vegetable peeler so there is no white pith on the peel. In a large glass jar (1-gallon jar), add one bottle of vodka; add the orange zest as it is zested. Cover the jar and let sit at room temperature for (40) days in a cool dark place. (There is no need to stir - all you have to do is wait.)
      • Step Two: In a large saucepan, combine the sugar and water; cook until thickened, approximately 5 to 7 minutes. Let the syrup cool before adding it to the mixture. Add to the mixture. Add the additional bottle of vodka. Allow to rest for another 40 days.
      • Step Three: After the rest period, strain and bottle: discarding the zest. Keep in the freezer until ready to serve.
    • Label
      • First ideas (page 1 & 2)
      • Second Pass (page 1 & 2)
      • Finished:
        • 187ml jpg
        • 375ml jpg
    • Tasting Notes
      • Guy: Good creamscile flavor. Yum!
  • Berry Advisory System: Cran (Cranberry in Vodka)
    • bottling date: June 17th
    • Recipe (source)
      • Ingrediants
        • 16 oz Cranberries
        • 1 1/2 cups vodka
        • 1 1/2 cups sugar
        • 3/4 cup water
        • 1/2 lemon or lime peel
        • 1/4 orange peel
      • Chop up the cranberries in a blender or food processor, on the lowest setting, until it's the consistency of grits. Carefully peel just the rind from your 1/2 lemon/line and 1/4 orange, and put the peels in the jar. Pour vodka in the jar. Boil sugar and water together; when the sugar is all dissolved, let stand a minute and then measure 1 1/2 cups into the jar. Let the mixture steep for 4 weeks, shaking lightly each day. Store in a dark place. Filter, bottle, age at least 1 month.
    • Label
      • First ideas (page 1)
      • Finished 250ml
    • Tasting Notes
      • Guy: Nice! Tasty and goes down nicely.
      • Megan: Yum.
• Bottled but needs labeling:
  • Berry Advisory System: Blue (Blueberry in Vodka)
    • bottling date: June 3rd
    • Recipe (Source)
      • Ingrediants
        • 16 ounces frozen blueberries
        • 1 1/2 cups vodka
        • 1/2 peel lemon, sliced and scraped
        • 3/4 cups sugar syrup
        • 3 whole cloves
      • Let blueberries completely thaw. Pour berries and any juice from the bag into a bowl. Crush with a fork, and put in a 1-liter jar. Add vodka, lemon peel and cloves. Steep for 3 months, shaking gently every couple of days to prevent settling.
      • Strain and filter. Add syrup to liqueur, and age for at least 1 month. When bottling, filter again.
    • Label
      • First ideas (page 3)
    • Tasting Notes
      • Guy: Ugh, something tastes... off and nasty, might be the cloves
      • Megan: Cough syrup.
  • Berry Advisory System: Straw (Strawberry in Vodka)
    • bottling date: June 3rd
    • Recipe (Source)
      • Ingrediants
        • 16 ounces frozen strawberries
        • 1 1/2 cups vodka
        • 1/2 peel lemon, sliced and scraped
        • 3/4 cups sugar syrup
        • 3 whole cloves
      • Let strawberries completely thaw. Pour berries and any juice from the bag into a bowl. Crush with a fork, and put in a 1-liter jar. Add vodka, lemon peel and cloves. Steep for 3 months, shaking gently every couple of days to prevent settling.
      • Strain and filter. Add syrup to liqueur, and age for at least 1 month. When bottling, filter again.
    • Label
      • First ideas (page 2)
    • Tasting Notes
      • Guy: almost drinkable, but I think it's the cloves again
      • Megan: Strawberry, some cough syrupiness.
  • "Don't Drink This" (Garlic in Everclear)
    • bottling date: June 7th
    • Recipe (source)
      • Ingrediants
        • 3/4 cup garlic
        • 2 1/2 cups 100-proof vodka (we went with 151-proof everclear diluted to 100-proof strength with water)
        • 1 tbsp sugar
        • 1/2 lemon of zest
      • Blanch the unpeeled garlic cloves in boiling water for 30 seconds. drain and prick each clove several times. Put garlic cloves into an empty wine bottle, add the sugar and pour over the vodka. Cork securely and leave for 2-3 months. When desired strength is reached, drain and rebottle. This will keep indefinitely.
      • Variation suggestions: substitute brandy for vodka; substitute gin for vodka, but double the sugar;
    • Label
      • Bulb of garlic on a pair of crossed bones
      • First pass (page 1)
  • Tasting Notes
    • Guy: Not sure, lots and lots of garlic flavor, very oniony too.
• Berry Advisory System: Black & Rasp (Black Raspberry in Gin)
  • bottling date: June 25th
  • Recipe (Source)
    • Ingrediants
      • 1 lb of blackberries
      • 1 bottle of gin (.75 of 1 litre)
      • 1 lb of sugar
    • Mix all together and put into kilner jars (airtight) then every day for a month turn the sealed bottle over mixing in the sugar. Keep in jars for another two months turning occasionally.
  • Label
    • First ideas (page 4)
  • Tasting Notes
    • Guy: "Holy crap this is good!"
    • Megan: