Winter Schnaps – Ginger

 

Ingredients

1L High % Alcohol

350g Ginger
100G Lemon Peel

1.5L Water
500g sugar
Boil and mix with other ingredients.

Alternatives

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces ginger root
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 orange
  • 1 1/2 cups brandy

Directions

Peel the ginger and cut it into thin slices. Split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise.

Bring the ginger, vanilla, sugar, and water to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until ginger is soft—about 20 minutes. Let the syrup cool. Do not strain yet.

Zest the orange and place the zest only in a sealable glass container along with the syrup and brandy. Seal and shake, then let this mixture steep for one day.

After one day, remove the vanilla bean and let the mixture steep for an additional day.

Strain mixture through a coffee filter into your bottle or jar for storage. Let it sit for one more day before using to let flavors mellow.

Alternative 2

INGREDIENTS
  1. 3.5 oz ginger root, diced
  2. 1/2 cup sugar
  3. 1/2 vanilla bean, sliced down the middle
  4. 16 oz vodka
  5. Lemon peel (or orange if you prefer)
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. In a quart sized mason jar add ginger, sugar, vanilla bean (seeds scraped), vodka and lemon peel. Shake vigorously and put it on a shelf for two days. (Other recipes say to boil the ginger sugar and vanilla bean in a small amount of water then add the vodka – I see no need for this since the sugar will dissolve in the vodka anyway, and the water just dilutes the final product.) Shake once or twice every day. Remove the vanilla bean after the second day, recap and let sit for another 3-4 days (with intermittent agitation). Strain out the solids through a fine mesh strainer. Press or squeeze the ginger to recover as much liquid as possible. Filter the remaining liquid through two coffee filters (replace filters during the process if they clog, and they will). Bottle your liqueur and let it sit for an extra day (you will notice a mellowing of the flavor… or use it straight away!). Sip outright or mix into a GG&T (Ginger, Gin & Tonic) or cocktail of your choice.