Blackberry Liqueur

echo echo's Note:

Ridiculously easy to make, tastes wonderful and makes an impressive gift for any non-teetotaler friends. Superfine sugar works the best. Preparation time does not include 10-12 days for fruit to infuse liqueur.

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 quart

• 1 cup water
• 3 cups 80 proof vodka
• 3 cups white sugar
• 3 cups ripe blackberries

Directions:

1. Shake together the water, vodka and sugar to dissolve sugar.
2. Gently mix together with the blackberries, taking care not to cut or crush the berries.
3. Leave to infuse about 10-12 days until the berries have lost most of their color.
4. Pour thru a fine strainer and discard the berries.
5. Pour into decorative bottles.

Reviews

[alijen]

This is an amazing liqueur! I could not be more pleased with the results. Its going to make a lovely addition to a gift basket for my SIL. My only complaint is that I bought a deep red bottle a few weeks ago to put it in, and I wish I had a clear one because the liqueur is a lovely, deep color. Used superfine sugar as suggested, but had to use frozen blackberries. I think it will be twice as amazing (if thats possible) towards the end of summer when we have tons of blackberries. Thanks for a great recipe. By the way, for those interested in making, 3 cups of vodka is slightly less than a 750mL bottle.

[saraquarius]

This is awesome! I used berries picked from the yard and frozen. I let the flavors infuse for a month and it worked out well. The color is lovely too.

[Mami J]

Lovely liqueur, thank you for sharing!