When selecting a red wine and gin for Homemade Creme De Mure make sure they are varieties you like. You can really taste the red wine and gin in this, so they have to be good quality to enjoy the end result simply over ice. To answer your questions – I’m not sure on the exact alcohol content of the final product, it’s hard to say how much of the alcohol actually evaporate when it is simmering, as you are simmering for only a short amount of time it should not lose that much alcohol. The alcohol content is probably around the 15% abv mark – but this is just an estimate What ABV is crème de mûre? It is 17% ABV (alcohol by volume), so it has a relatively low alcohol level, similar to most sweet liqueurs. What other drinks can you make with creme de mure? Sip it as a shot, substitute it for Chambord in a French Martini or Chambord and Champagne.

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Cover with a clean towel and leave to macerate for 48 hours in a cool place* - give the berries a little mash every now and then if you remember! Some recipes called for vodka only and some called for vodka and brandy. Some called for using red wine, which would give it a deep color, but I thought it would add too much of it's own flavor. You can either buy Creme de Mure (often quite cheap and also good quality) but why not make it yourself? Maine produces 25% of all blueberries in North America, making it the largest producer in the world.Cooking the mixture will help the sugars dissolve and bring out the flavour – you could definitely try without the cooking step, although you may want to use a simple syrup in place of sugar as it may not dissolve well without cooking and you certainly don’t want a grainy texture! As for preserving it, simmering it definitely helps with preserving but it’s mainly the sugar and alcohol content that will do that job. However, I am no preserving expert so I couldn’t say for sure how important the role of heating the mixture is for that aspect!

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We're unable to give any information about the alcohol content in this liqueur. We image it's similar to any store bought version, but we can't make any guarantees.There is a lot of different variations on the recipes to make Creme de Mure where some use vodka or gin and some use wine (often a sweet wine like Merlot or similar). Some recipes also add a dash of Cognac, Armagnac or Brandy. My version takes a little bit of everything and use Port Wine instead of wine or a dash of cognac and I think it adds a little more depth to the Creme de Mure than if you are only using vodka or wine.