Wild Fenel Liqueur Russo Finocchietto, 50 cl

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To keep the blog up and running this post may contain affiliate links, it will be at no extra cost to you, please read the disclosure for more information. And leaving the plants in the liquor for more than 30 days is not the problem, they can stay indefinitely, and with me they sometimes do! When absinthe was banned in France in 1915, the major absinthe producers (then Pernod and Ricard, who have since merged as Pernod Ricard) reformulated their drink without the banned wormwood component, a heavier focus on the aniseed flavor using more star anise, sugar and a lower alcohol content creating pastis, which remains popular in France today. Maybe I did notice, but not having a clue as to what it was (or thinking to even ask), it fell off my radar.

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The fennel and apricot liqueur have a strange affinity towards the other, can’t really explain that one — it just works! In fact, it should be served iced, either at the end of meals or to accompany typical desserts and ice cream. You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site.The trick to having easy meals ready to prepare is having an assortment of core staples on hand at all times. With the higher ABV, it also means that after cutting the infused liquid I will not end up with a watered down liqueur. once with flowers and once with seeds, and finding the flowers (and their nearby stalks) leave an odd vegetal flavor, but the seeds version is more interesting adding more anise like flavors, and more complex as it ages with a more autumn leaf brown/amber color (not green! My preference for stirred cocktail garnish is almost invariably a twist of citrus, but here I wanted to reach for the maritime salinity of Kalamata olives to highlight the depths of the fennel flavors. After the repeal of prohibition Legendre used his knowledge to create Herbsaint as an absinthe substitute.

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The distillation and fermentation processes used for preparing liquors are fine-tuned to keep the ABV (alcohol by volume) at least 20%. Herbal liqueurs, as the expression clearly signifies are sweetened spirits that are spiced with herbs including anise, fennel, licorice, and ginger. Easy to prepare because it involves only three ingredients (fresh rose petals, alcohol and sugar), thanks to its low alcohol content and delicate flavor, it can be enjoyed as a digestive at the end of any meal. The artichokes, once cleaned, should be steeped in alcohol, and after a couple of weeks, when the artichokes have yielded all their scents, the syrup of sugar and water is added to the alcohol. The very intense flavor and aroma of this delicious citrus fruit make it a multipurpose product, perfect for making drinks and also excellent after meals.

Therefore, it is a liqueur you can enjoy on its own,but also a perfect liqueur for cocktails like my Sugar Plum Fairy cocktail.