Feijoa liqueur: 5 recipes at home

Feijoa liqueur is moderately sweet, without a strong flavor, with a pleasant velvety texture. For additional flavoring, include strawberries, cranberries, citrus fruits, herbs.

The delicate juniper flavor is given by gin, and high-quality moonshine enriches the taste. It is recommended to drink feijoa liqueur chilled or with an ice cube.

It's also made with feijoa: liqueur

Feijoa liqueur with lemon

If you use overripe fruits, the shade of the finished product may turn brown, which will not affect the quality. Vodka can be replaced with gin, moonshine, diluted alcohol.

Ingredients

1. Feijoa - 0.4 kg

2. Lemon - 1 pc.

3. Vodka - ½ liter

4. Sugar - 0.2 kg

The method of preparation

1. Without removing the skin, cut the feijoa into slices, put in a glass container.

2. Pour sugar over the berry mass, mix, let stand for 2 hours.

3. Remove the top layer of the lemon peel, squeeze the citrus juice into a container with feijoa, and add the zest.

4. Pour the mixture with alcohol, mix well, seal the container tightly.

5. Put the container in the dark for 2 weeks, shaking regularly.

6. Pass the drink through a gauze and cotton filter.

7. Sweeten, dilute with water, strengthen with vodka to taste.

8. Pour the liquor into bottles, cork, and refrigerate for several days.

Feijoa liqueur "Tender"

In addition to vodka, you can insist the fruit mass on cognac, diluted moonshine, alcohol. Honey can also be used instead of sugar, but in this case, do not heat the syrup above 40 °C.

Ingredients

1. Vodka - ½ liter

2. Feijoa - 0.3-0.4 kg

3. Sugar - 1 cup

4. Water - ½ cup

The method of preparation

1. Peel the fruit, cut it into cubes, put it in a glass bottle or jar.

2. Dissolve sugar in water, boil and cook over low heat for 5-7 minutes, skimming and stirring.

3. Allow the syrup to cool slightly, pour it over the berry mixture, cover, leave for half an hour.

4. Pour the contents of the vessel with alcohol, mix well, seal, take to a dark, warm place.

5. Wait 2 weeks, shaking the container daily.

6. Strain the liquid through a cheesecloth, squeeze the fruit a little.

7. Sweeten and add vodka if necessary.

8. Pour the drink into a bottle, seal it tightly, keep it in the refrigerator for half a week.

9. In case of sediment formation, pass through the filter again.

Feijoa liqueur with cranberries

The bright northern berry gives the drink a beautiful ruby hue and delicate sourness.

Ingredients

1. Feijoa - 0.3 kg

2. Cranberries - 1 cup

3. Sugar - 60 g

4. Water - 70 ml

5. Moonshine vodka - ½ liter

The method of preparation

1. Grind cranberries into gruel.

2. Cut the feijoa into small slices, mix with cranberry mass, pour alcohol.

3. Make a syrup from sugar and water, let it cool, add to the drink.

4. Seal the container, let stand in the dark for 2 weeks, shaking regularly.

5. Drain and filter the liquid, pour into bottles.

Feijoa liqueur "Mint sweetness"

Mint will give the drink a pleasant greenish color and refreshing flavor.

Ingredients

1. Feijoa - ½ kg

2. Vodka - ½ liter

3. Sugar - 0.4 kg

4. Water - ½ liter

5. Mint (fresh) - 2-3 sprigs

The method of preparation

1. Grind the fruits and mint, put in a jar, pour alcohol.

2. Let stand for 1 month, shake the contents periodically.

3. Pass the infusion through a filter.

4. Mix sugar with water, boil, let it thicken a little.

5. Pour the sweet syrup into the infusion, shake.

6. Filter the drink again, pour into small containers.

Feijoa liqueur with pineapple

You can also add mint to this drink. Pineapple is used fresh or canned.

Ingredients

1. Feijoa - 0.2 kg

2. Pineapple - 20 g

3. Sugar - 3 tbsp.

4. Vodka - ½ liter

The method of preparation

1. Put coarsely chopped feijoa fruit and pineapple slices in a liter jar.

2. Sweeten the fruit and berry mass, pour vodka.

3. Let the drink brew for 10-20 days, strain.

Update: 10.01.2019

Category: Liqueurs and Tinctures