Coconut liqueur: 2 recipes at home

Coconut liqueur - it's not just the notorious Malibu, the preparation of which our readers are already aware of. If you leave the world's boring brands alone, you can easily and without much material cost prepare a completely soulful version of a dessert or cocktail coconut drink in your own kitchen.

The alcoholic base for it, as in most cases, can be a good vodka or a 45-degree water-alcohol solution. But, if you have the necessary financial means and the appropriate desire, it is best to use light rum.

A simple recipe for coconut liqueur

This economical option is available even to a novice alkomaker in the kitchen of a student dormitory.

The list of ingredients

1. Alcohol (vodka/45-degree alcohol) - 1 liter

2. Coconut flakes - 400 g

3. Condensed milk - 2 cans

4. Pure still water (optional) - 400 ml

5. Vanillin is on the tip of the knife

The method of preparation

1. Put the shavings in a jar and pour them with alcohol.

2. Leave the tightly closed container for a week in a warm, dark place, remembering to shake it once every two days.

3. After the mentioned period, strain the liquid and squeeze the chips into it well (the spent chips can be used for cocktail or confectionery purposes).

4. Add condensed milk, vanilla and, if necessary, drinking water to the alcohol; then mix everything and close the container again.

5. Put the jar in the refrigerator for 4 days.

6. Then, drain the liquid with a straw without disturbing the fatty film that has formed on the surface.

7. Return the drink to the refrigerator for another week.

8. Pour it off again, thus freeing it from the remaining fatty component.

9. Pour the result into bottles, seal them hermetically and store them in a cool place.

P.S. If you find this liqueur too sweet, replace one of the cans of regular condensed milk with unsweetened condensed milk.

Spicy tropical liqueur

The proposed drink is best suited for cocktails. But it is also very good in its pure form (especially on a rum basis). You can vary the ratio of syrup to alcohol based on your own preferences. Spices can also be added selectively.

List of ingredients

1. Alcohol (vodka/45-degree alcohol) - 1 liter

2. Coconut flakes - 400 g

3. Dried bananas or dried melons - 200 g

4. Water - 400 ml

5. Sugar - 400-600 g

6. Cinnamon - 2 sticks

7. Vanilla - 1 pod

8. Cardamom - 2 pieces

The method of preparation

1. Cut bananas or melons into small pieces.

2. Put the fruit, chips and spices in a suitable jar, then pour the alcohol.

3. Keep a tightly closed container for 10 days in a warm, dark place, shaking once every 2-3 days.

4. When the infusion is ripe, prepare the simple sugar syrup.

5. Cool the syrup to room temperature.

6. While the syrup is cooling, strain the coconut infusion and carefully squeeze the remaining mass into it.

7. Mix the sugar solution with alcohol.

8. Bottle the resulting drink and store it in a cellar or refrigerator. Start active tasting no earlier than a month later.

Update: 30.09.2017

Category: Liqueurs and Tinctures