Pistachio liqueur: 2 recipes at home

Pistachio plantations grow on the largest island of the Mediterranean Sea - Sicily, Catania province, the city of Brontë, it is also called the "pistachio paradise". This is where the story of many companies that produce this delicious nutty liqueur begins.

You don't have to fly to Italy to taste this unsurpassed liqueur, you can just make it right in your kitchen.

Homemade pistachio liqueur

The original recipe uses Italian grappa, but to adapt this recipe to our products, you can replace it with simple vodka.

Ingredients

1. Pistachio kernels - half a glass

2. Granulated sugar - half a glass

3. Water - half a glass

4. Cinnamon stick - 1 pc.

5. Cloves - 1 pc.

6. Raisins - 12 pcs.

7. Grape grappa - 400 ml

The method of preparation

1. First, prepare all the ingredients. To do this: grind nuts in a blender and spices in a mortar.

2. Then put everything in a glass container for infusion, add raisins and pour grappa. Insist 14 days in a dark and warm room.

3. After two weeks, strain the tincture.

4. Preparing a simple one sugar syrup.

5. After cooling, mix it with spicy tincture and then pass it through a filter.

6. Pour into a bottle and put in the refrigerator for 2-3 weeks.

7. After aging, you can start tasting.

Italian pistachio liqueur

Ingredients

1. Raw pistachio kernels - 250 g

2. Milk - 1 liter

3. Vodka - 500 ml

4. Granulated sugar - 450 g

5. Vanilla pod - 2-3 cm

Method of preparation

1. First, the nuts must be chopped in any way convenient for you.

2. Pour nuts into a glass container, add vanilla and pour alcohol. Insist 7 days in a dark place at room temperature.

3. After a week, the pistachio infusion must be filtered.

4. From milk and sugar we make a kind of milk and sugar syrup. To do this, combine the two ingredients and then boil them for 10 minutes.

5. After the milk mixture has cooled, mix it with the tincture and then filter it well.

6. The pistachio cream liqueur is ready, but it needs to be chilled before tasting.

7. Steeping is welcome.

Popular brands of pistachio liqueur

1. Dumante Verdenoce Liqueur, 28%

   The most famous pistachio liqueur in the world, which is produced in Italy. For more than two decades it has been one of a kind. Dumante Verdenoce is available in a unique bottle that is a great expression of modern style and Italian craftsmanship.

2. Villa Laviosa Cream and pistachio liqueur, 17%

   This liqueur is characterized by a very delicate taste and aroma. Ideal as a digestif and as an addition to ice cream. It can also be used to make desserts and sherbet.

3. CaDel Poggio Pistachio, 17%

   Natural cream liqueur with a pronounced aroma and taste of pistachios.

Update: 29.01.2018

Category: Liqueurs and Tinctures