Spice Flavouring Experiments

[Cornellius]

Right now I am conducting some experiments to find best spice flavourings, I have four jars, infused with spices three days ago. I'll test them by monday.

Dried ginder, red & black pepper, dried apple and licorice root.

I'll post the results as I get them.

[Cornellius]

- Dried ginger was bit too spciy, it burns the mouth though if I use the same amount of ginger and seven times more base, it will be a good spicy vodka.
- Red & Black pepper was too spicy as well, it was more like spice with vodka instead of vodka with spice aroma, I found it to my liking yet my brother said it had a burning taste.
- Dried Apple was both weak and it didn't taste so right, maybe I should try to flavour the mesh instead.
- Licorice root tastes weird, I didn't like it though my brother found it interesting at least.[/list]

[kiwistiller]

What are you trying to achieve? If you want a spicy vodka, a chili infusion is hard to beat. there's a recipe around called 'thai terror' that you could look into as well.

[Ayay]

I have a variety of spices maceratin in 70% alc for a year. Licourice and vanilla are good, and the best is star anice. They are potent, only use a few drops to flavour a glassfull or a teaspoon in a bottlefull for starters. Ginger, corriander, dandilion, carraway, tarragon, mustard, nutmeg don't do much flavourwise but this will be reviewed when my spice buddy visits again for samplin.

There are other benefits besides the flavour. Think benedictine an I'm lookin forward to nutmeg for some reason

[Cornellius]

What are you trying to achieve? If you want a spicy vodka, a chili infusion is hard to beat. there's a recipe around called 'thai terror' that you could look into as well.

I am trying to learn the effects and limits of infusion and flavouring. I just do enjoy conducting experiments, I also do conduct experiments on making liquor. I've checked out Thai Terror and it worths a try, although we have no "chilli peppers" there are lots of traditional hot peppers that worth a try.

I have a variety of spices maceratin in 70% alc for a year. Licourice and vanilla are good, and the best is star anice. They are potent, only use a few drops to flavour a glassfull or a teaspoon in a bottlefull for starters. Ginger, corriander, dandilion, carraway, tarragon, mustard, nutmeg don't do much flavourwise but this will be reviewed when my spice buddy visits again for samplin.

There are other benefits besides the flavour. Think benedictine an I'm lookin forward to nutmeg for some reason

There is a vodka called Ouzo (Raki) in Turkey which is made with three different types of anise mixed together. Do you have any recipes that might be applied or experimented upon? It would be a fine experiment.

[Caprimulgus]

Ouzo is Greek. Raki is Turkish.

[Cornellius]

Ouzo is Greek. Raki is Turkish.

They are both the same thing, Greeks invented it and Turks used it as well, as a traditional spirit.

[Caprimulgus]

That is true. But you where saying the liqour Ouzo is Turkish. Tell that to Greek and you'll get your gob smacked.

[Cornellius]

That is true. But you where saying the liqour Ouzo is Turkish. Tell that to Greek and you'll get your gob smacked.

You are definietly right and I wasn't implying that Ouzo is Turkish, Ouzo is Greek and so is the traditional coffee. Turks may call it Turkish Coffee yet it is still Traditional Greek Coffee. Honestly, Turks do not have many culture wise values of their own save for a few stories and a few milk or meat based dishes. It is a sad thing that religion has prevented Turkish culture from evolving so Turks do not have any alcoholic beverages of their own.

[blanikdog]

lolol Same goes with 'Turkish Delight"

[Caprimulgus]

The gob smacking thing is just something I noticed everytime I've been to Greece. I wonder, if the Turks say the same things about Greece? And who knows? The area has been under so many rulers historicly that there's no telling who invented what first I'm guessing the liqour was invented in the area and that the borders where drawn afterwards. Culture, sometimes has no borders. I love the stuff, in any language.

[LWTCS]

Japan is historically famous for taking outside products/technology and making it better than the original. Better starting point. Most of the RD failures belong to everyone else.

Good is good.