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One of the last batches we ran last year was just a bit on the scorched side , and wasn't the most pleasant to drink. It was scorched cornmeal, so it definitely imparted a no so unpleasant aftertaste.
The batch was just too good to throw out , and since we were done for the season we didnt want a couple of jugs of feints hangin around the entire year. We decided to reheat the products and filtered it through charcoal taken directly from our woodstove. This was a real pain in the arse , but did take away much of the burnt taste , and left a dark color. Since we didnt want to loose anymore product to saturated filters we dicided to leave the dark color alone.

After a bit of pondering , and trip to the store was in order ! When we returned we had purchased a large jug of instant coffee. We added a reasonable amount of sugar to the warm spritit , to taste of course. After that the likker was poured into its jugs through a funnel with a coffee filter containing about one cup of instant coffee. The outcome was phenomenal ! We have enjoyed this in the place of coffee liquor. A very sweet coffee flavor that adds very well to a cup of straight hot coffee.


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I tried the espresso laced vodka Recipe - I was quite impressed... however the next batch i did - i did it different and was awesome.

I used a 1 Litre Bottle.. Topped up the bottle with Espresso shots to around 55 percent full. Top the remaining of the bottle with 98 percent neutral - to around the 90 percent mark. Then used Glucose to sweeten. Stick a whole vanilla bean in the bottle (halved the bean/split down the middle)..
Teaspoon of good coca in quarter cup of Boiling water - mix to well mixed and pore into the bottle.
left to infuse for around a month... filter off to get rid of the coca sediment and leftover vanilla seeds.

Results were smashing! not as good the a Patron XO Cafe - but not too far away - age for a year or 2 would be awesome.

I also found - dont sweeten all the way, only go to around 85 percent what you think as over time it smooths out - the coca/vanilla does a little extra - you can touch it up later on if its not sweet enough...Too sweet and it locks too much of that rich Coffee taste away.

Hey bencornish, why don't you write up your recipe and post it in Shared Recipes or add it to the espresso laced thread as a variation or a tweak. It looks quite good and I'd love to find it when I'm ready to try it

yeah this stuff really is good,,,,, try adding a shot or two to a cold glass of milk on ice,,, sips great on a hot summer day...