Dried Cherry Liqueur

[Bee]

Took some dried cherries and a few frozen sweet red cherries and am steeping in 180.
I'll let you know how it turns out.

Also thinking that I should try Tart Cherries too.

[still_stirrin]

Panties will be dropping….

[Beefer]

As a gift for a friend,I tried this a few years ago with a bag of the costco dried tart cherries.I'm not a huge cherry fan but I stashed a small bottle away in the back of the cupboard and forgot about it. Tried it recently - more complex than I remembered with a hint of cherry at the end. I'd recommend making double and stashing half away......if you can

[Bee]

Decided to add some frozen sweet cherries. They did bump up the flavor.

Hello Cherry Bounce?

[Demy]

I picked the cherries, fermented and distilled them, then added some frozen cherries to macerate... one of the best products I've ever made. As a note, I can say that you can eat the cherries at the end of the maceration if you like the flavor. I remember that my grandfather made grapes "in alcohol", that is, immersed in a neutral alcool (bought)...same thing with cherries.

[zach]

I've used sour cherries to make a Romanian version of a cherry liqueur called Vișinată. Tuica or Palinka is usually the base spirit used for maceration, usually as high as proof as you can find . Macerate, and sweeten to taste. With the canned cherries you buy in US grocery stores, I add the syrup in the can to get all the flavor.

No matter what you call it, it makes a nice drink for the ladies at holiday parties.

I did manage to coat some the macerated cherries in chocolate, and served as a topping on ice cream.