INGREDIENTS 8 large lemons (with thick skin) 1lt alcohol (vodka) 700gr sugar 1200gr water Lemon liqueur is also known as Limoncello METHOD Squeeze lemons and cut the peel into pieces. In a glass jar, add alcohol and the lemon peel and leave it for 1 week. Shake the jar every day. After 1...
Greek Coffee
Known also as Turkish coffee, is coffee prepared by boiling finely powdered roast coffee beans in a pot, possibly with sugar, and serving it into a cup, where the dregs settle. The name describes the method of preparation, not the raw material; there is no special Turkish variety of...
Lemonade
INGREDIENTS 200 ml lemon juice 200 ml water 200 gr sugar METHOD In a saucepan add the sugar and water and warm it up to dissolve sugar, and let the mixture to cool. Squeeze lemons and strain the juice to remove the fibers. Mix in a jug or bottle the water with lemon juice and stir. In a...
Vissinada (sour cherry drink)
INGREDIENTS 1kgr morello 2kgr sugar 1lt water METHOD Clean morellos from the seeds and put them in a saucepan with the sugar and the water and boil them in medium heat for 45′-60′ until the syrup thickens. Remove from the heat and let it cool. When it is cool, you can add it...
Pomegranate liqueur
INGREDIENTS 1lt alcohol or tsipouro or vodka 1/2lt Cognac - Alternatively you can use 1.5lt alcohol or tsipouro or vodka - 600gr sugar 1 cinnamon wood 6 large pomegranates (trimmed) METHOD In a jar with lid add all the ingredients and shake to mix. Shake the jar frequently until the...
Sour cherry liqueur
INGREDIENTS 1kgr morellos 800gr sugar 1-2 cinnamon woods 4-5 whole cloves 1lt pure alcohol or brandy METHOD Wash the morellos and put them in a large glass bottle. Then add the cloves, cinnamon, and in the end the sugar. Close well and leave for 40-50 days in a sunny plac to melt the...
Strawberry liqueur
INGREDIENTS 1/2kgr whole ripe strawberries 1kgr sliced ripe strawberries 1kgr sugar 1kgr water 1lt pure alcohol or tsipouro or brandy or vodka or white rum METHOD Place the 1/2kgr strawberries in 1kgr tsipouro (or brandy or vodka or white rum) in a jar and leave them for 8 days in the...
Apricot liqueur
INGREDIENTS 40 apricot cores (with a little flesh of the fruit) 800gr sugar 1 small cinnamon 1lt pure alcohol or tsipouro or brandy or vodka or rum METHOD Place all ingredients in a glass jar, close with the lid and let it in a sunny place for 40 days. 1-2 times a week shake the jar so...
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