Homemade liquor from Japanese green tea leaves and vodka.
About 15 shots (50ml) of delicious green tea sweet liquor!
It also makes a nice gift. Simply pour into attractive bottles, and send to your friends as a surprise.
Sure they will be happy!
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Japanese green tea liquor Recipe
By Published: April 8, 2015
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Ingredients / Ингредиенты
- 750 ml vodka (Absolut or non-flavored)
- 6 TS loose tea Gyokuro, Warakabusecha, Fukamushicha, Uji Sencha Sho, Uji Sencha Irodori, or other good quality Sencha.
- 200 g sugar or honey
- 20 ml water
Instructions / Метод приготовления
- Add the tea to a glass container with a tight lid. Pour the bottle of vodka in to cover the tea leaves. Cover with a lid, and shake gently, periodically.
Should be steeped in the vodka for only 10 hours (maximum for one night). Any longer makes the liqueur bitter, due to tannins in the tea.
- Prepare a simple syrup of sugar or honey and some water.
Place 1 cup of sugar (or honey) with water in a medium saucepan, over medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar is completely dissolved and becomes transparent. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
(Sugar strengthens the flavor and aroma of green tea, while the honey brings its own characteristics.)
- Strain the infused vodka through a coffee filter.
- Add the sweet syrup to the vodka and stir well. Keep in a tightly closed glass container. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
- Consumed as an aperitif or digestive. Serve straight, on the rocks or as a base for more complex cocktails.
