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Amer Picon Cocktail #1
How to make Infused Liquors at Home?
MOREStep 1: Choose Your Base Liquor
Select a clear spirit like vodka, rum, gin, or tequila. The neutral flavor of the liquor allows the infusion ingredients to shine.
Step 2: Gather Your Ingredients
Choose fresh and high-quality ingredients. Fruits, herbs, spices, and botanicals work well. Wash and prepare the ingredients as needed.
Step 3: Prepare the Container
Clean a glass jar or bottle with hot, soapy water, and ensure it\'s completely dry. Sterilize if necessary.
Step 4: Combine Ingredients
Add your chosen ingredients to the container. Adjust the quantity based on personal taste preferences.
Step 5: Pour in the Liquor
Fill the container with your chosen liquor, ensuring all ingredients are submerged. Leave a bit of space at the top to allow for expansion.
Step 6: Seal and Shake
Seal the container tightly and give it a good shake to mix the ingredients. This helps distribute flavors evenly.
Step 7: Store in a Cool Place
Place the container in a cool, dark spot away from direct sunlight. Check the infusion regularly and taste to determine when it\'s ready.
Step 8: Strain and Bottle
Once the infusion reaches the desired flavor, strain out the ingredients using a fine mesh sieve or cheesecloth. Transfer the infused liquor to a clean bottle.
Step 9: Enjoy Responsibly
Your homemade infused liquor is now ready to be enjoyed. Use it in cocktails, on the rocks, or get creative with your own concoctions.
Additional Tips:
Tip 1: Temperature Matters
Infusing at room temperature is generally recommended, but cold infusions can work well, especially with delicate flavors. Experiment to find the best method for your chosen ingredients.
Tip 2: Label and Date
Always label your infusions with the ingredients used and the date of creation. This helps you track the flavors and know when it\'s time to consume or discard.
Tip 3: Mix and Match
Combine different infusions to create unique blends. For example, mix a berry-infused vodka with a citrus-infused rum for a delightful cocktail base.
Tip 4: Get Creative with Presentation
Consider creating custom labels for your infused liquors or presenting them in decorative bottles. They also make fantastic homemade gifts.
Tip 5: Document Your Recipes
Keep a record of successful recipes and combinations. This will help you replicate your favorite infusions and avoid repeating any less successful experiments.
Amer Picon Cocktail #1
- Lime Juice 3 cl
- Amer Picon 6 cl
- Grenadine 1 tsp.
Any Glass of your Choice
Amer Picon Cocktail #1 Ingredients
Lime Juice,Amer Picon,Grenadine,
Amer Picon Cocktail #1 Recipe
Shake with cracked ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Lime Juice
Lime Juice being rich in Vitamin C is an excellent remedy for sore throat and aids in digestion and controls blood sugar, and also promoted weight loss. It is used for various culinary and non-culinary purposes all over the world. Lime juice is known to reduce or even reverse the effects of excessive alcohol consumption and intoxication.
The difference between Lime Juice and Lemon Juice is that although the sweet and sour Lemon and the bitter and sour Lime are two different fruits, they have similar properties and tastes similar too, the Lime, unlike the sweet and large Lemon, is used raw and is usually plucked green and has more bitterness and sourness in it's taste, and is grown better in tropical and sub-tropical climates.
In drink mixing, fresh lemon juice brings a tangy zing to so many classic drinks and in fact, it's the most used ingredient in drink mixing other than the liquors of course.Amer Picon
Picon is a caramel coloured, flavoured bitter drunk as an aperitif and designed by Gaétan Picon, he invented Picon after taking a trip to Algeria where he was with the French Army. Picon is an aperitif but it classified as a Bitters and is 30% ABV.
Picon is made from fresh dried oranges steeped in alcohol and distilled. Picon is not available in the Americans and is mostly sold in France alone.
However Amer or American versions were created by Basque immigrants in USA and were mostly seen in American Basque regions such as Boise, Idaho; Bakersfield, California; and throughout Northern Nevada.
An Amer Picon or Picon Amer was made from orange peels, gentian root, and cinchons, and were as good as the French Picon but Amer Picon to went off shelves decades ago, so finding good replacement for an Amer Picon has become an important aspect of many classical cocktail recreations today.
1. Amer Torani: An Amer Picon replica made in USA, not a highly recommended substitute though, but it's decent.
2. Amaro CiaCiarco: Made in Italy, this is one of the best replacement for a Picon or Amer Picon.
3. Ramazzotti Amaro: A suitable Italian substitute.
4. Amaro Montenegro: Although is seen as Picon substitute, this Italian substitute lacks the orange, which is the soul of a Picon.
5. Amaro Nonino: A grappa-based amaro from Italy, this option has a light profile and a slight hint of bitter orange
NOTE: Amaro is not Picon or Amer Picon, it is not even an aperitif, it's a digestif. the list here merely is to suggest a cocktail mixer, which is a bitter and has a similar flavour profileGrenadine
Grenadine is a common non-alcoholic pomegranate syrup with a characteristic deep red colour. It is a very popular cocktail ingredient, used for its pomegranate flavour and more for its ability to add a reddish to pink tint to a cocktail.
The name Grenadine originates from the French for pomegranate, which is grenade.
Grenadine is not subjected to regulations like alcoholic beverages are, and there are no region specific formulae any more, and thus manufacturers often replace pomegranate with blackcurrant juice and other fruit juices while retaining the same flavour profile.
Many producers now use artificial ingredients like high fructose corn syrup, water, citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium benzoate and food grade red colour along with natural and artificial flavours.
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