A recipe for making a rich and delicious Italian licorice liqueur at home.
Course Drinks
Cuisine Italian
Keyword licorice, liqueur
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
resting 30 daysdays
Ingredients
4.5cupsWater
3cupsSugar
2cups95% ABV grain alcohol
1.5cupsCalabrian licorice powder
Instructions
Combine sugar and licorice powder in a saucepan and mix it.
Gradually add water while stirring the mixture.
Place the saucepan on medium heat and keep on stirring. Once it starts to boil, reduce the heat.
Let the mix simmer for 15 minutes, then take it off the heat.
Cover and let it cool down to room temperature.
Stir again before and while adding the grain spirit.
Bottle your liqueur and store it in the fridge. Leave it there for at least 4 to 5 weeks and occasionally shake the bottle to prevent lumps of licorice.