DIY Ginger Liqueur Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is ginger liqueur made of? ›

It is very easy to make and requires very few ingredients: ginger root obviously, alcohol, water and sugar. Like with any good liquor, a lengthy maceration and resting time is necessary, so that all the flavors are absorbed and for it to become nice and golden in color.

When you want to lighten up the alcohol content of your ginger co*cktails, replace the ginger liqueur with ginger-infused syrup. It's easy to make at home and has a similar sweetness and ginger flavoring, but without the liquor base.

Domaine de Canton is a popular brandy-based ginger liqueur with a brilliant sweet and spicy flavor accented by vanilla and honey. Produced in France and enjoyed in co*cktails throughout the world, it's a bottle you'll find behind many bars, and in nearly any liquor store you visit.

In a glass, mix 1-ounce rum, ¾-ounce fresh grapefruit juice, ¾-ounce ginger liqueur and 1.5-ounce mint green tea. Serve over ice. Morton also suggests adding an ounce of ginger liqueur to a classic mimosa or margarita.

Most opened (and well-sealed) liqueurs should last for six months to a year (or even longer), depending on the alcohol content and preservatives.

Most liqueur should be used within 6 months to a year after opening. While stable liquors mainly lose their potency and flavor after their seal is broken, liqueurs can spoil and grow bacteria over time. The more sugar in the beverage, the faster it will spoil.

Store as you would any liqueur—no refrigeration is required.

To come up with their ginger liqueur, they use a mix of candied ginger, dried ginger, and fresh ginger, then they add lemon juice and evaporated can syrup to give it depth, and then add that to a rum base. The resulting, golden amber liqueur has 1/3 less sugar than most liqueurs, and it has 20 percent alcohol.

The King's Ginger is made using a grain spirit base, lemon, ginger, sugar syrup and water. The recipe was altered when the bottle was redesigned into this beauty, though it remains a liqueur emphatically flavoured with ginger and lemon.

What are the health benefits of ginger liqueur? ›

Ginger Liqueur helps to improve blood circulation and expel “coldness” from the body. It is especially beneficial towards conditions such as cold hands and feet.

Overall: Syrupy sweetness was countered by 41% alcohol, fiery ginger and zesty citrus in the old King's Ginger liqueur.

France- Made from Vietnamese baby ginger and cognac. Delicious and intense, with some definite heat from the ginger amongst a rich and creamy texture. The perfect way to spice up a co*cktail, or enjoy over ice.

Any brand of Irish whiskey works in the whiskey ginger. Bushmills is a popular option and it's often called a Jameson and ginger when Jameson Irish whiskey is poured. Pour more or less ginger ale to fit your taste and the size of the glass.

Made from a maceration of violets steeped in brandy with added sugars, Crème de Violette was produced in Europe as early as the beginning of the 19^th century, in an era when people clamored for violet-scented candies and sweets.

Hand crafted in small batches from all natural ginger beer for a warm, spicy ginger beer finish. Great for mixing in Martinis, whiskey sours, or your favorite co*cktail.

So how does it taste? The honey-colored liqueur has a good dose of ginger in the aroma, but when you take a sip you get hit by a syrupy sweetness first, and then the spiciness of the ginger only kicks in after a beat or two. The end result is that it seems heavier than it really is.

Domaine de Canton is the most common ginger liqueur on the market. The ginger kick in Canton is balanced with vanilla, honey, and Cognac—it's elegant, but a bit sweet. Snap is a bolder ginger liqueur featuring nutmeg, cinnamon, and Rooibos tea in its mix of spices.