Liquors

Brandy was the first spirit intentionally distilled for drinking rather than for medical use. All spirits made today use a version of the same process. While advances in technology have enabled...

Want to make an easy delicious Peach Liqueur? Are you over 21? Have no experience making anything? Then this is the recipe for you. All it takes is 10 minutes now, 2 minutes a week for the...

Distilling gin is one of the more creative distillation processes. What differentiates one gin from the next is the combination and proportion of herbs and essences used in the distillation...

Brandys are 80 to 90 proof liquors that are produced by distilling grape or other fruit wines. Distilling alcohol is really nothing more than the process of evaporation. The difference is that...

Brandy is made by distilling grape wine. Fruit brandies are made by distilling fruits other than grapes, such as elderberry brandy. Elderberry brandy is typically a clear 80- to 90-proof spirit....

You don't need an aquamarine beachfront, a limbo bar or an island moon to get yourself into a tropical frame of mind when you've got a cool, rum cocktail in one hand and a travel book in the...

To make hard liquor, a fruit or grain solution is made. This solution is left to ferment--a process that converts the sugars in the fruits or grains into alcohol.

Stills do not make alcohol, but concentrate it instead. Because of this, the beginning of whiskey distillation begins not with the still, but with the fermentation that precedes it. One of the key...

Anyone who has seen "M.A.S.H." or a good moonshine and bootlegging movie like "Thunder Road", has seen a home distillery, or simply a "still." The simplest version of still to build at home is...

Did you know you can convert even the cheapest wine into a decadent after-dinner liqueur or soothing night cap. By extracting some of the water from the wines through distillation, you can create...

Try your hand at making your own liquor. The largest of the obstacles will be the distilling process, or separation technique. The distillation process separates alcohol from fruits and grains in...

This is for science not for intent in sale or production as moonshing is illegal in most places. Check this out if your into making beer, same steps but with out the purification

Autumn has arrived, along with the need for comfort, delicious rich foods and of course hot plum brandy "sljivovica". Before 5PM it is medicine, after 5PM it's alcohol.