Mango and Lemon Liqueur
Today I thought I’d go tropical, since winter is drawing in and I could do with a taste of summer. So I’m attempting to make Mango and Lemon Liqueur.
I bought three large ripe juicy mangos and chopped them up into squares. They were so ripe that they disintegrated so I mushed them into mango pulp in the bottom of my 2.5l ex-gherkin jar. Then I added 1l of good quality light rum and topped the jar up with vodka. I would have used more light rum, but I’d run out. I toyed with adding caster sugar, but mangos taste slightly of honey so I threw caution to the wind and added 300g of honey instead. The mix already tasted pretty good, but was missing something - a bit of bite to counteract the sweetness - so I added the juice of two large large lemons as well.
I’m going to leave it for a few weeks in the cupboard giving it a good shake every few days. I don’t think this one will take long to mature as the mango juice is already mixed well with the alcohol.
Separating the two though - now that could be fun. I’m going to need some cheesecloth I think.