Top secret recipes_ sodas, smoothies, sp - Todd Wilbur [26]
45 drops green food coloring
(½ teaspoon)
1. Dissolve the sugar in the hot water.
2. Add the vodka, peppermint extract, and food coloring. Store in a sealed container.
• MAKES 2 CUPS.
HIRAM WALKER CRÈME DE STRAWBERRY LIQUEUR
If you want to try a couple of good cocktails that use this fruity liqueur, check out the clone recipe for T.G.I. Friday’s Banana Split Blender Blaster on page 213, or for Bahama Breeze Verry Berry Good on page 135.
1 cup very hot water
cup granulated sugar
1 cup 80-proof vodka
¾ teaspoon imitation strawberry
extract
1. Dissolve the sugar in the hot water.
2. Add the vodka and strawberry extract. Stir well and store in a sealed container.
• MAKES 2½ CUPS.
HIRAM WALKER RAZZ ATTACK RASPBERRY SCHNAPPS
To make this delicious raspberry schnapps you’ll need to track down the raspberry flavoring syrup used in coffeehouses with the brand name Torani. A few of the more popular flavors, raspberry included, are now available in most supermarkets.
1 cup very hot water
cup sugar
1 cup 80-proof vodka
½ cup Torani raspberry flavoring
syrup
1. Dissolve the sugar in the hot water.
2. Add vodka and flavoring syrup and stir well. Store in a covered container.
• MAKES 2CUPS.
OHIRAM WALKER ROOT BEER SCHNAPPS
You could use this liqueur to make a teddy bear shooter: Layer ½ ounce of vodka over ½ ounce of root beer schnapps in a shot glass. Or you could make a root beer float as described on the bottle of the real Hiram Walker Root Beer Schnapps by adding 1 part Root Beer Schnapps to 2 parts milk or cream, and 4 parts 7UP or Sprite, then combining it all in a blender with ice until smooth. Or you could just pour it over some ice cream and dive in.
1 cup very hot water
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 cup 80-proof vodka
¼ teaspoon root beer concentrate
1. Dissolve the sugar in the hot water.
2. Add the vodka and root beer concentrate. Store in a sealed container.
• MAKES 2½ CUPS.
KAHLÚA COFFEE LIQUEUR
Kahlúa may market itself as the coffee liqueur developed in Mexico, but many believe the brand originated in Turkey. Looking at the label, we can still see an Arabic archway under which a sombrero-wearing man rests. Old labels of the brand show this man wearing a turban and smoking a pipe. Even the name Kahlúa is of Arabic origin. Regardless of where the drink came from, it dominates all other coffee liqueurs out there, including the very popular Tia Maria.
Here’s a greatly improved version of the clone recipe that appears in Top Secret Recipes. You’ll find this recipe is easier to make, tastes better, and, just as with the first recipe, improves with age.
1 cup light corn syrup
½ cup granulated sugar
5 teaspoons instant coffee
½ cup hot water
1cups vodka
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1. Combine corn syrup, sugar, and instant coffee with hot water in a medium pitcher or large jar. Stir or shake until sugar has dissolved.
2. Add vodka and vanilla extract and stir well. Store in a covered container.
• MAKES 3 CUPS.
MARIE BRIZARD WATERMELON LIQUEUR
This delicious brand of watermelon liqueur is easy to duplicate by pureeing fresh watermelon. You’ll need a cup of pureed melon that comes from about ⅛ of a medium watermelon. I suggest you get the seedless kind.
1 cup pureed watermelon (no
seeds)
½ cup plus 1 tablespoon
granulated sugar
1 cup 80-proof vodka
1. Make pureed watermelon by removing the seeds and rind from about ⅛ of a medium watermelon (seedless watermelon is the easiest to use). Use a large fork or potato masher to mash the watermelon in a large bowl.You don’t need to puree it in the bowl, just mash it up enough to create some liquid so that the fruit will puree well in the blender. Pour the melon and sugar into your blender and blend for 15 seconds or so, or until the sugar has dissolved.
2. Pour the watermelon puree into a container with a lid, add the vodka, and cover. Store at room temperature for a week.
3. Strain the melon pulp from the liquid by pouring it through a paper towel-lined strainer. Store in a sealed container.
• MAKES 2½