It is fast approaching that time of year again. Personally I love it. Seasonality is often forgotten and comes with so many delights - our Christmas Spirit is one of them!
It starts life as our Old Salt Rum, made from black-strap molasses, fermented for about 12 days and distilled twice in our 200L copper pot stills; discarding the heads and tails as we go.
Next we infuse with raisins, sultanas, freshly split Indian vanilla pods, freshly pared citrus zests, star anise, cardamom and pixie dust. Leave for a good old while and then bottle.
Its a superb sip, complex, layered and fun; tastes pretty much like a liquid Christmas Pud. I enjoy it on its own, but naturally goes well with pud or cheese course. No finer thing to crack open on the day!
Apple brandy in a couple of days - yippee!
Awesome.I love spirits and beer..Thanks for post.
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