Blackberry Brandy Recipes

THE ULTIMATE BLACKBERRY BRANDY RECIPE

Steps:

• Add fresh blackberries to a one gallon mason jar (we love this Smiths version with a spigot)
• Add the sugar to your mason jar. Take a wooden spoon and gently crush the blackberries to release their flavor. Don't go overboard.
• Add your brandy to the mason jar and stir it up.
• Wait. This is the hardest step to making blackberry brandy. You want to store your jar in a cool dry place whether it is your bar, cupboard or inside your fridge. You can perform weekly taste tests until you have the flavor just right.
• Once you have reached your desired flavor, strain the liquid brand from the solid blackberries and you are ready to sip, serve and gift your homemade spirit.

BLACKBERRY BRANDY

Steps:

• Divide the blackberries between 3 sterilised 500ml 'Kilner' jars (or alternatively use other sterilised jars/containers that you can seal tightly, or place blackberries into one very large container).
• Pour in the sugar, dividing it equally between the jars; divide and pour in the brandy.
• Seal the jars tightly and shake them well.
• Store in a cool, dark cupboard and shake every other day for a week, then shake once a week for two months; the brandy be then be ready to drink, but will keep improving if you can manage to leave it for longer!
• When the brandy has steeped for at least two months, strain it off into a 1 litre bottle (you can reserve the fruit for a very boozy dessert; a few berries are great served with vanilla ice cream); it is now ready to serve.