See the thread "Alcohol-hic fruit"

Jerry
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Evan wrote:

> This weekend my housemate and I are going to try some homemade
> liqueur-making. The stuff I'm starting with will be mostly citrus
> liqueurs or citrus-flavored (undiluted/unsweetend) vodkas.
>
> In addition to some clear vodka-based recipes cut with plenty of
> simple syrup, I want to try to make a more intense, Grand Marnier-like
> brandy-based liqueur.
>
> However, I know next to nothing about brandy. Obviously I don't want
> to spend top dollar for an experimental recipe, but I don't want to
> cut it too cheap either lest the product be doomed from the start.
> :-)
>
> So, what brandies would you suggest for an upstart homemade liqueur
> hobbyist?
>
> Thanks and cheers,
>
> E