Acorn Liquor?

[Hellz]

I was just chatting with someone about making sloe gin when they mentioned that in Spain they had had an "Acorn Liquor." Now I've had a quick look round for a recipe but with no luck....

Anyone out there aware of this, or how it is made? It certainly doesn't sound as easy to make as sloe gin

I'm curious

Hellz

 

[match]

I imagine this would be a difficult thing to make at home - acorns are difficult to prepare anyway (require many hours/days of boiling/washing to leech out all the bitter tannins. However, once this had been done, steeping them in alcohol (gin or brandy) would probably make a nice liqueur, especially if some sugar/spices were added.

This is the process that other liqueurs such as sloe gin or Noyaux (Beech Leaf Gin) are made by.

 

[sourdough]

The Koreans make an acorn derived drink called Totorisul. Apparently it is quite pungent with a heady wiff of acorn. A Korean person I used to know had a bottle.

Sourdough

 

[Toddy]

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This is the process that other liqueurs such as sloe gin or Noyaux (Beech Leaf Gin) are made by.

Beech leaf gin? I don't know anything about this one. Have you got a recipe? I didn't know about the acorn one either though, just for flour or 'coffee' or fattening pigs

Cheers,
Toddy

 

[match]

Yep, its just abou time to start making some more Noyaux (or beech leaf gin) as the leaves are just appearing, and its best when they're young.

Ingredients
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Beech leaves (a plastic shopping bag full is usually about enough)
1 bottle gin
1 large lidded container (kilner jar or similar)
1/2 lb sugar
1/4 pint water

Pick young beech leaves and pack into the jar. Press down well with a spoon and pour gin over so it covers the leaves by an inch or so. Seal and leave for 2-3 weeks, by which time the gin will have turned a greeny-yellow colour. Boil the sugar in the water until it is dissolved. Strain off the gin, and mix with the coooled sugar syrup. Bottle and drink.

Noyaux has a very pleasant taste - slightly nutty, maybe a bit like avery sweet Sake. However, it is very lethal and carries a stern hangover for anyone who overindulges!