Captain Arresto's Apricot Liqueur

Captain Arresto's Apricot Liqueur is easy to make and tasts delicious. It can be drunk by it's self or in cocktails.

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• a blender.
• a large jar with a lid.
• a strainer.
• a fine cloth or coffee filter.
• bottles.
• Labels and a marker

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• 250g of dried apricots
• a 410g can of apricots in juice
• ¼ -1/2 a cup of sweetener - I use a ¼ cup of Monk fruit and ¼ cup of sugar but all sugar can be used if you prefer.
• neutral spirit, moonshine, or vodka to make 2 litres (approx. 1.2L).
• a vanilla bean

• Add to 250g of dried apricots to a blender.
• Add a 410g can of apricots and the juice they are in to the blender.
• Add a ¼ -1/2 a cup of sweetener to the blender. (I use a ¼ cup of Monk fruit and ¼ cup of sugar but all sugar can be used if you prefer.)
• Blend to chop up the apricots and dissolve the sweeteners in the juice.
• Add neutral spirit, moonshine, or vodka to make 2 litres (approx. 1.2L).
• Blend again to mix.
• Poor into a large jar with a lid.
• Add a vanilla bean sliced length ways to the jar.
• Label and date the jar.

• Let the mix soak for 2 weeks.

• After 2 weeks, filter the mix through a strainer.
• Filter again through a fine cloth or coffee filter into bottles.
• Label and date.

Enjoy over ice or in cocktails like a Tradewinds or Blackbeard’s Ghost.

Cocktails that use apricot liqueur:

How to make Beachbum Berry's Blackbeard’s Ghost (cocktail) - https://youtu.be/MtY08RU0MF0

How to make a Trade Winds cocktail - https://youtu.be/1DoOZCZd4II