Liqueur and Spirit Making
- Turbo Yeast (Alcotec)
- Classic Liquor kits
- Prohibition Liqueur kits
Make the best liqueurs that you have ever tasted!
Be creative & make your own delicious home-made liqueurs that are unrivalled for the richness of their flavour.
Using usually difficult to obtain & expensive essences, the producers of these kits have created liqueur kits to rival chic imports.
With just water, sugar and one of these kits you too can produce a gallon (6 x 75cl bottles) of the most delicious liqueurs at an ABV of approx. 20% in about 3 weeks at a fraction of the ready made cost.
Key elements:
1. Robust rapid fermentation resulting in the complete conversion of sugars into alcohol.
2. pH control for better fermentation & quality.
3. Develops an approximate fruity 20% base which blends well with all types of flavours.
4. The glucose solids provided with the kit impart a smooth finish.
5. Top quality flavours in generous quantities provide great depth.
Tip: when fermenting keep the temperature at the bottom end of the scale to assist in the production of the liqueurs.
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Amaretto (Italian Disaronno Style)
£16.40More information
Amaretto was originally prepared by a widow in 1525 for Bernardo Luini, a pupil of Leonardo da Vinci, to show her appreciation for one of his paintings.
It is said to have seventeen ingredients in all, the bitter almond and apricot flavours blending well to create a liqueur which is a personal favourite.
The kit is sufficient for 6 bottles or a demi john of liqueur, requiring 2 x 1Kg of (preferably) brewing sugar. -
Cherry Brandy (Dutch Style)
£16.40More informationA typical steeped fruit liqueur, its origins are traced to Peter Heering who first made it in 1818. The cherries are crushed, and together with other herbs are steeped in spirit in large wooden vats for several months.
It improves with age.
The kit is sufficient for 6 bottles or a demi john of liqueur, requiring 2 x 1Kg of (preferably) brewing sugar. -
Chocolate Mint (Royal Mint Style)
£16.40More informationThis relatively new liquor attracts chocolate lovers which includes me!
Developed by specialist blender Peter Hallgarten, the original Royal Mint Chocolate took two years to develop, and was, as he put it, like composing a piece of music.
The kit is sufficient for 6 bottles or a demi john of liqueur, requiring 2 x 1Kg of (preferably) brewing sugar. -
Coconut Rum (Malibu style)
£16.40More informationLegend says that the connection between coconut and rum was established by the traditional marriage ceremony in the Caribbean in which a bridegroom presented a rum-filled coconut to his bride.
The kit is sufficient for 6 bottles or a demi john of liqueur, requiring 2 x 1Kg of (preferably) brewing sugar. -
Forest Berry (Schnapps Style)
£16.40More informationIt has long been known that the leaves and berries of the blackcurrant bush made a delicious tea, and that it has medicinal virtues.
A sweet non-alcoholic blackcurrant extract used to be added to bitter aperitifs in the bistros of Paris.
It was not long before an alcoholic version was available.
This version is a blend of blackcurrant with other berries, leaving a memorable taste.
The kit is sufficient for 6 bottles or a demi john of liqueur, requiring 2 x 1Kg of (preferably) brewing sugar. -
Irish Cream (Baileys style)
£16.40More informationThe classic blend of Irish whiskey, chocolate and coffee blended with cream as epitomised in Bailey's Irish Cream Liqueur.
The kit is sufficient for 6 bottles or a demi john of liqueur, requiring 2 x 1Kg of (preferably) brewing sugar.
Requires the addition of condensed milk & cream as per the instructions in order to emulate the best of these liqueurs or as to taste. -
Mead Liqueur (Olde English Style)
£16.40More informationMead may well be the oldest recorded fermented beverage around as there are records showing that the Celts, Vikings, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Ethiopians, Scandinavians, Assyrians, Incas and Aztecs all drank it.
It had the reputation of providing the drinker with attributes such as a longevity, wisdom, courage and strength.
It is still popular these days because, as well as it's other magical properties, it tastes good!
The kit is sufficient for 6 bottles or a demi john of liqueur, requiring 2 x 1Kg of (preferably) brewing sugar. -
Mexican Coffee (Kahula Style)
£16.40More informationKahlua, the well-known Mexican brand, is a classic example of this style of liqueur with its rich coffee and vanilla flavours.
The kit is sufficient for 6 bottles or a demi john of liqueur, requiring 2 x 1Kg of (preferably) brewing sugar. -
Orange Brandy
£16.40More informationIn the 1850s, Edouard Cointreau came across a native bitter orange on the Caribean island of Curacao.
After tests and blends with sweet oranges and other ingredients he created the Triple Sec liqueur which was named after him.
The kit is sufficient for 6 bottles or a demi john of liqueur, requiring 2 x 1Kg of (preferably) brewing sugar. -
Peach Schnapps (Archers Syle)
£16.40More informationA modern favourite Peach Schnapps combines the crisp edge of schnapps with the delicious aroma and taste of fresh ripe peaches.
The kit is sufficient for 6 bottles or a demi john of liqueur, requiring 2 x 1Kg of (preferably) brewing sugar.