Alcoholic Ginger Drink Recipe

How to make it

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• Note: before starting, try to keep the volume of water down to a minimum to permit the addition of vodka without over diluting the ginger. Extra water can be added at the end of the precedures.
• Scrape the skin from the ginger and chop into small pieces
• put the ginger into a blender with some water and give it a whiz (a long one)
• pour juice throuh a strainer into large jug
• squeeze the juice through the strainer with the back of a broad spoon until you finish with a kind of paste
• replace the ginger paste back into the blender with another measure of water
• repeat the process until the flavour of the ginger starts to deplete
• add lime juice if you wish
• I usually filter the collected juice throuh a paper filter at this point, but it's not absolutely necessary
• at this point, you shold have about two to three litres
• add sugar and liquid glucose at the rates given above and give it a good blend to ensure the sugars are properly dissolved
• Have a taste of the drink that you now have. The ginger should a little over powering and a little too sweet. This is where you will need to guess how strong your ginger is going to be after the addition of the vodka. Make adjustments as necesary.
• I usually add sufficient vodka to result with 10 - 15% alcohol content
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• The following is given as a bit of a guide.
• If 10% alcohol is required, using 40% vodka, measure 250mL and make up to 1litre
• If 10% alcohol is required, using 50% vodka, measure 200mL and make up to 1litre
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• bottle'n'chill
• use as you might with green ginger wine
• although the purchase of a bottle of vodka makes this an expensive type of drink, it provides a much fuller flavour than commrcial rubbish. Of couse, if you were to make your own vodka, the cost would be a lesser issue.
• anyhow, of course it's nice with a bit of ice