Blackberry Liquer Recipe

 I like this recipe because it is fairly easy to make and you can add other things to it.  It is easy to change as the ingredients do not need to ferment or be bottled.  Can be made without the herbs, too.

Start by making the simple syrup first.
SIMPLE SYRUP
Combine 1 cup water, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup honey, 2 tsp lemon concentrate, 1 tsp cinnamon, and 1 tsp vanilla in a small saucepan  and heat over med heat, stirring constantly until sugar and honey is dissolved.
Add: 3 sprigs fresh rosemary, 3 sprigs fresh lavender, 3 sprigs fresh thyme.  Stir.
Cool.

BLACKBERRY INFUSION
5 cups fresh blackberries (can use frozen berries that have been thawed)
1 cup water
Put in a heavy large pot and heat while stirring.  Cook till blackberries are tender.

Strain the juice through Gramma Hutch's colander or chinois,  into another container.

Then add the seeds and pulp back into the pan with another cup of water.  Cook again.  Lots more juice will come out.
Strain this juice into the container with the first batch.  Add the simple syrup to it.  Cool.
Then add: 1 cup vodka, 1/2 cup gin (or any combination that you like).
Pour into a glass jar that can be sealed with a ring and wire closure.

Store in fridge.
Drink as is or add to lemonade or sparkling water.

Dispose of the seeds by making sure all the juice is drained out first, then tapping the sieve upside down on several layers of newspaper, wrap the seeds up and put into garbage.  Do not put them into your compost or think you will feed them to the birds -unless you want a thousand more blackberry vines growing in your yard.