Sippin'

[Hummer]

Fruit harvest in the Grand Valley begins with apricots in late June-early July, then Peach harvest in late July which runs into September, then apples and pears. Today we made an apricot and wine liqueur. Each quart jar contains fresh apricots and a bottle of our 2015 Gewurztraminer, 2 cups of vodka, sugar, cinnamon stick and vanilla bean. It's sippin' good now but will have better fruit flavor in a week. Also made a rhubarb liqueur for the first time. We bottle these in 175 and 375 ml. bottles.

You can make good liqueurs from most any fruit--we've done peach, cranberry, apple, watermelon, kiwi, mango and various combinations. Better than you can buy in any store!

In the pic we're also drying apricot pits to extract the seeds which look and taste just like almonds.

[Ah Pook]

Fruit harvest in the Grand Valley begins with apricots in late June-early July, then Peach harvest in late July which runs into September, then apples and pears. Today we made an apricot and wine liqueur. Each quart jar contains fresh apricots and a bottle of our 2015 Gewurztraminer, 2 cups of vodka, sugar, cinnamon stick and vanilla bean. It's sippin' good now but will have better fruit flavor in a week. Also made a rhubarb liqueur for the first time. We bottle these in 175 and 375 ml. bottles.

You can make good liqueurs from most any fruit--we've done peach, cranberry, apple, watermelon, kiwi, mango and various combinations. Better than you can buy in any store!

In the pic we're also drying apricot pits to extract the seeds which look and taste just like almonds.

Oh damn! Those look great.

[hurley842002]

Evening watch has me enjoying the finer things in life much less frequently. Any guesses on what I'm enjoying?

[CS1983]

Home brew rootbeer?

I'm about to pour a little of my very-little-remaining homemade cyser.

[hurley842002]

Home brew rootbeer?

I'm about to pour a little of my very-little-remaining homemade cyser.

You have the root beer part right, but not home brew (I wish). Coney Island, the best hard root beer I've had so far.

[Hummer]

Oh damn! Those look great.

I'll have to save some for you. Soft fruits like apricot and peach meld their flavors quickly, while harder ones like crisp apple, pear and cranberry take 3 months or longer. The Gewurztraminer grapes from Cedaredge make a wine with an amazing flavor and tartness. I wonder if it will come through in this liqueur.

[Ah Pook]

I'll have to save some for you. Soft fruits like apricot and peach meld their flavors quickly, while harder ones like crisp apple, pear and cranberry take 3 months or longer. The Gewurztraminer grapes from Cedaredge make a wine with an amazing flavor and tartness. I wonder if it will come through in this liqueur.

Please do. I need to make a trip to Palisade in the near future. Probably August at this point.

Love peach but the the rhubarb has me intrigued.

[Ah Pook]

A Salida bottled (Mexico distilled) blue agave. Not bad.

The chips and sauce were pretty good too..



Not sure why the pic is sideways. Just turn your head sideways.

[Irving]

That counter top looks straight out of an outdoor Mexican resort bar.

Wife made margaritas tonight.

[Ah Pook]

That counter top looks straight out of an outdoor Mexican resort bar.

Wife made margaritas tonight.

Mmmmmm margaritas. Love the counter but hate cleaning it, writing on it, dropping anything on it...but it looks good.