Flag Hill Distillery: BLUEBERRY LIQUEUR

Blueberries First: Fresh local blueberries are delivered to Flag Hill for use in both our Blueberry Liqueur and also for our Blueberry Fruit Wine. The first step in making our liqueur is to macerate (softening/breaking down the fruit by soaking) the blueberries in a blend of General John Stark Vodka and neutral grain spirits. This will provide the base for the product and allows the alcohol and blueberry to really blend well together.

Pressing Next: After soaking for 6 weeks, the product will be pressed using a bladder press (the same equipment used when pressing the grapes). The press will separate the actual flesh and seeds of the fruit away from the product, leaving only the blended fresh blueberry juice and alcohol. 

Final Touch: Before the beverage can be bottled it will be checked for alcohol and sugar levels and adjusted as needed. Any additional botanicals used for the product (things like orange zest or lemon peel) will be added and then a final filtration is necessary to ensure that everything in the bottle is smooth and clear of any small solid particles (seeds, fruit, peel) that might have sneaked through the press.

Uses for Blueberry Liqueur: Our ideas, your ideas, and recipes

RECIPES

Blueberry Quencher: 1 1/2 oz Blueberry Liqueur, 8 oz cranberry juice, ice.
Pour schnapps into glass filled with ice. Add cranberry juice and stir.

Sour and Blue: 3/4 oz Blueberry Liqueur, 3/4 oz Blue Curacao, 4oz 7-Up soda, 2 oz sweet and sour mix.
Fill glass with ice. Pour blue Curacao and Blueberry Schnapps, splash of sour mix and fill with 7-up.

Blue Sprite: 2 oz Blueberry Liqueur, 10 oz Sprite soda 
Pour Sprite over ice, add schnapps and stir.

OTHER USES

• As a dessert wine - great to pair with cheesecake.
• On the rocks 
• Try a Blueberry-tini (using General John Stark Vodka of course, don't settle for less)
• Try adding some Blueberry Liqueur to your sauce reductions in cooking, particularly with pork, venison and other meats

Have you found a great use for our Blueberry Liqueur ? We'd love to hear it -  send recipes and uses to wine-info@flaghill.com