Mountain Storms, Mountain Peaches

[mishalak]

Today while I was out working I stopped for a moment and really looked at the mountains during my lunch hour. Thunderstorms were building over the mountains leaving the high peaks in cloud and shadow. A few high feathery clouds were beginning to reach out, but the foothills and all the city were still in bright sunlight under a sky that shaded from nearly white at its edge to navy blue at its zenith. It was a lovely summer scene. The plains and city swealtering in a dry heat while storms built over the mountains. Tonight it is raining heavily here off and on as hidden towers of cloud pass overhead.

For this evening's project I put about 475 ml by volume, or almost 650 ml packed into the measuring cup, of cut up peaches into a canning jar with 550 ml of vodka. I'm going to let them get to know each other for about three weeks and then we'll see. Perhaps I should buy more peaches and start another batch this weekend. Peach season won't be here long and if my calculations are correct then I should get about 750 ml of total liqueur out of this once the peaches are discarded and I bring up the volume a bit with simple syrup to sweeten it, if necessary.
 

Comments

[bureinato.livejournal.com]

I want a taste when you're done, Mr Alchemist.

[mrpsyklops.livejournal.com]

It may take considerably longer than three weeks to really tell what you have. Beth and I have had several batches of liqueur that improved in flavor and smoothness for up to a year after the fruit was removed from the vodka. A little glycerin for body is also sometimes useful.