Alternatives to bramble / blackberry whisky

[kaboom]

hello all,

got my first batch of blackberry whisky on the go looking for other fruit based whisky ideas that have been tried and work

i have a few bottles of bells and grants ( given as work pressies ) to use up was thinking cherry damson even a sweet liquorice ( if that's even possible )

any links or recipes would be great

cheers all

 

[Oldstalker]

My late wife and I used to make sloe gin, damson gin (we lived in the SE Lakes so plenty of damsons), blackberry whisky and raspberry whisky. It was difficult without filtration to keep the raspberry whisky clear but it always tasted delicious. As neither of us had a particularly sweet tooth we restricted the sugar in the first two to 1/3 of a lb to a lb of fruit to a pint of spirit. In the gins we also added vanilla and or cinnamon at the beginning in the demijohns to enhance the flavour before bottling off. We added no sugar to the whiskies.
Enjoy!

 

[Morkai]

My late wife and I used to make sloe gin, damson gin (we lived in the SE Lakes so plenty of damsons), blackberry whisky and raspberry whisky. It was difficult without filtration to keep the raspberry whisky clear but it always tasted delicious. As neither of us had a particularly sweet tooth we restricted the sugar in the first two to 1/3 of a lb to a lb of fruit to a pint of spirit. In the gins we also added vanilla and or cinnamon at the beginning in the demijohns to enhance the flavour before bottling off. We added no sugar to the whiskies.
Enjoy!

Ive done similar with vodka and rum by adding coconut and vanilla with no sugat so you get that Malibu taste without it being sickly sweet.

 

[deerstalker.308]

Sloe whisky works, beautifully! Just swap the white sugar you’d use for gin with brown sugar and you have something ever so delectable!!

 

[chriswjx]

My late wife and I used to make sloe gin, damson gin (we lived in the SE Lakes so plenty of damsons), blackberry whisky and raspberry whisky. It was difficult without filtration to keep the raspberry whisky clear but it always tasted delicious. As neither of us had a particularly sweet tooth we restricted the sugar in the first two to 1/3 of a lb to a lb of fruit to a pint of spirit. In the gins we also added vanilla and or cinnamon at the beginning in the demijohns to enhance the flavour before bottling off. We added no sugar to the whiskies.
Enjoy!

That sounds delicious. Could I ask how long you'd recommend leaving the fruit in the whisky?

 

[Foxyboy43]

Whiskey!

 

[Oldstalker]

Apols - I thought I had quoted your question @chriswjx

 

[chriswjx]

Apols - I thought I had quoted your question @chriswjx

If you have I can't seem to find it

 

[kaboom]

Done sloe gin but blackthorn trees been cut down so not possible the raspberry whisky sounds nice how long do you steep the berry's? And will filtering it through muslin and coffee filters clear it ?

 

[Scapegoat]

I've got three batches going.... bramble whisky, bramble vodka and apple and bramble gin. There's a cinamon stick in with the apple and bramble.....

Damson vodka works really well.