Lime Juice– Use freshly squeezed lime juice to add a tangy touch to this sweet drink. Lime juice can be replaced with lemon juice. Keeping it simple, that’s all you need. If you are feeling adventurous, I give you the option of adding a couple of chipotle chillies or 1 ancho chilli. The former will add a smoky heat to our homemade mango liqueur, while the latter will add a sweet, raisin like flavour. Turn the oven off and leave the jars, bottles and lids in there, bringing them out only when you are ready to fill. Be careful, as they’ll be hot.

So that’s why I like dropping a dried chilli or two when making it. I think the smoky heat that chipotles give are a perfect complement, as is the fruity-raisin flavour of the ancho. Fold your muslin into 2 layers. The more layers you have, the clearer your mango vodka. You can see this in my images. In the larger bottle, the drink is more yellow, as I didn’t even bother with any muslin, I just used a very fine sieve. It makes for a prettier drink, which will need to be shaken before pouring, as the mango “bits” will settle. Sterilising Jars and Bottles This light and trendy drink uses just 4 ingredients– vodka, Grand Marnier, mango puree, and lime juice.Head on over to the Limoncello post to read up about freezing and abv. And watch the short video on my YouTube channel to see how the whole process is done.

Homemade Mango Liqueur, as it is, with nothing else added, may be a little on the tame side for those of you who’ve tried my other vodka infusions, like Krupnik and Strawberry and Rhubarb Vodka. This is because, as mentioned earlier, mango has a rather quiet disposition. Cube the fruit, then blend with a splash of water until a puree forms.Go to our Mango Puree Recipe. I have used sea salt for rimming the martini glasses as it goes well with mangoes. However, you may suit yourself and use any other salt. I like to use Indian mangoes like Alphonso mango or Kesar mangoes or others like Champagne mangoes or Florida mangoes, as they are very sweet and juicy. You can use any ripe and sweet mango that you prefer. However, to ensure that your mango liqueur doesn’t freeze, the final alcohol level has to be above 30% abv (60 proof). So start with a high strength vodka, like 40% or even 37% will do.

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All homemade liqueurs make great gifts, whatever the occasion. See the difference in colour? The layers of muslin will affect that. The Vodka Place the outer edge of the glass in the sugar and rotate.Make sure the outer edge is evenly coated. We’ve made the Italian Limoncello, Rhubarb Gin, Raspberry Gin and the old British classic, Sloe Gin, just to name a few. They all follow the same formula of adding fruit/vegetable to alcohol, with sugar added. Then on top of that, depending on the drink (and my mood when making it), I may add additional flavourings like a vanilla pod, herbs, lemon and lime slices, and even dried chillies. We’ll be using white sugar, and whether that’s caster or granulated, it doesn’t matter. I’m going to give you a fairly wide range in the amount of sugar for this mango vodka. We’ll start with the lower amount (200g/1 cup), and we’ll add more halfway through, if you want it sweeter. Alternatively, you could rub a lemon wedge on the rim and then invert the glass on a plate filled with salt.