Blueberry Grappa Recipe

Blueberry Grappa

I love Grappa.  It\’s such a unique and fun spirit made from the pomace; the skins left over from the wine making process.  The flavor is grape, pure and simple.  This simple recipe adds a lovely blueberry flavor that will amaze your friends.

Recipe:
1 Liter of Grappa
3 cups of ripe blueberries
4 tbsp. honey
the zest of 2 lemons

Put the blueberries, lemon zest and honey in an airtight jar.
Expose the jar in the sun for 3 days.
Add the Grappa and let soak for two months in the sun, shaking every day.
Filter.
Let rest for one week.

Save the berries after you have filtered the liqueur. They are wonderful with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

This is one of these recipes that is even better than it sounds.  The blueberry and grappa flavors complement each other to make a bright fruity, zesty liqueur.

Cocktail suggestions:

Place a teaspoon of blueberries in a martini glass shake one ounce of the Blueberry Grappa in three ounces of Grand Marnier and pour on the fruit.

Place a teaspoon of blueberries in a martini glass shake one ounce Blueberry Grappa two parts honey liqueur and a splash of orange juice and pour over the fruit.

Place a teaspoon of blueberries in a martini glass shake one ounce of Blueberry Grappa in two parts pomegranate liqueur and pour over the fruit.