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Blackberry/Strawberry Cordial Redaction #1

Blackberry/Strawberry Cordial — illustration
Illustration — a stand-in until there's a photo of the real thing.

Source based on c. 1655 recipe of "A cordial water of Sir Walter Raleigh" — original

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. frozen blackberries
  • 1/4 lb. frozen strawberries (see discussion)
  • 3 cups 80-proof brandy
  • simple syrup: 2 c. white granulated sugar to 1 c. water

Method

  1. The frozen blackberries were put in a glass jar and covered with brandy, then left for 4 weeks but stirred each day.
  2. The solid material was strained out and squeezed through cheesecloth and the liquid then poured through unbleached coffee filters.
  3. A simple sugar syrup was then added to the proportions of 1 cup of syrup to 2 cups of liquor.
  4. A separately made strawberry cordial was blended in at a ratio of 2 cups blackberry cordial to 1/2 cup strawberry cordial.

Notes

  • Won the cordial section of the Great Northeastern War brewing competition in 2002.

Ingredients and method are reproduced here as a matter of record; the full write-up and the author's notes live on dragonbear.com.