Cherry

Morello Cherry Cordial Redaction #2

Name: Morello Cherry Cordial
Ingredients: 1 quart of 80-proof brandy, or 2 cups brandy and 2 cups grappa; 12 oz. jar of morello cherries, drained; 8 ounces white granulated sugar (approx. 1-1/8 c.); 1-1/2 tsp. anise seeds, bruised with mortar and pestle

Morello Cherry Cordial — illustration — Illustration — a stand-in until there's a photo of the real thing.

Source loosely based on c. 1655 recipe of "A cordial Cherry-water" — original

Ingredients

1 quart of 80-proof brandy, or 2 cups brandy and 2 cups grappa
12 oz. jar of morello cherries, drained
8 ounces white granulated sugar (approx. 1-1/8 c.)
1-1/2 tsp. anise seeds, bruised with mortar and pestle

Method

The ingredients were combined in a glass jar and left for 15 days with occasional stirring.
The solid material was strained out using a fine nylon coffee filter and then doubled unbleached paper coffee filters.

Notes

Excellent balance of sweetened sour cherry with a touch of anise.

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