That's right I guess they said it was 35% alcohol.
Apple Pie was really good.......cinnamon sticks were in it. The Cherry shine was good but the cherries were a bit rough. Most non store shine is rough because of the alcohol content. I have chosen to stick with Forty Creek. Delicious Canadian Whiskey, it always tastes the same.
Yep had the real stuff from a guy I would go coon hunting with years ago. I promise if you had worms, it would cure you! LOL
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When I was going to school in TN I could get the real stuff pretty often. I worked with a guy in Texas that set up a still in his garage and distilled sugar. Man that stuff was nasty but it would mess your world up. I have never tried the store bought stuff
Bunch of citified folk drinkin watered down store bought flavored stuff haha. If you're gonna drink it find some older folk who know where to get the real good stuff.
The storebought stuff is dumbed down quite a bit. If you're gonna go that route may as well just make your own dumbed down apple pie.
Here's my recipe for it:
1 gallon No sugar added Apple Juice
1 gallon No sugar added Apple Cider (can use real unfiltered cider here as well if you can find it)
2.5 cups of light brown sugar
1.5 cups cane sugar
10 cinnamon sticks
3 Tablespoons of Vanilla Extract
3 dashes of nutmeg
1.25L of Everclear 190
Boil everything except for the Everclear together until it hits a rolling boil. Stir frequently.
Let cool below 140*F
Add alcohol and stir
Put in Mason Jar while still warm with a cinnamon stick in each jar
Store in dark for 1-2 weeks to allow drink to smooth out
This will make approximately 10 quarts of the stuff so give some to friends and family.
Here's my recipe for it:
1 gallon No sugar added Apple Juice
1 gallon No sugar added Apple Cider (can use real unfiltered cider here as well if you can find it)
2.5 cups of light brown sugar
1.5 cups cane sugar
10 cinnamon sticks
3 Tablespoons of Vanilla Extract
3 dashes of nutmeg
1.25L of Everclear 190
Boil everything except for the Everclear together until it hits a rolling boil. Stir frequently.
Let cool below 140*F
Add alcohol and stir
Put in Mason Jar while still warm with a cinnamon stick in each jar
Store in dark for 1-2 weeks to allow drink to smooth out
This will make approximately 10 quarts of the stuff so give some to friends and family.
It usually comes out to 14-16% alcohol depending on everclear usage. The above comes out around 14% using the following calculator:
http://zbie.me/Pages/Calc/AlcoholContent.aspx
http://zbie.me/Pages/Calc/AlcoholContent.aspx
