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1 bottle of Stolichnaya Vodka 38% 6 large, green and unripe walnuts See text 1 tbsp. licorice root 3 star anise Brewing time min. 4 months Accessories: 1.5 liter decoction glass with lid It is important that the glass is not completely filled. It is a requirement that oxygen is added to the mixture for it to develop properly. Walnut schnapps, stored for 5 years, must be in a bottle with a cork - Cognac bottle. News from 2017: This recipe is so excellent that there is no reason to change it significantly. I have tried adding a few flavors and the best and only one is licorice root and star anise. Try to get 1 tbsp. licorice root and 2 star anise in the glass the last month of the brewing time. It will be my recipe in 2017.

Recipe No. 1 Walnut schnapps from 2015 Walnut tree I can recommend using a Decanting device with electric pump, then you get a crystal clear product that is a pleasure to pour into a glass for one's guests.

The walnuts are picked in late summer, late July early August, while they are still completely green and still soft. I use six walnuts, which are cut into quarters and drawn into a bottle of vodka. The walnuts must be completely covered with vodka. After a few weeks the schnapps turns brown, and after a few months almost black. Feel free to look at the schnapps once a week with the lid removed, because this will add a little oxygen to the glass. The walnuts are removed at Christmas time and the schnapps is filtered and poured into a clean bottle, preferably a bottle with a cork stopper. If the bottle is not full, prime with the same vodka that was used for the extraction. The bottle must stand for many more months for the sediment to settle. The walnut schnapps is only drinkable after a year, but 5 years later it starts to taste as good as a French Cognac. Whether the walnut schnapps should be diluted is a matter of taste. Used as Cognac after 5 years, I do not dilute it. But if it is used before food as an aperitif, it is a good idea to dilute the walnut schnapps at Christmas time with an extra bottle of vodka of the same brand that was used for the extract. The walnut schnapps in the picture on the left is from 2015 and today 2023 it is like a ***** star Cognac. 2016 was a year that for some reason I didn't get to make walnut schnapps. But from 2017 until 2020 I have made several bottles per year. These are still untouched and stored, to be tasted at Christmas.