DIY liqueurs for Xmas gifts and general guzzling
There’s no better time for sitting back and enjoying a drink with friends and family than the holidays, but if you’re playing host this Christmas and your friends and family seems to have an endless capacity to imbibe, the potential drinks bill for your get-together could be keeping you awake nights.
Liquor stores can charge an arm and a leg for fancy liqueurs, but you can make your own for a fairly modest outlay. They also make great Christmas gifts that won’t break the bank — just whip up a batch, pick up a fancy bottle for a couple pf dollars from your local liquidation store and you’re done! The perfect gift option for last-minute shoppers.
As always, the Internet will help you out with recipes for your homemade liqueur. You’ll find a comprehensive collection of recipes at the Do It 101 site, which bills itself as “a do-it-yourself index to just about anything”.
Just a word of warning: you will have to do a bit of conversion magic on the measurements, because they’re imperial rather than metric, but it’s well worth the effort. Converticious can help you out there.
Gail Lipscombe has worked for some of Australia's hottest tech magazines for over 10 years. In her blog, she focuses on demystifying technology, gadgets and the web for average consumers.