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Still Spirits essences – create your own flavours
Still Spirits Top Shelf essences are flavourings you mix with neutral spirit or vodka to make drinks with the taste of gin, rum, whiskey, bourbon, tequila or vodka. One 50 ml bottle flavours 2.25 litres of 40% spirit, which makes three 0.75-litre bottles.
The Top Shelf flavours
- Gin: English-style Dry Gin with rich juniper, Pink Gin with forest berries and Elderflower Gin.
- Rum: Jamaican Dark Rum with caramel, Spiced Rum with vanilla and Aussie Gold Rum with golden molasses.
- Whiskey: Whiskey with oak and fruit, Single Whiskey with chocolate, vanilla and hazelnut, Smoky Whiskey and Rye Whiskey with rye and malt.
- Bourbon: Kentucky Bourbon, plus Cherry Bourbon, Honey Bourbon and Blackberry Bourbon.
- Vodka and tequila: Vodka with a clean, smooth taste, and Tequila with agave.
How to use the essences
- Shake the bottle well.
- Add the essence to 2.25 litres of 40% neutral spirit or vodka.
- For Cherry Bourbon, Honey Bourbon and Blackberry Bourbon, also dissolve 220 g of sugar. Adjust the sugar to taste.
- Stir or shake, and divide into three 0.75-litre bottles.
Frequently asked questions about essences
How much spirit do I need for one essence?
One 50 ml bottle of Still Spirits Top Shelf essence is made for 2.25 litres of 40% neutral spirit or vodka. That makes three 0.75-litre bottles.
Do I need to add sugar?
Most essences are used without sugar. Cherry Bourbon, Honey Bourbon and Blackberry Bourbon are mixed with 220 g of sugar, which you can adjust to taste.
Can I use the essences in beer or cider?
The Top Shelf essences are made for flavouring spirits. For beer, cider and hard seltzer we have separate fruit essences among the additions.
Related
- Fruit essences – flavour for beer, cider and hard seltzer.
- Sugar and flavour – dextrose, lactose and other flavourings.
- Ingredients – all homebrewing ingredients.
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