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Lime Schnapps Recipes

Nastoykas (Tinctures)

 
   Lime schnapps - based on fresh, whole lime fruits - is a highly enjoyable schnapps with a fine golden color and a refreshing, aromatic taste. Very good as appetizer or added to any vodka cocktail. Also wonderful in hot tea. Serve with marinated herring, caviar, salmon, crayfish, shrimps, gravlax, sea trout, lamb, chicken, and many other dishes.
Lime Schnapps
Ingredients:

4-5 lime fruits
Unflavoured vodka - 40% alcohol content (80 proof)
Instructions:
Scrub 4-5 lime fruits thoroughly to remove dirt or any chemical residue and wax. Dry them. Put the fruits - or the peels - in a clean glass jar with tight-fitting lid. Cover well with clear, unflavoured vodka - 40% alcohol content (80 proof). Let steep for 1 month or more - in a dark place at room temperature, 18-20°C (64-68°F). Shake lightly and taste it from time to time. Strain and filter your infusion into a clean glass bottle or jar with tight-fitting lid. Store (age) for at least 1 month in a dark place at room temperature before serving. Taste it from time to time.
 

Nastoykas (Tinctures)

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