Flavor profiles: Falernum #4, phase II

Flavor profiles: Falernum #4, phase II

Finishing the Falernum

After more than three days of infusing the prior ingredients, it was time to strain, press, and complete Falernum #4.

Finishing the Falernum

Falernum #4 ingredients, cont.
3 cups simple syrup
1½ cups fresh lime juice

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The sunlight was intoxicatingly shining on these halved limes.

Falernum #4: Cheesecloth Closeup

You can see the spent remains of the macerate.

Squeezing the Cheesecloth

I twist the cheesecloth and squeeze every last tidbit of flavorful liquid.

Falernum #4

After combining the infused rum liquid, lime juice and simple syrup together, I shook to combine. This produced nearly one half gallon of falernum for bottling and storage. It will last me about three months.

To test and toast my newly born falernum #4, I whipped up a Corn ‘n’ Oil.

Corn 'n' Oil Cockspur 12 - Corn 'n' Oil Ingredient Corn 'n' Oil

Corn ‘n’ Oil
3 oz falernum
2 oz Cockspur 12
dash Fees Bros. aromatic bitters

Shake with 5 oz crushed ice and pour into double rocks glass.

happy imbibe,

cmh

5 comments on “Flavor profiles: Falernum #4, phase IIAdd yours →

  1. cheers from barcelona.. i’ve been trying to find this everywhere and had no luck so now its off to the kitchen… we’ll let you know how it goes…

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