Licor de Tangerina

Yester evening I emptied my bottle of Licor de Tangerina 🍷.

Tangerine liqueur is a popular aromatic drink that can be bought from various brands, especially from the Azores, or made at home with a simple recipe.

I like the one from Manuel Rainha best. It's often described as a product that tastes "homemade," made in the old-fashioned way, very popular in the Azores during the festive season.

You can visit some liqueur factories here in the Azores, let's see if I will find the time before I leave.

Making tangerine liqueur at home is a simple process, generally involving infusing the peels and then adding a sugar syrup.

Ingredients:
5/6 tangerines (only the yellow peel, without the white part to avoid bitterness)
1 liter of grain alcohol (or brandy, vodka, white cachaça)
1 liter of water
1 kg of sugar
Optional: 1 cinnamon stick, a few cloves

Wash the tangerines well. Peel them, removing only the colored part of the peel (yellow/orange), avoiding the white part. Place the peels in a sterilized glass jar.

Add the alcohol (and cinnamon/cloves, if desired) and seal the jar tightly. Let it steep for at least 15 to 30 days in a dark place, stirring occasionally.

After steeping, prepare the syrup: Boil the water with the sugar for about 10 minutes until completely dissolved. Let the syrup cool completely.

Strain the flavored alcohol (removing the peels) and mix it with the cooled sugar syrup. Mix well.

Transfer the liqueur to clean bottles. The liqueur should rest for at least two days, or preferably another 20 days, to develop the flavor before being consumed.

I prefered to buy it because waiting for a month takes too long for me 🤣.Read more