Making Blueberry and Blackberry Cordials with Honey

Blueberry Cordial

Glass Quart Jar container

2 cups Vodka

1-2 cups Chopped Blueberries (I put them thru the food processor on a quick pulse)

1 cup Honey

Mix together and shake every couple of days for 2 months, strain thru cheese cloth and then decant into a pretty decanter or glass container. Serve in small crystal glasses as an after dinner drink. You can also flavor a champagne or sparkling wine cocktail with a bit of the Blueberry Cordial.

This makes a fantastic Holiday Gift and now is the time to plan it when berries are in season. I know you can make it with frozen berries in a pinch but what could be better than your own hand picked Blueberry Cordial. I happen to know that the berries I picked in New Hampshire were Organic which is a nice thing too!

A Collection of Fruit Cordials and Brandies Made
with Abbott Honey

I use coffee filters and Dollar Store funnels for decanting

Blackberry Brandy

Glass Quart Jar container

2 cups of Brandy

1-2 cups of chopped blackberries (I put them thru the food processor on a quick pulse)

1/2-1 cup of Honey (optional)

optional: You can add sugar to this if desired or you can wait and flavor to taste with a sugar syrup after the two months of shaking. You can put a cup of Honey in the brandy and enjoy a sweeter Blackberry taste.  

Mix together and shake every couple of days for two months, strain they a cheese cloth and then decant into a pretty glass container. Serve in Brandy Snifters. You can warm the Blackberry Brandy and serve it in the snifter warm. It is really a wonderful after dinner drink! The Warmed Blackberry Brandy is the perfect dark winter drink after a wonderful meal, best enjoyed in front of a roaring fire!

I pulled together a few jars of cordial and brandy and I am planning on a few more. I am going to try it with Raspberries too! I may even try my hand at Lemon Cello which you make with Lemons and Vodka. Hope this was inspiring for you! I know visiting my sister and imbibing some of her special Blueberry Cordial was such a treat, I was guided to come home and try it myself. Happy Concocting!

Decanting Away!

Melissa Abbott

East Gloucester, MA