Distilled Blood Orange Tequila
Ingredients
- By Alan Sherwood on 20th May 2021 / updated 14th Jun 2022
- Used in these drinks: Moro Margarita,
- 1400 g Volcán Tequila £50.00
- 500 g Preserved Blood Orange 50p
- 100 g Filtered Water 0p
- Total Ingredients Price:£50.50
- Total Weight:2,000g
- Total Yield:1,400ml
- Price per 100g:£2.53
Yield Based Scaling
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Volcán Tequila g
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Preserved Blood Orange g
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Filtered Water g
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Yield ML
Steps
- Slice oranges into halves or quarters
- Add to a ferment bucket in layers
- Once you have a single layer, cover in salt
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have run out of fruit
- Leave to preserve for at least 3 months, checking fruit is covered in salt regularly
- After 3 months
- Remove orange fruits from salt and liquid after preservation
- Retain liquid for Blood Orange Saline and further preservation
- Blend oranges to a pureé and freeze
- Add 500g puree to tequila and blend further
- Use anti foam to ensure easy distillation
- Distill at 35º until all liquid is collected
- Increase water bath temp to a max of 55ºC to collect all liquid
Scaling
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Volcán Tequila g
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Preserved Blood Orange g
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Filtered Water g