how about a schnapps thread

[rfuerst911sc]

First off Merry Christmas to all ! I see others have posted about whiskey + bourbon so thought I would ask what are you drinking for schnapps ? I generally like peppermint but also like cinnamon . Next will try peach . So any favorite brands you like ? While mixing is somewhat frowned upon any good mix recipes ?

Do you drink it anytime or just special occasions ? Or with/after meals ? Let's get this party started

[stomachmonkey]

Peppermint Schapps was one of my go to shots.

Walk into a bar one day with my friend who is 6'4", 300+ lbs and looks like a 1%'r

Smokin barmaid and I guess my buddy thought he'd try and impress her so he orders a shot of his go to Wild Turkey and "Rumplemintz for my pussy friend here"

She turns around, pours our shots, sets them down and says, "btw, WT is 80 proof, Rumplemintz is 100, whose the pussy now."

I love that stuff, always have a bottle in the freezer.

These days I use it mostly in tea.

My Oma used to make it that way for us when we were kids and not feeling well, didn't make you better, you just did not care that you felt like crap.

[Erakad]

A couple of my favorites

[vash]

when i was way younger..yea.

now? no thanks. not for me.

i think i was just practicing back then

[Holger]

Only Williamsbirne for me, icecold.

(Do you spell it with two p's? In German it is Schnaps.)

[masraum]

Interesting.

What is Schnapps?

There's some confusion about what schnapps is, what cordials are, and what liqueurs are. This situation is exascerbated by some benign misuse in the commercial alcohol market, as well as regional interpretations that can be quite different. So while I can offer some technical definitions, don't go complaining to your local liquor store that some bottle or other is mislabeled...

For years I labored under the mistaken impression that "schnapps" was just another synonym for "liqueur." Indeed, more than once I've been asked what the technical difference between a schnapps and a liqueur really was, and not only could I not say, I couldn't find any books that could say, either. Finally, someone came along and gave me the real story. Many thanks to Albert Grimm for setting me straight.

In his own words, Schnapps, a German word, "is the generic term for all white (clear) brandies distilled from fermented fruits. True Schnapps has no sugar added and is definitely an aquired taste, particularly for nationalities not used to raw distillates." So schnappses are different from liqueurs on two major fronts, they being both fermented and distilled, where liqueurs are simply fruits steeped in an alcohol which has already been fermented and distilled. You will also hear the words eau de vie in the context of liqueurs. I believe (though I'm always happy to be corrected) that this is a French expression for an unsweetened fruit brandy, very similar in nature to Schnapps. It has come to be used to mean an unsweetened liqueur as well, probably because of the similarity of taste and texture. But the original meaning was most likely as a brandy. Anyway, most significantly, this means that the run-of-the-mill home liqueur maker will never be able to really capture the whole essence of many commercial schnappses. The chemistry just isn't there.

It's worth noting that true German schnapps is not what we get in the United States. The major American commercial brands are all heavily sweetened, and have added glycerine as well. It's about as close to true German schnapps perhaps as American beer is to its German counterparts. If you want to try to capture the taste of a true schnapps, consider making an eau de vie. Basically, make your liqueur, but ignore the requirements for sugar. Whether to add the extra water without sugar is your own choice. I recommend experimentation, as always.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Holger

Only Williamsbirne for me, icecold.

(Do you spell it with two p's? In German it is Schnaps.)

I guess we're giving it in English vs German.

Schnapps (/ʃnɑːps/ or /ʃnæps/) or schnaps is a type of alcoholic beverage that may take several forms, including distilled fruit brandies,[1] herbal liqueurs, infusions, and "flavored liqueurs" made by adding fruit syrups, spices, or artificial flavorings to neutral grain spirits.

The English loanword "schnapps" is derived from the colloquial German word Schnaps

[Holger]

Ah, thanks!