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28 day ago I was making my own [Cherry liqueur](https://steemit.com/food/@tomekkk/making-my-own-cherry-liqueur) with vodka as my base instead of 96% spiritus not knowing how it would turn out.

Today was the day to open up the jar with cherry's to see and taste my efforts.

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Here I separated the cherry's and liqueur with a strainer and had to taste a few of them :)

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The aroma was defiantly there and it looked as it should, *hurrraaay*

Next was to see the alcohol content with a Hydrometer!

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But this was a total facepalm moment
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Paris_Tuileries_Garden_Facepalm_statue.jpg
[source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facepalm)

Trying to figure out why it's not working, I gave @cycling-goldfish a call to see if he can shed some light, and after explaining my problem I realized that I have sugar in the liqueur and the consistency is totally different and won't work!

I think the alcohol content is anywhere between 15 and 20% judging by the taste which makes this a mild but very enjoyable drink to have, cool or room temp!

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Next year I'll be prepared with spiritus and will do both versions to be more versatile, as one will be a shoot glass drink and the other would be a casual drink.



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