Making Your Own Peppermint & Chocolate Rum Liqueur
Ingredients:
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 3/4 Cup Water
• 2 Cups White or Young Light Rum
• 1/2 Cup Pot Still Rum
• 1 1/2 tsp Concentrated Chocolate Flavor
• 3/4 tsp Peppermint Flavoring Oil
Directions:
Bring water and sugar to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat as soon as the sugar has dissolved, let it stand until it reaches room temperature. Transfer into a clean glass jar, add the rum (light and pot still) and the peppermint and chocolate flavorings. Mix well until all ingredients have blended.
Allow the blend to rest in a cool, dark area for 2 to 4 weeks before serving.
Did you know that...
Peppermint is the oldest and most popular flavour of mint-flavoured confectionery and is often used in tea and for flavouring ice cream, confectionery, chewing gum, and toothpaste. Peppermint can also be found in some shampoos, soaps and skin care products.
Peppermint has a high menthol content. The oil also contains menthone and carboxyl esters, particularly menthyl acetate. Menthol activates cold-sensitive TRPM8 receptors in the skin and mucosal tissues, and is the primary source of the cooling sensation that follows the topical application of peppermint oil.