Mango and Lemon Liqueur - taste test
Because there was so much mango juice in the mix I figured this liqueur wouldn’t take long to mature - so I only gave it a couple of weeks with regular shaking. I also added an extra 150ml honey after about a week because it wasn’t quite sweet enough. I strained it using a sieve, which means that the mixture still has quite a lot of mango pulp in it. The pulp settles so you have to shake the bottle before pouring your drink.
I got about 1.5l of mango and lemon liqueur out of the mix, which tastes more like mango and honey liqueur really, although the lemon was definitely necessary just to sharpen the edge a little. It’s really rather good - it’s very fruity with a strong taste of mangoes and isn’t overly sweet - the honey blends into the honey taste of the mango well. This would be very pleasant on a summer’s evening or when you’ve just come back off holiday. It’s nice and clean as well - sometimes new drinks give you a bad head - this isn’t one of them. Not really a drink for the winter/Christmas menu though and I don’t expect it to keep very well long term either - I reckon it’s probably best to drink it within a month or so.
As for percentage I’m not sure - I’d reckon 20-25% - it has a definite kick, but with all that fruit juice seems almost healthy.
Oh, and a pleasant side effect - the left over alcoholic mango pulp is really quite nice with greek yoghurt and a drizzle of honey.
Definitely one I’ll make again.