Making Bourbon Caramels

[Nancy Flint]

Hi, I am a small candy business owner specializing in hand made small batch caramels. I am trying to perfect my recipe for Bourbon Caramels. It seems that even when I increase the amount of Bourbon added off the heat at the end of cooking the caramel...the Bourbon flavor does not remain. Any suggestions on how to retain the taste of the Bourbon in caramel?

[Lisa Shock]

Have you tried reducing the bourbon before adding it?

[MSRadell]

You may also want to experiment with the kind of Bourbon you are using, some kind of have a much stronger flavor while the flavor of others is much more mellow. Besides, sampling the Bourbons is half the fun!

[scubadoo97]

You may also want to experiment with the kind of Bourbon you are using, some kind of have a much stronger flavor while the flavor of others is much more mellow. Besides, sampling the Bourbons is half the fun!

Also they vary in proof from around 90 to 140+

[SylviaLovegren]

Ask over on the liquor forum for advice on strongly flavored bourbons.  Those folks seem to know a lot!