Pecan Liqueurs

[McAuliflower]

disclaimer: total Spirits and Cocktails Newbie here (I usually follow the pastry boards- hi!)...

I'm always taken aback by how good pecans are when I nibble on them... a flavor that seems to speak of sweetness in itself. I've had almond and hazlenut liquers, but I've never seen a pecan varitety (or pistachio for that matter!).

Does anyone have a pecan liqueur to recommend? Pistachio?

Would making a nut liquor be similar to making fruit ones?

thanks

[slkinsey]

I have friends who make a pecan "nocino" using the green pecans that grow on their property. See here for a thread on making nocino.

[mbanu]

disclaimer: total  Spirits and Cocktails Newbie here (I usually follow the pastry boards- hi!)...

I'm always taken aback by how good pecans are when I nibble on them... a flavor that seems to speak of sweetness in itself.  I've had almond and hazlenut liquers, but I've never seen a pecan varitety (or pistachio for that matter!).

Does anyone have a pecan liqueur to recommend?  Pistachio?

Would making a nut liquor be similar to making fruit ones?

thanks

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Sazerac makes a Praline liqueur that's not half bad...

[McAuliflower]

Would green pecans produce a bitter drink? If so, I think praline liqueur is more the direction I'm thinking.

Silly question- did Sazerac survive Katrina?

thanks

[Gary Regan]

The Macallan has just released a whisky-based liqueur called Amber that's flavored with maple and pecans. It's a little on the sweet side, but the pecans are evident, and it's possible to take the sweetness down by marrying it to more scotch, or even cognac for that matter, since the scotch in the liqueur isn't evident at all.

BTW: sorry I haven't been around much, but classes are about to start, and all hell breaks loose for me when that happens. I'll try to keep popping i fromtime to time, but the next 6 weeks are gonna be tough on me.