We begin by pressing a proprietary blend of freshly roasted coffee beans in our twenty-five litre waterpress. The press acts like a sieve, preserving the full-bodied, natural flavor of the beans once the coffee has been added to our spirit. We then add a touch of raw cane sugar to balance the acidity, and bottle the blend while it is still warm to lock in the fragrant coffee aroma. The result is perfect for classic cocktails or any dessert menu.
Whether a cordial, made from various fruits, or a liqueur, which is made from herbs, seeds, roots or nuts, we have the monks of 15th century Europe to thank for creating the recipes that are still used today and are an essential component to any cocktail connoisseur's cabinet.
If you are a fan of Cosmos or Cape Codders, look no further than our decadent Cranberry Liqueur. Since we pour over three pounds of New England's famous bog-grown cranberries into every bottle, the flavors literally jump out of the glass, to make some of the most spectacular classic cocktails you will ever have. We start by crushing two different varieties of cranberries grown mainly in the bogs of Massachusetts and Maine. Once we have extracted it, we blend the juice from the cranberries with our eau de vie, and add just a pinch of turbinado to balance the tartness of the blend. We then allow the spirit to relax and mature in glass demijohns until it is ready to be bottled. We then bottle the spirit and hand label each small batch. Each batch produces roughly 200 bottles and every batch bears the distiller's own handwriting proclaiming the number of batch on the back of every bottle.
Leopold Bros. steeps Curaçao and Bergamot oranges in spirit, then carefully distills the oranges in a forty gallon copper pot still, separating the clean citrus aromas from the bitterness that is inherent in the citrus pith. The resulting distillate rests in glass carboys, which softens the flavors and relaxes the mouthfeel. The liqueur is then sweetened with agave, but remains drier than other orange liqueurs. The Belgian candy sugar gives it a bit of a lasting confectioner’s finish. Leopold Bros. American Orange enlivens spirits of all varieties from whiskey, to tequila, to fernet, to gin, and more.
Created from one-of-a-kind Montmorency cherries, Leopold Bros. Michigan Tart Cherry Liqueur brings something new to classic cocktails like Manhattans, Singapore Slings, and Gin , Tonics. While most cherries are categorized as sweet or tart, Montmorency cherries maintain a unique balance between the two flavors that is not found in any other varietal. The result is a versatile liqueur with exceptional flavor in both cocktails and cooking.
We use two different varieties of cranberries grown primarily in famous cranberry bogs when making the award-winning Leopold Bros. New England Cranberry Liqueur. We juice the cranberries and blend them with our eaux-de-vie. A small amount of sugar cane is added is balance out the tartness of the real cranberry flavor. To preserve the integrity of flavor and vibrant red color, we bottle our cranberry liqueur by hand.