Berry Aquavit Recipes

Steps:

• Add the caraway seeds to a dry saucepan and toast until lightly fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the sugar and 1/2 cup water and bring to a simmer, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Turn off the heat and let steep until cool. Strain and discard any solids.
• Fill a cocktail shaker and 2 rocks glasses with ice. Add the aquavit, orange juice, lemon juice and 2 tablespoons caraway syrup to the shaker and shake vigorously (save the remaining syrup for another use). Pour the drink into the glasses and top with club soda. Garnish with the orange half-rounds.

Steps:

• Muddle 1 strawberry in a cocktail shaker. Add aquavit, lemon juice, simple syrup, Campari, orange-blossom water, and 3 large ice cubes; cover and shake well.
• Fill a double rocks glass with crushed ice until mound forms over rim, then strain cocktail into glass. Garnish with remaining strawberry.

Steps:

• Place berries in a wide-mouthed jar and pour in vodka. Seal jar.
• Let stand at room temperature for 6 to 8 weeks, until the full flavor has fully developed.
• Strain vodka into a container and add simple syrup.
• Transfer to a one-liter bottle and add some fresh berries for garnish.
• Seal bottle and store in the freezer.
• Serve ice-cold, in shot glasses.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and 1/2 cup water. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, and let the syrup cool.
• In a food processor puree the celery, add the cooled syrup, the Aquavit, lemon juice, cayenne to taste and salt to taste and blend mixture well.
• Transfer the mixture to a shallow metal pand and freeze it, stirring and crushing the lumps with a fork every 20 minutes, for 2 to 3 hours, or until it is firm but not frozen hard.
• Scrape the granita with a fork to lighten the texture and serve it in goblets.