Making notes for a brief passage I'll be writing on louching in spirits, a.k.a. the ouzo effect — i.e. spirits turning cloudy when diluted with water.

Getting sidetracked though by reading about Cointreau (which louches) and thinking I could really go for some of that right about now.

Did not know until now that it's made from a sugar beet based alcohol, but I guess I ought to have guessed given its French roots.

#Cointreau #Spirits #Louching #DrinksWriting

Christmas sausages made - pork, cranberries, apricots and Cointreau. These will go down a storm (I hope!). Recipe: 2.5kg trimmed minced pork, 0.5kg minced belly pork, 300g toasted sourdough breadcrumbs, 200g chopped cranberries, 60g chopped dried apricots, 1 tablespoon Cointreau, black pepper, 40g Himalayan rock salt. #sausages #Christmas #cranberries #apricots #pork #Cointreau