Homemade Campari is easy, affordable, and a great gift idea.
Campari is an herbaceous, bittersweet Italian liqueur that took the 1860s by storm and whose popularity continues today.
Campari gives the Negroni its bouquet of orange and grapefruit, and plenty of other drinks theirelan vital.
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Make your own with this easy recipe.
Keep the bottle for your own home bar, or generously give it away as a gift.
What Is Campari?
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The rest of the ingredients simply help add more body, complexity, and brightness to the liquor.
What Ingredients Do You Need?
You need but one alcohol to make your own Campari: an extremely high-proof neutral grain spirit.
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Galens 151andEverclear Grain Alcohol 151are ever-reliable options and fairly widely available.
150 proof or higher is definitely recommended.
What’s the Basic Process for Making Campari?
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The liberating pleasure here is in just how simple it can be to make your own Campari.
That said, darker bottles do a better job of preventing light from gradually causing oxidization and evaporation.
Your best bet would be to find something that seems easy to use and enjoyable to look at.
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The rest will work out.
This recipe will yield five 375ml bottlesperfect for giving away four as gifts and saving one for yourself.
That one comes down to preference!
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Homemade Campari
This recipe requires a 2 week infusion.
We recommend liquid red food coloring for this recipe to maintain the drink’s clarity.
Seal the jars and shake.
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During the infusion period, shake the jar once a day.
The color should turn brown, and the taste will be so bitter as to be undrinkable.
Bring the water to a simmer in a saucepan, then stir in the sugar until dissolved.
Remove from heat andlet cool fully.
Slowlystir the cooled simple syrup into the bitter, infused alcohol.
Simple Tip!
If your Campari turns cloudy after mixing, there’s a fix.Find it here.
Adding simple syrup will also dilute the Campari to roughly the same proof as store-bought Campari.
Transfer your Campari to a clean bottle or jar and store away from direct sunlight.
Your Campari will never truly go bad if kept in a cool, dry place.
