Christmas Cake - What booze?

[neocaligatio]

Morning all - will be making the cake this week (probably a little late....) and wondered if anyone had any good tips of alcohol to soak the fruit in?

Last year we used shamefully cheap brandy and it was still exceptionally tasty.... someone I work with recommended Jaegermeister as the clove flavour compliments the fruit.

Any other favourites?

 

[hunnymonster]

Dullness personified here - ours gets sherry. Probably rather too much of it - but it's been made since June

 

[Pig Cat]

Sherry or brandy are pretty classic, but you could try cherry brandy this year as it is also very tasty and rather Christmassy!

 

[neocaligatio]

I'm thinking of feeding the cake with amaretto... just to compliment the marzipan :hungrig



...one feeding for cake... one feeding for cook.... repeat

 

[Pig Cat]

I'm thinking of feeding the cake with amaretto... just to compliment the marzipan :hungrig

This year our cake will be 'iced' with lashings of P160! :hungrig :lol:

 

[Blyth Spirit]

I'm now forbidden alcohol; this thread is a nightmare come true!

All I really want for Christmas is a damn good India Pale Ale...er, and a shave of course.

 

[Fido]

Its brandy for the Fido's. Already made.

 

[Arrowhead]

Alternate feedings with scotch and ginger wine work well; apricot brandy does not.

 

[antdad]

Drink the booze then burn the lot of em.

 

[neocaligatio]

Haha

We went for a mixture of gold rum and amaretto. The combined smell was enough to make me want a drink at 8am in the morning. Although that is reasonably common..... :lol: