Project 44

[Tweaked]

An interesting looking recipe in this month's Saveur magazine called The 44 Cordial, an orange and coffee flavored rum liquor.

Stolen from Saveur Magazine

http://www.saveur.com/drink-recipes/classi...1000031040.html

(The 44 Cordial)

MAKES ABOUT 4 CUPS

1 large navel orange

44 coffee beans

1 cup sugar (just over 44 tsp.)

1 liter white rum (roughly a quart)

1. Poke forty-four 1"-deep slits all over the orange with a paring knife; stuff a coffee bean into each slit.

2. Put the orange, along with the sugar and rum, into a widemouthed jar with a tight-sealing lid. Store and let steep in a cool, dark spot, swirling the jar occasionally, for 44 days.

3. Remove and discard the orange and strain the liqueur through a cheesecloth-lined strainer. Transfer to a clean bottle and store in the freezer until ready to drink. Serve neat or over ice.

This recipe was first published in Saveur in Issue #109

[Sthitch]

I am curious about the purpose of stuffing the orange with the coffee beans, does the close contact with the acid release flavors that would not otherwise be released? If not, why not just add the beans, pithless rind (I have found that when infusing the bitterness of the pith really comes out), and maybe a little of the orange juice?

[purplesachi]

ah! i'm glad that someone started a post about this...i was considering trying this out just to see what the outcome would taste like. is anyone else trying it ? (though, i did consider scaling the proportions down)

[jpschust]

just a small correction- you mean a scant cup, not a full cup I think- I read this recipe the other day.