XuXu is a popular strawberry liqueur that can be consumed alone or as part of cocktails. It should be borne in mind that we are talking about a traditionally ladies' drink, although with its help it is possible to prepare universal mixtures that men may like.
The simplest cocktails with XuXu
First of all, it is worth mastering the recipe for making the XuXu strawberry liqueur itself. Of course, you can buy it in the store, but a high-quality drink is rare and is sold at a high price, so it is much easier and more profitable to make it yourself.
You will need 750 ml of good vodka. Pour the drink into a large container, such as a saucepan. Then whisk and mix in a blender 0.5 kg of strawberries, add 400 g of sugar and a pinch of citric acid to the resulting mass and mix thoroughly again. Pass the resulting puree through a fine sieve and add the strawberry mass to the vodka.
Then pour the drink into bottles, put in a dark, cold place and leave to infuse for 1, 5-2 weeks. You can also consume the drink immediately after preparation, however, to get the best taste, you should still wait.
Try to make the simplest ladies' cocktail on the basis of the liqueur obtained. Pour 2 glasses of champagne into the container, add 4 tablespoons. XuXu liqueur and 4-5 tbsp. fresh strawberries, mashed to a puree consistency. Stir the drink and the cocktail is ready.
There is another variation of the champagne cocktail. Pour 10 ml lime juice and 50 ml XuXu liqueur into a glass. Then add 100 ml of champagne and stir the drink using a special stick. Put 2-3 small ice cubes and strawberries in the resulting cocktail, and decorate the edge of the glass with a slice of lime.
Interesting cocktail recipes with XuXu liquor
For more sophisticated drinks, try the strawberry daiquiri. First, pour 0.5 tbsp into a shaker. rum, 4 tablespoons chocolate liqueur and 300 ml XuXu. Whisk the drink thoroughly for 40-50 seconds. Then take a tall glass that flares upward and spiral the thick chocolate syrup onto it. Pour the liquid from the shaker into a glass and add 1 tbsp on top. chocolate liqueur so that you get two layers of the drink. Place the strawberries in the glass and insert the straw through which you will drink the cocktail, and the strawberry daiquiri will be ready.
Another interesting option is the XuXuBana cocktail. Take a tall glass and pour 120 ml of banana juice into it. Then, using a bar spoon or knife, add the XuXu liqueur to the drink so that it does not mix with the juice, but forms an additional layer. It will be very difficult to achieve the desired effect at first, but after a few workouts, you will learn how to add liquor correctly. Put strawberries in the finished cocktail for garnish.
