Post #785856 by AceExplorer on Tue, Apr 10, 2018 9:05 AM

Glad to help! Plastic bottles could indicate "profit maximization" and may signal you're not near the upper end of the quality scale.

Good falernum is an important part of a good cocktail. Continue the quest. Would love to read your findings and what you discover.

Home-made falernum is labor intensive. Note that it's much easier to make the lime zest with a Microplane grater. It takes overnight for the infusion of flavors to occur. But it is very worth the effort for home bars. Where most have trouble is making and keeping it available for bar patrons because it is so labor and time intensive to make. That's why so many buy it. But it's great fun to make, especially when you taste the result. Frankie's Tiki Room, the last time I was there 4 or 5 years ago, was using home-made falernum. My bartender was very proud of this and gave me a nice taste in a shot glass.