Homemade Liqueurs You Can Make as Gifts

A lovely, flavor packed recipe perfect for seasonal giving. Simply combine water, brown sugar, pumpkin puree, cinnamon sticks, pumpkin pie spice, and rum! This would make a great gift to share on Thanksgiving.

Homemade moonshine recipes are great because they are so easy to customize and make different flavors. This apple pie moonshine is great for any time of the year. Make sure to gift it in a large mason jar with a burlap bow for that authentic feel.

This moonshine takes a unique spin on traditional fruit infused vodkas by combining Everclear, cherry vodka, and sour cherry candies. A wonderful gift for a summer housewarming party.

The great thing about moonshine recipes is that you can make flavors out of just about everything. This recipe uses fresh raspberries, Everclear, sugar, vanilla extract, and mint extract. The perfect homemade liqueur for an avid berry gardener.

This recipe is so easy to make and extremely versatile to use in many other recipes. Got a friend who loves baking? This is the perfect recipe to gift to them as they can use it in hot chocolate, cocktails, coffee cakes, icing, cookies, the list goes on. Simply steep some cacao nibs and vanilla beans in some vodka and combine with a simple sugar.

One of the best homemade gifts I can remember getting as a adult was a homemade Kahula. Let me tell you, that didn’t last long! My aunt had made a bunch to give out to everyone at Christmas. That was also the first time I realized how easy it was to make homemade liqueurs! So brew up some espresso and get to making this coffee liqueur today!

This recipe differs a little bit from the homemade limoncello recipe as you are using the juice from the tangerine rather than just the peels. Make sure you give yourself enough time if you are making this for a gift as it needs about a month to sit for the flavors to meld together.

This is a perfect holiday gift for anyone who loves creative homemade liqueurs. For five days steep apples, almonds, and cranberries in vodka, that’s it! The only thing I would change is to leave a couple of cranberries floating in the vodka when you gift it, just to give it that little pop of color. 

I absolutely love seasonal recipes like this one. The great thing about this recipe is that you can serve it warm or cold. Serve some to your guests at a holiday dinner and then send them home with a little bottle of it for their gift.

This recipe is a little less time consuming than other Limoncello recipes as it only requires 24 hours of steeping the lemon rinds. Combine with some sweetened milk and you have a wonderful sipping liqueur. Get real fancy and gift this with some candied lemon peels or lemon sour heads.

This is quite a labor intensive recipe but also very unique in that you can customize it with just about anything from your garden or local farmers market. This recipe you are actually fermenting, which is a process, but whoever you gift it to is sure to love it knowing all the time and effort you put into it. 

Similar to a limoncello recipe, this homemade liqueur combines lemon rind with peppercorns and vodka for a subtle and unique flavor profile. Once that steeps for 3 days combine with a simple syrup and some mild black tea leaves.

This is a great recipe to make if you have access to fresh blackcurrants. I tried something similar to this once that was a cherry liqueur, which turned out amazing! This recipe is another labor of love which can take anywhere from one to four months to make. So make sure you are planning ahead if you are making this for a gift.

Perfect for gift giving during the holiday season and for pairing with other homemade liqueur recipes. This recipe is a great addition to many cocktail recipes such as a white Russian or a white chocolate martini. Although I would not suggest drinking this on its own as it is very thick, almost the consistency of sweetened condensed milk, so it is best to mix with other liqueurs.

Blueberry vodka is great for a hot summer night and pairs well with many other things, like juices or sodas. Infused vodkas are great because they are so easy to make and you can customize them to suit whoever you are giving them to. Just make sure you are planning ahead, infused vodkas take time!

I love Irish cream but I don’t love how much of a calorie bomb it can be. And of course, we can’t have a homemade coffee liqueur recipe without having a homemade irish cream recipe. This recipe replaces traditional dairy products with coconut milk and creamer. So make sure are not leaving out your vegan friends and family when giving out delicious homemade liqueur recipes this year!

Mexican hot chocolate is one of my favorite treats during the cold months. What could possibly make it even better?! Spicy Mexican Chocolate Liqueur! This is a great treat by itself of paired with some hot chocolate. Impress your whole family and make this for the holidays rather than that boring old side dish you always make! 

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It is almost Spring here in Wisconsin, which means prime strawberry picking is right around the corner! What a perfect recipe to try with some fresh picked strawberries! If you don’t have access to fresh ones, frozen should work just as well. You can use the drunken strawberries in other cocktail recipes or even for a boozy addition to ice cream.

Thyme is one of those herbs that people either love or hate. This recipe is so easy to make and will impress even the most discerning of pallets. When gifting this delightful liqueur, make sure to take some twine and tie on a small sprig of thyme.

Why not make a cocktail basket with a handful of these homemade liqueur recipes. I can imagine that this lavender vodka would taste amazing with one of the limoncello recipes. Add in some fancy glasses and some colored rimming sugar and you have one fancy gift basket that any cocktail lover would drool over. Just be sure when you are making this lavender vodka that you opt for some high-quality, pesticide free lavender.

Blood oranges are a highly underrated citrus fruit! This bright and beautiful recipe is a spin on the traditional limoncello using blood orange peel and flesh. The redder the blood orange, the more vibrant the color will be. Make sure to gift in a fancy little bottle.