Anyone ever had Red Eye? I have been after a SECRET recipe from a friends Dad for 25 years (he is very tight lipped and so is his only remaining son). Still no luck. Son has never made it as he just asks Dad to make him a batch. He is a native of Glen Ullin, ND (eastern ND). I have made several batches over the years. Even a red eye contest several years ago with him. Very close he says.

Kind of settled with this recipe over the years. Germans from Russia Heritage Collection

Found this one, tried it and really like it for caramel taste but to sweet. https://www.genealogyjourney.net/mak...schnapps-home/

Looking for a good recipe if anyone has one. Believe me I have scoured the internet. It's like asking the Baldwin sisters on the Walton's Mountain for the "recipe"

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You really dated yourself with that last line.
I doubt that much of anyone under 50 even knows who the Baldwin sisters are.
Of course that means you're right at home in this forum since probably 3/4 of the members are at least 50.

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I've never had it or heard of it, hard to believe it would be smooth being made with 190 proof Everclear.

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The stuff must be very potent, it brings to mind the fraternity house special recipe high octane concoctions.

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You drink a few shots of this stuff, you wont remember the wedding, or the week prior!

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stick with Rumpleminze (spelling is probably wrong) for schnapps.

I like chocolate chip cookies.



(Sorry, but I couldn't resist. My apologies to geddylee10002000 and to ChattanoogaPhil.)

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I think that was also the second response to my infamous "annoyed at thread drift" rant. Was that you?

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No, that was ChattanoogaPhil. My post was a tribute to that legendary thread.

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It’s not much stronger than regular hooch. The linked recipe calls for 1 liter (35.2 oz) 190 proof Everclear, 2 cup sugar and 6 cups (48 oz) water.

I don’t know how much syrup the sugar will yield, but diluting 35.2 oz of 190 proof with 48 oz of water reduces the ABV by over half.

35.2/(35.2 + 48) = 35.2/83.2 = .423
.423 x 190 = 80.4 proof

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Yeah, we used to mix 3 pints grape juice (pour out a pint from a 2 quart container) with a pint of Everclear. Although that would make a drink that is only ~25% alcohol (50 proof) its taste was so mild that you would drink a LOT more of it than you realized and it would put you on your backside in a hurry. I drank a whole 2-quart batch by myself one night and woke up 2 hours late for work and still staggering drunk at 11am the next morning.
The wedding schnapps is the same way. It may be only 80 proof, which is comparable to bourbon. But you drink the sweet wedding schnapps straight by the glass full - and can easily drink more than one glass full. Not too many people are going to drink more than one glass full of straight bourbon.

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Took a shot of Everclear straight ONCE!

I used to do one shot at the bar at the beginning of the night. Cheap way to get a good jump on a buzz - so I could nurse a beer for an hour at a time and still have enough liquid courage to hit the dance floor.

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My actual recipe is 2 parts water, 1 part sugar according to 1st recipe. Then mix alcohol 50/50 with syrup. Tried second recipe and if correct you lose 1/2 part water due to evaporation of water in syrup in process. So that is about 1.5/1 blend.

I will continue to experiment to get to my recipe.

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