Pass these delightful edible cocktail gummies’ as an amuse-bouche at a party on Derby Day, or really any day. It’s as sweet and tasty as the drink that inspired it, and the presentation is nothing less than utterly refreshing.
Ingredients
- 200g (3/4C) Water
- 100g (½C) Bourbon
- 200g (1½ cup) Sorbitol
- 10 Mint Sprigs
- 10 Menthol Flavor Drops
- 37.2 (5 TBSP) Instagel
- Cornstarch for Dusting Molds
Equipment
- Sphere Molds
- Small Heavy Bottom Pan
Timing
Active Time: 15 Minutes
Total Time: 1 Hour
Yield
7 Four Ounce Cocktails
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Simmer
Combine the Water, 25g of the Bourbon and Sugar in a small heavy bottom pan and bring to a simmer.
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Add Mint
Remove from the heat and add the Mint Sprigs and let steep for 15 minutes or until cool.
Remove the mint and squeeze out any additional liquid into the pot.
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Whisk and Return to Simmer
Whisk in the flavor drops and Instagel until combined.
Return to the heat and bring to a simmer.
Remove from the heat and with a spoon skim any impurities from the top, then whisk in the remaining bourbon.
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Mold, Refrigerate, and Serve
Pour into your Cornstarch dusted molds, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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10 Comments.
When does the remainder of the bourbon get added?
Check the recipe again, we just updated it.
You mention Instagel in the ingredients and gellan gum f in the recipe. Can I use gellan gum instead to make this vegetarian? And if so how much should I use?
That’s a typo, it’s Instagel
What does the sorbitol do exactly?
Sorbitol acts a sweetener in this recipe. You could substitute it for table sugar and the recipe would still work.
Do I need to add water for instagel to work? Could I use say, 100% Kahlua to make gummies?
Yes, you should add some water to this. Dilute the Kahlua 50% with water to ensure the instagel works properly.
If using table sugar, does the quantity need to be reduced to reflect the increased sweetness vs sorbitol? If so, any recommendations?
You can use sugar as a one to one replacement if you wanted to, but if you wanted to have the sweetest be a little less intense you could reduce the amount of sugar by 20%. That should give you around the same relative sweetness. Let us know how it goes.