Recipe: McCallans & Maple Ice Cream

[whuffle.livejournal.com]

With serious homage to the now discontinued McCallan's Amber, I made this flavor which disappeared so fast that lots of folks who wanted to never even got to taste it.  Guess I'll know to make a bigger batch next time!  Until then though, here' s the recipe:

Ingredients:
3 oz grade B maple syrup (I was using a Trader Joe's house brand)
2 oz cheap rye whiskey
2 oz cheap Tennessee whiskey (yes, that's different than the above rye.  It's made with corn and it really does taste different)
2 Tablespoons salted butter  (thanks so much to the kitchen staff for providing this when I asked!)
1 cup room temperature heavy cream
1 cup room temperature whole milk

Boil the maple syrup and whiskey together for about half an hour or until they've reduced in volume to 1/3 the original amount.  Remove from heat.  Add the pat of butter and stir gently until it has completely dissolved.  Whisk briskly to prevent the butter from seizing while you add 1 cup cream and 1 cup milk.  Continue to whisk gently for 5-10 minutes to ensure even distribution of the butter before freezing.  Freeze as per your ice cream maker's instructions.....

Comments

[coraline]

it seemed to melt awful quickly -- i wonder if more of the alcohol needed to be cooked out? VERY tasty though!

[whuffle.livejournal.com]

After a half hour of boiling I don't think there was any alcohol left to cook off. On the other hand, being a chemist you'd be more likely to know the answer to that one than I!

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I didn't get a chance to try it and now maybe I will. :-)

Why "McCallans"? I assumed from the name that it was made with Macallan Scotch but now I guess not :-)

[whuffle.livejournal.com]

McCallan's scotch made a liquer for a while called McCallan's Amber. It's been discontinued as of this year. If you happen to stumble across a bottle on your local store's shelves, you should immediately buy it (and give it to meee!!!) and enjoy it with some milk or cream on the rocks. It's like drinking liquid french toast.