How to make Peanut Butter Whiskey | HOMEMADE SKREWBALL

Welcome to Savage Kitchen Today we'll be making peanut butter whiskey You might already be familiar with this brand This is the Screwball peanut butter whiskey Technically it doesn't have a high enough alcohol content to be considered whisky It's a flavored liqueur or a cordial With 35% alcohol by volume it falls 5% short of the legal requirement in the United States for a whisky which is 40% Not that it matters but in case any of you are interested in the technical details As for flavored liqueurs I can't say I mind them I'm not usually a fan of peanut butter but this is quite delicious Our homemade version will be even better Now they label it as peanut butter whiskey And according to their website it's made with real natural peanut aromas but when you smell it and taste it you definitely get the peanut punch yet there's also a hint of almond maybe a touch of cherry It's sweet Obviously it has a bit of added sugar It's rather delicious So if you don’t have access to this where you live or you just enjoy making your own—probably the reason you’re here—then we’ll create a truly amazing version Things you'll need Bourbon Pick something you enjoy drinking Your base spirit will truly shine through here So even though you don’t need to spend a lot of money on this pick something you don’t hate because it’ll be the dominant flavor here You could do it with a ray if you want You could try other spirits But for my money I'm choosing Elijah Crane for this The next one peanut bully isn't what it seems This one is actually sunflower seed bully I'll prepare this batch for someone allergic to peanuts so I'll use this sunflower seed butter instead I think the sunflower seed patty actually tastes more like the peanut patty Of all the alternatives to peanut butter I tried almond butter No That seems silly considering the Screwball definitely contains almond notes Maybe it was just the almond bully brand I used but I wasn't thrilled about it For me the sunflower seed bully is the way to go You could do it with pistachio bully cashew bully I made it with Nutella I have a video I'll put a link here so you can take a look The Nutella version Oh Chef's kiss We'll need just a little almond extract and some simple syrup I'm pressing the button easily using my syrup here But you can make your own syrup Once we get into the recipe I'll tell you how And then the tools you'll need Just a baking sheet Something to spread our sunflower seed butter or your peanut butter on Oh well Unlike many of my videos there this one isn't ready right away You'll need at least a day two if you have it to let all the flavors come together So it won’t take long—just like a prolonged steeping—but it still requires at least 24 hours Okay So this is a two-part process First we'll take our base In my case sunflower seed butter If you're using peanut butter great We'll spread it on the bottom of a skillet It won't fit Damn it I need a spoon Now technically this is a fat-washing process She also borrows from the perfume industry a process of enfleurage They're all infusions right We're infusing a flavor into a carrier and in this case it's alcohol Well I've got about half the jar right here Oh no I'm making a mess of this Therefore the reason it works is that alcohol or ethanol will absorb both compounds oil-soluble aromatics versus water-soluble ones That's why we're using all the compounds since we have both Both We have prepared water-soluble and oil-soluble compounds in peanut butter and we will expose them across as much surface area as possible That's why we're using a pot instead of putting it in a glass jar And you don't need to be exact about this You just want a nice layer on the bottom It shouldn't be too thick Just to cover that part of the bottom We'll take our bourbon and pour it right there What a complicated mess It has a really nice scent Alright Keep your bottle handy as we'll return to it shortly at the end of this process Now let's cover it And the trick is to leave it alone for at least a day Two if you have it I left mine longer It really doesn't make much of a difference So if you put in the effort and then forget about it for a few days it's fine Really But don't rush the process A bit of patience is required here Give it at least a day So I have a small confession to make I can't drink like I used to anymore Probably for the best Though it's still tricky given everything Here's Ziotix Ziotix pre-alcol is the world's first genetically modified probiotic Researchers developed it specifically to tackle that tough challenge e following morning after drinking Therefore when we drink alcohol is converted into a toxic byproduct the intestine called acetaldehyde It is this toxic byproduct not dehydration that makes us feel unwell the next day Thus the pre-alcohol produces an enzyme that breaks down that toxic byproduct So the key is to drink it before a night of drinking Drink responsibly Sleep well tonight Thank me in the morning So I can tell you I tried it myself the other night Um We held our Christmas party which included Manhattan wine served during dinner The most alcoholic egg punch I've ever had in my life It was phenomenal I took it at noon before the celebration I woke up the next morning feeling perfectly fine So if you'd like to join me for a better morning after drinking You can scan the QR code on the screen or go to ziotix com/savage I'm sorry to say this in such an odd way Guys give it a try They offer a money-back guarantee You can also subscribe and use my subscription code which will give you a 15% discount Ion I think with holidays approaching that’s probably a good idea Thanks to Ziotix for sponsoring this video and giving everyone the chance to feel a bit better the next morning Good Let's get back to causing the problem A couple of days and a half later And this smell is incredible I could've done it after 24 hours but you know life And you can see here that there's a bit of peanut oil or in this case sunflower seed oil on the surface We can remove it by freezing it You don't have to do it since you know fat brings flavor We love it But you can do it in a really simple way We'll see that later So the first step for me to avoid making a mess is to transfer it from this tray a container from which I can pour easily I'll use this fine-mesh strainer and we'll do our first level of filtration with it I've done it a couple of times and it can get messy So these are my secret tricks Honestly compared to Nutella if you've watched my Nutella video This peanut butter holds its shape much better than Nutella so there's significantly less filtering required Also save this—I'm making cookies with it Good So now I'll take another empty bottle of Bourbon I don't have any other empty Elijah Craig So let's head over to my Lost Love No Block And I take a funnel And then I have a couple of pieces of gauze here And this is just for filtering out some of those again Peanuts from the whiskey Now you don't need to filter them all But if you're drawn to clarity and want to get close to our clarity Screwball we'd like to filter it a few times So you can see what we've lost with the infusion boy This is also a 750 ml bottle the same size as the one we started with And we can see how much we've lost through infusion It's not completely gone It's in that delightful jar of peanut butter I'll use for the cookies Keep in mind that if you do you won't end up with the same amount of whiskey you started with So at this point we have some choices to make As I said you could leave it as is drink it serve it It's delicious It's much stronger and has a significantly higher alcohol content than the Screwball It has a bolder whiskey flavor It's not sweet like the Screwball It's simply a peanut butter wash with whiskey fat Highly recommended It's wonderful But if we want to get to the Screwball which is also delicious we'll add a bit more to this We'll add a touch of sweetness and a little extra flavor Moreover if you want to get rid of the extra oil left in this whiskey now is the perfect time to do it You will need to take your container from the first filtration and place it in the Chill it for about an hour and you'll see the fat rise to the surface and freeze You could just leave it there and shake it before serving Personally I don't mind a little extra fat So we'll skip the freezing and keep it For our next step This is where we'll add our sweetness and a touch of extra flavor Now I'm using a simple syrup I've already prepared And yes this is an outright advertisement for my line of syrups I'll use vanilla bean You could also make it with one A simple syrup you can prepare at home One cup of sugar One cup of water Stir stir stir until the sugar has completely dissolved Hot water of course And then you have a simple syrup Therefore uh these simple syrups from Savage Kitchen are actually rich and straightforward So I'll dilute it with a bit of water Then we'll add just a hint of almond extract I have to tell you the vanilla syrup is incredible Um adding vanilla to this will make its flavor even better I'm not sure it's strictly necessary Well if you're making your simple syrup at home You can add about an eighth of a teaspoon of vanilla extract to your simple syrup Don't overdo it as vanilla extract tastes different from our vanilla berry syrup This is made with whole vanilla beans You're not making vanilla cream here Delicacy is the key Good Let's proceed directly into this same bottle before our final filtration step Because uh that syrup actually contains vanilla beans and I want to strain them out at the end It's time for the final filtering Now again if you'd like to freeze it and remove those fat particles you can absolutely do so But I don't find it necessary It will take some patience Something I have very little of but it'll be worth it Instead of gauze for the final filter we'll use a coffee filter This will truly capture all those fine particles What vanilla beans from the syrup You'll just need a bit of patience Want to go out and chat An eternity later So it will take between fifteen and twenty minutes to filter I know that in the grand scheme of things it's not really that big a deal But buckle up it won't happen overnight Could I freeze it here and get rid of all the remaining oil Absolutely Just put it in the freezer until you see a white layer on top That's the frozen oil Then pour it into another container Filter it again How would you like to handle it Um for me I really don't mind at all Um I'm also eager I wanted to finish this episode for you all I don't mind because I think that in reality shaking the bottle before serving it actually enhances that mouthfeel even further Okay let's taste it Alright So we'll start with our screwball Honestly it smells pretty good to me I think the dominant aroma is almonds rather than peanut butter But can you smell the peanut butter Yes sweet delicious very easy to drink It doesn't immediately strike me as a whisky though This is likely because it has an alcohol content below 35% It just lacks the bite of whisky which isn't a bad thing But as a whisky lover I do love that bite We try our whisky blended with peanut butter So for me the dominant aroma here is peanut butter In our case we used sunflower seed butter and whisky—they're the two things I notice most Oh my god It's so good Wow Darn it That 's delicious One of the reasons I love this technique is that you can use it with a wide variety of items You can make it with peanut butter almond butter pistachios or cashews I did it as mentioned with Nutella I think it could be really fun to grind your own pecans Make a pecan butter then make a pecan whisky Yes Fantastic There are plenty of cocktails that use peanut butter whisky but honestly I'd prefer to sip it neat I'd sip it neat You could do it on a rock if you like It's delicious Now the alcohol content of this will be lower than that of the liqueur we started with because we've diluted it with syrup What exactly is this calculation I don't have it memorized I can figure it out But I'll leave it in the description for you guys So let me know in the comments if you try this You guys are incredible in the comments We have such an active community here That's amazing We've surpassed 20 000 subscribers Thank you so much The channel has now surpassed one million views Thank you for that Um A big thank-you as well to our sponsor Ziotix for this episode That's just how it is right These are things like sponsorships and heartfelt thanks and you guys buying syrups and merchandise that make all of this possible So a toast to you my friends I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and enjoys some peanut butter whisky Give it a try