This Technique is a Game Changer!

[@zhirzh42]

Taking the idea of freeze distillation to other liquids is ingenious! Thank you for the inspiration!

[@DANFELLOWScoffeecocktails]

Thank you! More to follow 😉

[@durand101]

Looove this idea! I use grapefruit juice in so many of my cocktails. Definitely going to give this a go...

[@DANFELLOWScoffeecocktails]

Amazing! I’ll be posting a few recipes that feature this in the next few weeks for more inspiration 🙂

[@brandonmengel7390]

could you just boil/evaporate the juice off instead or does freeze distilling make a better tasting concentrate?

[@allen.t]

This channel is making me fall down a rabbit hole 😭

[@DANFELLOWScoffeecocktails]

😆😆

[@sebastiantillmann1669]

Nice video and very interesting technique. How long does the distilled juice keep? Is oxidation an issue?

[@DANFELLOWScoffeecocktails]

Thank you! I have personally kept it in the fridge for over a week with no significant degradation in quality. Your mileage may vary depending on the freshness of the juice / fruits, so be sure to taste and use your judgement. I might even experiment with re-freezing the concentrate it into pre-weighed cubes (probably 25g) to defrost every time I want to use it. Happy experimenting!

[@rudycordero8895]

Technique Iain from Panda & Sons? Can’t wait to try this with other juices

[@DANFELLOWScoffeecocktails]

It is inspired by Freeze Distillation of milk in the coffee industry, but it definitely has some similarities with switching too!

[@andrew00david]

Have you tried carbonating fresh grapefruit juice directly using a whipper or siphon? Gives you a similar ratio as you're getting without the distillation (as there's no plain soda water dilution), and also works great for the grapefruit soda.

[@DANFELLOWScoffeecocktails]

I would say for a Paloma, this would be the best way for sure, but I’m conscious a lot of people don’t have the equipment to do that. The next few videos will feature the freeze distilled juice in a few non-carbonated drinks, it was really fun to explore the versatility of this ingredient!

[@ericore]

Whipping up some grapefruit super juice this afternoon and just watched this. My only gripe with the super juice is that it seems to lose quite a bit of its peel-driven essence within a week with proper storage. Curious to know if you’ve tasted through the shelf life of this freeze-distilled juice and if you could comment on that?

[@DANFELLOWScoffeecocktails]

Whoa, great timing! We filmed this video over a week ago and what’s left still tastes amazing!

[@goeftberg]

What about freeze distil Coldbrew ?

[@DANFELLOWScoffeecocktails]

I haven’t tried that, but I’m curious to hear how it goes. When I’ve frozen brewed coffee into cubes, a very bitter, intense layer seems to form on top which isn’t massively delicious, so I wonder what would be captured below using freeze distillation. Worth a try for sure!

[@goeftberg]

@@DANFELLOWScoffeecocktails yes I will try it and also with Espresso

[@realmaraschino]

If you are removing water, presumably you are increasing the acidity. What's the % acidity, and how does it affect amount of lime, for example, in re ipes which include lime and grapefruit? Or, is it so much that its equivalent to acid-adjusted grapefruit and removes the need for lime?

[@DANFELLOWScoffeecocktails]

Great question! I don't have a way to test the percentage of acid, but from a taste balance perspective, the freeze distillation pumps up everything about the juice - acidity, but also sweetness and bitterness. I'm about to post a video where I use it instead of lemon or lime juice, so you can absolutely substitute it into recipes, but you'll need to experiment with how much sweetener you want to add to get it to a place where you find it balanced as it does have sweetness and bitterness too. Hope you enjoy experimenting, but if you want to hang fire, I am posting some recipes where I use it over the next few weeks which will hopefully give you a good starting point :)

[@scottjohn4246]

You forgot Squirt soda.

[@DANFELLOWScoffeecocktails]

It was actually on my list but out of stock everywhere I tried to buy it from. I’ve never tried it, how is it?

[@scottjohn4246]

@@DANFELLOWScoffeecocktails It’s good but your way is my new way.