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Infusion and maceration

Alcohols ability to draw out flavoursome substances from herbs and spices by infusion and then preserve those flavours has been used since the Middle Ages...
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Falih Junio Rahman’s Avatar Falih Junio Rahman
8th November 2023 at 13:57
So what is the definition of maceration? and the example
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
20th November 2023 at 16:10
Maceration is an infusion where the botanicals are broken up by grinding, crushing or chopping. e.g. cinnamon powder versus whole cinnamon quills.
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