So I have just tired to make two different fig drinks, as per recipes I've seen on the internet.

1) figs in white wine: I soaked a 4oz bag of dried mission figs in a pint of white port wine for 2 weeks. The result was pretty good, tasted like liquid figs + alcohol. But it was also thick, like apricot necter, and I really didn't really care for that aspect. Probably will not make again.

2) Fig liqueur: Removed stems and cut in half enough figs to 3/4 fill a quart jar. Added 1 1/2 cups vodka, 1 cup water, and 1/4 cup sugar. The figs will soak for 30 days, then pour through fine metal strainer and bottle, then and age for 3 months (basically the same recipe I use for all my berry liqueurs). I'll let you know how it turns out. 

Interesting! I'll be looking forward to hearing how the liqueur turns out.  :) 

Gene, the Fig Liqueur sounds good. I'm sure it will turn out to be delicious.
I hope you have enough to share with the rest of the class.

I have been making wine and beer for ten years. This year i am making wine with figs and have a go at beer with figs.

Well, I just finished step two on the fig ligueur. After macerating for 30 days, I poured it up and sealed into wine bottle. I took a tiny sip and yes it is figgy, but the vodka still overpowers the fig taste. But I always find that to be the case before my liqueurs are aged, then the alcohol taste seems to disappear and the fruit comes through. Don't really understand how "aging" in a glass bottle can do that, but it always works with my other berries, so I am assuming it will work with the figs.

Now it needs to age at least 2-3 months. Some recipes call for a full 6 months of aging, but I have never been able to wait that long to imbibe in the "fruit of my labors." In fact I drank some blackberry liqueur last year after just 60 days and it was very good. This year I had a huge blackberry harvest so I made up a lot of the blackberry liqueur. I plan to put one in the shed so I forget about it for a while and see what a longer aging does for it.

I had hoped to make a few bottles of the fig this year, but these huge rains hit at just the time my figs were hitting full production and it ruined so many. I have lots of baby figlets forming, so I hope the fall is long and they will rippen in early Nov. If so, I can put up another bottle or two of the fig juice.

I've brewed fruit beers in the past with some luck.  Tried fig wine last season with mediocre results.  

Based on the first post in this thread, I want to to distill. 

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/black-greek-6489578?highlight=black+greek&pid=1279229843

Do you ever bottle it in 2 oz bottles so you can try it at different stages?

I would volunteer as a test taster for your fig liqueur :-D!

The 2nd recipe sounds great!

You shared it in the very first post.

Well, I've not been on this forum for a while, but today I opened a bottle of fig liqueur and wanted to share the results.

In a word - excellent! It was bottled Aug 25, so aged 5 months. All the vodka taste is gone, now it is just smooth figgy heaven. Almost like liquid fig, with a warming aftertaste. I will have to make a lot more of it this season.

(For those interested, the recipe is in the OP)

A friend at work said he received fig vodka for Christmas.

He said it was made in small batches and an exceptional vodka.

I usually do the vodka with my Myrtus Communis berries, but never added sugar. Although I'm not sure about the role of sugar in the recipe, I will try adding sugar next time and will try your fig liqueur next fig season. Thank You for posting.

I received fig vodka for Xmas as well and it is delicious.... It is a bit "in your face" with the sweetness, bordering on cloying but for occasional sipping, especially kept in freezer so it gets very cold and syrupy, it is nice... Also helps in keeping the total volume consumed under control as you would not want to drink a LOT of it in one sitting....

Fig liqueur sounds fantastic. My Dad would have loved to make that. I will have to try to make some in his memory.

Go for it, Valerie!

Out of curiosity Gene, did you press the figs to get all the liquid you could out..or just pour in the strainer and toss the remainder?

There was not enough juice left in them after draining for several minutes. I just ate them :-)

Gene... I didn't see where / if you specified what kind of vodka you used... Was it vodka made from distilled grain or potato vodka? It likely does not matter to most folks and it may not impact the taste of the final product but I was curious. Personally, I can't drink grain distilled vodka without getting a headache but I have no issue whatsoever with vodka distilled from potato. I also find that if you keep your vodka super cold in the freezer to the point where it thickens up, the potato vodka appears to have a slightly sweet edge to it while the grain vodka does not... I really like the potato vodkas as a result...

I am not much for liqueurs so for me drinking figs is what I do every morning.

Take 2 or 3 frozen figs let defrost for a few seconds and throw them in my smoothie with assorted other fruits (fresh, frozen or canned). 
Excellent way to start the day!

Thank you, Gene!