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Cranberry
& lime vodka
Spiced orange
whisky
Time to prepare: 10 mins, plus daily
turning for a week
Leave to infuse: at least a month
Peel of one unwaxed lime
2 tbsp of sugar
50g dried cranberries
1 cinnamon stick
450ml good quality vodka*
1 Have a large, clean storage jar with
a tight-seal lid ready. Add the lime,
sugar, cranberries and cinnamon stick
to the bottom of the jar.
2 Add the vodka, stir to submerge
and mix the ingredients. Seal the lid
and store the jar in a cool, dark place.
3 For the first week, swirl or turn the
jar gently to help the sugar dissolve.
4 After a month – taste; if happy, strain
the ingredients from the vodka, wash
the jar and return vodka to it or
decant into clean bottles to give as
gifts. For a stronger flavour, continue
to infuse and test every few days.
Time to prepare: 10 mins
Leave to infuse: at least a month
Peel from 1 unwaxed orange
8 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
3 star anise
500ml good quality Scotch whisky
1 Have a large, clean storage jar with a
tight-seal lid ready. Peel the orange
and place the peel, along with the
spices, in the bottom of the jar.
2 Add the whisky, stir to submerge
and mix. Seal the lid and store the jar
in a cool, dark place for one month.
3 Taste after a month and, if happy,
strain out the peel and spices, wash
the jar and return the whisky to it or
decant into clean bottles to give as
gifts. For a stronger flavour, continue
to infuse and test every few days.
Scotch is a good
match for the
orange flavours but
Irish whiskey will do
just as well if it ’s
your tipple of choice- You want to choose a spirit that is good quality but also plain or ‘unf lavoured’ – allowing your infusion to do all the talking...
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