An old favorite, this recipe is based on vodka and flavored with anise, peppermint and ginger.
Ingredients
- 8 whole cloves
- 1 teaspoon chopped crystallized ginger
- 4 cups white sugar
- 12 dropss peppermint extract
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon anise extract
- 15 dropss yellow food coloring
- 2 bottles vodka , 750 milliliter
Instructions
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1
Place the cloves and ginger in a small jar and add enough vodka to cover. Seal and soak for 3 days. NO MORE! Strain the liquid, discarding the solids.
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2
Measure the sugar into a gallon container. Add the peppermint, vanilla and anise extracts as well as the food coloring. Pour in the vodka, the strained vodka and yellow food coloring. Cover tightly and shake until the sugar dissolves. Age for one week MINIMUM.
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