Honey liqueur

AUTHOR
Andrew Gay
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
3 3
COOK TIME
20 mins
TOTAL TIME
20 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 2
  • 1 Vanilla pod
  • 3 TABLESPOONS brown cane sugar
  • 500 ml apple juice
  • 1 Cinnamon stick
  • 2 Cardamom Capsules
  • 2 Allspice seeds
  • 80 g Honey
  • 150 ml Vodka

Directions

  1. 1

    Cut the vanilla pod in half lengthwise and scrape out the pulp. Caramelise the cane sugar in a pot. Deglaze with juice and simmer for about 10 minutes. Add vanilla pulp, cinnamon, cardamom, pimento and honey and continue to simmer until the honey has dissolved.

  2. 2

    Add vodka while stirring and remove from the heat. Pour the still hot liqueur through a fine sieve and pour into clean rinsed bottles. Add 1 scraped-out vanilla pod half to each bottle as a garnish, seal and leave to steep for at least 24 hours.