Drink this neat, with some ice, or add it to sparkling wine to make a special festive drink.
This recipe will make a little less than 1 litre.
You will need a *sterilised glass bottle with a well-fitting cap, a sieve, a square of muslin (approx.20cmx20cm)
1 litre Vodka – the cheapest kind will do
300g Mixed dried fruit
150g Caster sugar or granulated sugar
Zest of one orange
2 Cinnamon sticks
Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.
Cover the bowl and leave in a cool place for three days stirring once each day to help the sugar dissolve.
Strain the liquid into a jug, through a sieve lined with muslin. Ideally the liquid needs to be crystal clear so you may want to strain it twice.
Pour through a funnel into a sterilised bottle.
This will keep for at least a year – probably more.
*To sterilise glass bottles and jars: –
Preheat the oven to 120c.
Wash the jars or bottles and lids in hot soapy water then rinse them in clean water.
Put them on a clean baking tray and put the tray in the preheated oven for 15 minutes to sterilise them.
Remove the tray from the oven and cover with a clean tea towel until they have cooled down. Use them the same day.
