Cranberry vodka

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• Elaine Lewis

  26 November 2007

  Elaine Lewis rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I have made this the last 2 years and given to friends as Christmas presents. They all return the bottles and ask for refills next year! Just bought the cranberries for this years batch! Makes thinking what to get people really easy when they tell you what they want. I just use the cheapest unbranded vodka I can find and it's delicious.

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• Sharon

  29 November 2007

  Sharon rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made exactly as per the recipe and it's now ready for drinking! Absolutely delicious. I'm also going to give some as Christmas presents, and will definitely be making it again!

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• ziggles50

  12 December 2007

  ziggles50 commented on this recipe

  i did this one with icing sugar and put in blackberries, raspberries and cherries (pricked). it is bit sweet so i've added an extra 150mls vodka. Not sure if it'll last long enough to be given away

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• Aileen

  12 January 2008

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• Alex

  26 February 2008

  Alex rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Tried as recommended with excellent results. Really easy to make and is a great gift as most people have no idea how to make it... Also tried with different fruits / booze which also seems to work although I would not recommend mixing more than one fruit. My personal recommendation is to use less sugar (100 to 120g depending on the sweetness of fruit) and to cut up the fruit into little pieces to get the most of it. My favourate recipe is raspberry gin... great but very addictive...

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• lurvlyloz

  16 November 2008

  lurvlyloz rated and commented on this recipe

  

  made this 7 will be sending it as christmas gifts. looks very nice & smells great. so very quick & easy to make!

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• greypartridge

  08 December 2008

  greypartridge rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Excellent, though I used 150g caster sugar. BTW As with sloes, if you freeze the cranberries first you don't need to prick them. The vodka hitting the cold fruit induces "temperature shock".

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• greypartridge

  08 December 2008

  greypartridge commented on this recipe

  We made it to give as presents, but at the rate we've been drinking it I've had to go out and buy more cranberries and vodka.

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• mena

  16 November 2010

  mena commented on this recipe

  I have some dried cranberries. Can they be used instead or does the fruit have to be fresh/frozen?

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• Katie Forrest

  20 November 2010

  Katie Forrest commented on this recipe

  So.... what's the best way to sterilise the kilner jar?? Normally I just wash in warm soapy water then dry off in the oven. But I suspect that if I did this then poured room temp vodka in to the jar it may crack?? Can I allow the jar to cool down and it would still be sterile?? Or could I warm the vodka up slightly? Or is it better to use a sterilising fluid or something?? Sorry if this is a daft question but any help would be good - desperate to make this! :)

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• soosy

  24 November 2010

  soosy commented on this recipe

  hi there , i do not believe that it is necessary to sterelise the jar , a good wash and dry will be perfectly ok as you are then adding alcohol...i too will make this tomorrow ..seems really drinkable , can't wait to try

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• EmSmith

  25 November 2010

  EmSmith rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Have just decanted mine into some pretty bottles. I was worried at first that the cranberries I'd bought weren't up to the task because they didn't seem to be colouring the vodka in the slightest....but after a few days the vodka was a deep dusky pink and now, after a couple of weeks, the colour is just phenomenal. I've only had the smallest snifter so far but it has a superb fruity twang without being overpowering. Most impressed!

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• Paula Allsop

  01 December 2010

  Paula Allsop commented on this recipe

  Hi does anyone know if you have to use kilner jars or can you just sterilise and use any jar?

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• Audre

  02 December 2010

  Audre commented on this recipe

  Hi I have used toffee jars from the newsagent, just make sure that the bottoms are not bashed or cracked at all.

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• Gaby

  11 December 2010

  Gaby commented on this recipe

  Sterilising jars I find is best done in a dishwasher or just hot soapy water, rinsed and dried in an oven for a few minutes

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• Keltre

  21 December 2010

  Keltre commented on this recipe

  Hi, does it have to be left for 2 weeks, or would a couple of days be enough if I left the cranberries in the Vodka? I just found this recipe and I'd really like to make it for a friend for Christmas ... thanks :)

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• jenswansea

  03 January 2011

  jenswansea commented on this recipe

  Hi, made this and it is delicious !any ideas what to do with the cranberries? seems a shame to put them in the bin

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• Clare

  05 December 2011

  Clare commented on this recipe

  The vodka was lovely, and I used the boozy cranberries in muffins and fruit cake which went down really well.

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• Alex

  06 December 2011

  Alex commented on this recipe

  OH good idea for the left over cranberries will try that.

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• Alex

  06 December 2011

  Alex commented on this recipe

  OH good idea for the left over cranberries will try that.

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• 250g fresh or frozen cranberries
• 1l bottle vodka
• 175g caster sugar

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Makes about 1 litre

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Prep 10 mins

Ingredients

• 250g fresh or frozen cranberries
• 1l bottle vodka
• 175g caster sugar

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