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1. Slit the cherries, but don't cut them in half.
2. Put in a pan with the sugar and 150ml water, then heat, stirring gently, until the juices run and the sugar has dissolved.
3. Remove from the heat, then spoon into a large bottle or jar.
4. Add the vodka and mix well. Seal, then leave for 4 weeks before drinking to let the flavours steep. For ice cold vodka, keep the bottle in the freezer (it won't freeze solid) or simply decant into a carafe, if you like.

Per 50ml measure

169 kcalories, protein 0g, carbohydrate 15g, fat 0 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 0g, salt 0.03 g

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• LJF

  30 June 2008

  LJF rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is a brilliant recipe. Will certainly be making it again.

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• mofli123

  06 July 2008

  mofli123 commented on this recipe

  can anyone tall me how long this will keep for? i would like to bottle it into pretty bottles as christmas presents.

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• frybird

  22 August 2008

  frybird commented on this recipe

  this is a lovely and very popular with friends and family i was very pleased with the result

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• frybird

  22 August 2008

  frybird rated and commented on this recipe

  

  amazing ..............hic

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• Lizzy

  07 February 2009

  Lizzy commented on this recipe

  We made this before Christmas and it was very popular, nearly didn't make it to Christmas it was so good!

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• mofli123

  26 June 2009

  mofli123 commented on this recipe

  I've just made this year's new batch...and had to finish last year's batch to make room for it. Ie. it will keep in the fride perfectly for a year. I even bottled it into decorative bottles as gifts...even up to Christmas (if it lasts that long!). A brilliant recipe. Only one thing: stone the cherries first - I hear that the stones are poisnous (and it gives you something to happily chew on once you have finished your drink!). Enjoy!!

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• Rafferty

  20 July 2009

  Rafferty commented on this recipe

  What isn't clear is whether you should put the juice into the bottle with the cherries?

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• mofli123

  20 July 2009

  mofli123 commented on this recipe

  Put the whole lot into the bottle: juices, cherries, sugar and vodka. The whole idea is that the heat releases the juice, if not it would just be vodka with cherries floating in it! Nice, but not AS nice! Enjoy.

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• clootiedumplin

  04 September 2009

  clootiedumplin commented on this recipe

  Mary Cadogan didn't say to stone the cherries, so I've left them in. This is the second time I've made cherry vodka, and I'm sure I left stones in last year, and I'm still here to tell the tale! It also disappeared pretty quick last time, so going to make a few more batches while cherries are still in shops. Let you know what this batch will be like month from now.

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• Alisar

  20 November 2009

  Alisar rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was really lovely, although I found that after the initial 4 weeks it tasted a bit weak, so I left it another 2 or 3 weeks in addition and then it tasted fantastic. Will definitely make it again next year when cherries are back in season. Currently making the Arrancello recipe (orange vodka) - another fantastic recipe on the GoodFood web-site. I also left the stones in when making this and it didn't cause any problems.

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• 400g cherries
• 200g caster sugar
• 70cl bottle vodka

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Makes 750ml

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Prep 10 mins

Plus 4 weeks

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Ingredients

• 400g cherries
• 200g caster sugar
• 70cl bottle vodka

Per 50ml measure

169 kcalories, protein 0g, carbohydrate 15g, fat 0 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 0g, salt 0.03 g

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