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Cherry vodka
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Plus 4 weeks
- Easy
- Makes 750ml
Ingredients
- 400g cherry
- 200g caster sugar
- 70cl bottle vodka
Method
- STEP 1
Slit the cherries, but don’t cut them in half.
- STEP 2
Put in a pan with the sugar and 150ml water, then heat, stirring gently, until the juices run and the sugar has dissolved.
- STEP 3
Remove from the heat, then spoon into a large bottle or jar.
- STEP 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.